Overview of Status of LD in Other Countries According to Wong (1998), America has made achievements in the field of learning disabilities (LD) in four major areas. First, more children are currently being served in LD programs than in any other area of special education. Second, the extensive services to children and youth with LD in the United […]

Intellectual disabilities are a growing concern in children. Having a developmental delay becomes more and more common. One particular developmental disability that comes to mind is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In the year 2000, about 1 in every 150 children was diagnosed with ASD. In 2016, 1 in every 68 children, if not more, are diagnosed with ASD. […]

Special Education law has been a major presence in schools for over 40 years, but recent changes have drastically reshaped federal and state education policies including the IDEA.  These changes were solidified in the 2004 IDEA amendments which specifically aligned major aspects of the legislation with the NCLB.  The education of students with disabilities today has been shaped […]

                                                                          Abstract This paper will discuss the legal case of Tarasoff v. The Regents of University of California. This case is a […]

All children exhibit differences from one another in terms of their physical attributes (e. g. , some are shorter, some are stronger) and learning abilities (e. g. , some learn quickly and are able to remember and use what they have learned in new situations; others need repeated practice and have difficulty maintaining and generalizing new knowledge and […]

‘A major offensive against the bureaucratic structure of the welfare provision was launched in 1988 and 1999’ (Le Grand, 1991: 1256). Since 1988 the Conservative Government started to incorporate market-oriented changes into the welfare state. The Education Reform Act was introduced in 1988 which created significant changes in education (Le Grand, 1991). The act introduced the National Curriculum, […]

Chapter II Understanding ADHD Over the past several decades, attention and activity disorders have been described in a number of different terms, including hyperactive and hyperkinetic. Severe and chronic problems with regulating attention and activity are now commonly known as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Published literature refers to the terms ADD and, […]

Youth with disorders are highly represented in the youthful integrity system. Common disorders in such population comprise concentration shortfall hyperactivity mayhem, education disabilities, growth disabilities, despair, anxiety, behaviour and post-traumatic trauma mayhem. Youth integrity system has a number of children in special education because majority of the children have varied educational disabilities. Most of the children found in […]

Health and Social Care in the Community 13(2), 155–163 Multi-agency working in services for disabled children: what impact does it have Blackwell Publishing, Ltd. on professionals? David Abbott LLB Hons, M. Phil, M Soc Sc, Ruth Townsley BA Hons, PhD and Debby Watson BA Hons, MSc, CQSW Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK Correspondence David Abbott […]

Performance in productivity is measured through professionalism which involves offering high quality service which is client focused and giving advice to employee on how to improve the products or services. The service offered should fulfill the need of the customers so that at the end of it all, the organization can be able to generate revenue from customers […]