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Facts About Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Named after John Langdon Down, the first physician to identify the syndrome, Down syndrome is the most ...
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Mental Retardation: Causes and Prevention
Mental retardation is caused by many factors; many of these are known, but others remain unidentified (The Arc, 2005). ...
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Resources for Coping Responses of Parents
The ability of parents to respond to the stress of having a child with a disabling condition is based on two categories ...
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Down Syndrome
DefinitionDown syndrome is the most common and readily identifiable chromosomal condition associated with mental ...
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Transition Services for Children With Disabilities
NICHCY is pleased to connect you with resources on transition services for youth with disabilities.Under the ...
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Transition Resources for Professionals
Do you work with teens who have disabilities? Are you involved in helping them to plan for their transition to life ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Delivering Related Services
As was described in Part I, once a child has been evaluated and found eligible for special education and related ...
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Play Therapy, Historical Development. Roots in Special Education
Treatment of children is a relatively new concept in the mental health field. The child mental health movement appears ...
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FAQ Sheet About Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
Individuals with intellectual disabilities vary widely in the characteristics they exhibit. Most students with mild ...
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Characteristics of Children with Mental Retardation
Mental retardation means substantial limitations in age-appropriate intellectual and adaptive behavior. It is seldom a ...
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Developmental Disabilities
What are developmental disabilities?Developmental disabilities are birth defects related to a problem with how a body ...
Additional Content
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Disability Transition Resources for Parents
So you have a son, daughter, or family member edging into or toward young adulthood. Because disability presents its own...
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Mental Retardation
Prevalence and Definitions of Mental Retardation Individuals classified as mentally retarded represent 10.3% of the...
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Children with Intellectual Impairments
Up until the later years of the 1960s, there existed, even among professionals, a serious misconception about the play...
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Reactions to the Birth of a Child with Disabling Conditions
Although there are similarities in the ways parents react to the birth of a child with a disabling condition, there are...
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Transition Planning: A Team Effort
Introduction The completion of high school is the beginning of adult life. Entitlement to public education ends, and...
