Staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism have updated their article on applying the Ziggurat and CAPS Model in schools. The article begins, “In school districts across America, teams work together to build effective, proactive and positive comprehensive plans for students on the autism spectrum with the goal of facilitating their success at school… Read more »
Month: September 2019
Assistive technology for people with disabilities
“How would you make a phone call or write an email if you couldn’t hear, see, or use your hands? This book shows how assistive technology helps individuals with disabilities to perform tasks that people without disabilities may take for granted. [It e]xplores the many types of assistive technology available for individuals with a variety… Read more »
Mismatch: How inclusion shapes design
“Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn’t work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. Something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. These mismatches are… Read more »
Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention
“Presenting major advances in understanding learning disabilities (LDs) and describing effective educational practices, this authoritative volume has been significantly revised and expanded with more than 70% new material. Foremost LD experts identify effective principles of assessment and instruction within the framework of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). With a focus on what works in the… Read more »
The Diagnostic Manual – Intellectual Disability: A Clinical Guide for Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability
The Diagnostic Manual – Intellectual Disability… “offers clinicians who work with individuals with ID a convenient, easy-to-use reference for applying DSM-5 diagnostic criteria to their clients. The DM-ID-2 Clinical Guide was developed to facilitate an accurate psychiatric diagnosis in persons who have intellectual disabilities and to provide a thorough discussion of the issues involved in… Read more »