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What Does The Law Say About Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In School?

In the newest amendment to IDEA, passed in 1997, AD/HD is specifically mentioned under the category of "Other Health Impairment" (OHI). Check out the IDEA's definition of OHI in this short article.

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Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

Give your child extra help with gross motor skills!

Children with Down syndrome master basic gross motor skills just as their peers do, but may need a little help along the way. Written by a very experienced physical therapist, this guide shows you how to encourage and maximize a child's gross motor development - head control, rolling, kicking, and more - from infancy to age six. P. C. Winders, P.T.. 350 pp.

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Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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To encourage communication and making choices try taking pictures of healthy favourite snacks and putting them in the Whoozit Photo Album. When it's snack time let your child show you what he or she wants!

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