Food Intolerance & ADHD – what every parent should know. Share by Sara Vance | livebeaming.org There has been a rise in the number of kids diagnosed with ADD, according to a recent article in the New York Times. Now 11% of all school-aged children has ADHD, and 1 out of every 5 high school boys will receive an ADHD diagnosis. This represents a 40% increase in the past decade, which is raising many questions among experts – such as are ADHD medications being overused? But what is leading to this increase, and what if many of these cases were simply a food sensitivity? A study conducted in the Netherlands and published on February 5, 2011 in the Lancet Journal, found that 64% of diagnosed cases of ADHD was actually caused by a hypersensitivity to food; and when the food was removed, the symptoms improved. According to the lead author of the study, Dr. Rarely are parents of kids with ADHD given any nutritional/supplementary options, they are simply given the diagnosis and sent home with a prescription for ADHD medication.
Dairy. Wheat/gluten. Focus@will. Apps for Special Needs. These apps for special needs were made by the developers at Moms With Apps to assist children and families. We will update this list periodically. If you have feedback on the apps, please contact the developers as they are very open to collaboration. The descriptions below are NOT reviews – they are descriptions written by the developers. Abilipad by Appy Therapy, aka “the WRITE TOOL for the iPad” was developed by an occupational therapist to facilitate writing. ArtikPix by Expressive Solutions, ArtikPix is an engaging articulation app with flashcard and matching activities for children with speech sound delays.
ConversationBuilder™ by Mobile Education Store ConversationBuilder™ is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with their peers in a variety of social settings. iCommunicate by Grembe (See Demo Video) Create pictures, flashcards, storyboards, routines, and visual schedules. iReward by Grembe iReward is a fun and useful app. See. Resource Search | TechMatrix. The study examined the information gained from two methods of administering group reading inventories, a computer versus a traditional paper-and-pencil approach.
These reading inventories were given to place learners in one of three instructional groups: teacher directed, dyadic, or independent. Has implications for the differentiation of instruction. Author: Horton, S.V., & Lovitt, T.C. Source: Remedial & Special Education, Vol. 15, 378-391. This study involved the analysis of the complex interactions that take place between tutors and preschool children using a computer during early literacy tutoring sessions.
Author: Schmid, R., Miodrag, N., & Di Francesco, N. Source: Journal of Research on Technology in Education, Vol. 41 (1), 63-84. The main research question of the study was: Does WiggleWorks enhance first-graders' growth in literacy over and above the learning produced by their usual language arts program? Author: Schultz, L.H. Source: Unpublished paper. Author: Hancock, C.M. Welcome to Tots 'n Tech! | Tots N Tech.