Secure the Disability Tax Credit Certificate. The Disability Tax Credit Certificate will provide you with tax credits that can save you a significant amount of money in taxes. This is not to be overlooked. If you have a child with …
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What is Acquired Brain Injury?
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is a non-degenerative injury to the brain that has occurred since birth.
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We live in a world where movies, television, music videos and magazines not only provide us with hours of enjoyable entertainment but they can also expose us to countless images of sex and violence. Supporting a Child/Youth Access to websites …
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What is Angelman Syndrome?
Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system.
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
For diagnostic purposes in North America, this category of disorders is currently identified as Pervasive Developmental Disorders or PDD (1994, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, American Psychiatric Association).
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Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorders (autism and related ASD’s) affect a child’s rate and pattern of development. These “neurodevelopmental” (brain development) disorders are common, and may affect children to varying degrees. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders …
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Setting the Stage for Learning Introduction Children with ASD can benefit from participation in peer groups. There are changes necessary in the group setting, however, because of strengths and challenges in children with ASD. This module discusses these changes. These …
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Observing and Understanding Behaviour Introduction Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have special learning challenges about which you have read in the first two modules. The behaviour of children with ASD reflects these differences in learning. Some of these behaviours …
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Setting Goals and Teaching New Skills Introduction In previous modules, you learned more about the characteristics of children with ASD and the kinds of behavioural differences that result from the disorder. You have begun to think about how the child’s …
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Developing Communication Skills Introduction You will recall that communication is one of the core areas of difficulty in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Many of us think only of a child’s speech when considering their communication skills. Communication, however, involves much …
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