Understanding Exceptionalities

HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM/ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

(Four informative Handouts for Teachers are attached below.)

1. http://www.autismspeaks.org/

2. http://www.autismspeaks.org/search/apachesolr_search/videos?filters=type%3Anews

3. http://www.polyxo.com/

4. http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/prtut/reinpair.htm

5. http://www.researchautism.net/pages/welcome/home.ikml

6. http://nationalautismassociation.org/?gclid=CPzI6v7q8bECFQY3nAodYFEAIw

7. http://www.asatonline.org/for-parents/

8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002516/

9. http://www.autism.com/

10. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/01/ep.autism.resources/index.html?hpt=C2

11. http://aspergersyndrome.org/

12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

13. http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/a/asperger_syndrome/intro.htm

14. http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/asperger.htm

15. http://autism.lovetoknow.com/Aspergers_Checklist

16. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/28/autism.essay/index.html?iref=newssearch

17. http://hubpages.com/ and type in Asperger's

18. http://aspergerssociety.org/indexsymptoms.htm?gclid=CMWT87-Th6ACFSEVswod-B723g

19. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/basics/definition/con-20021148

20. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/23/autism.911/index.html

21. http://www.healing-arts.org/children/autism-overview.htm

22. http://autism.about.com/od/aspergerssyndrome/a/adultdxas.htm

23. http://autism.about.com/lr/asperger_syndrome/133216/1/

24. http://www.psychiatry.org/mental-health

25. http://www.apa.org/topics/autism/index.aspx

26. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/15/139587398/younger-siblings-of-autistic-kids-their-risk-greater-than-thought?sc=17&f=1001

DEPRESSION

1. http://www.apa.org/topics/depress/index.aspx

2. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm

3. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen_teenagers.htm

4. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/06/272441146/less-sleep-more-time-online-amp-up-teen-depression-risk

5. http://psychcentral.com/lib/4-facts-about-teen-depression-and-how-parents-can-help/0007858

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000648.htm

LEARNING DISABILITIES

1. http://www.ldonline.org/index.php

2. http://ncld.org/ld-basics

3. http://www.ldanatl.org/

4. http://ldaamerica.org/

5. http://kidshealth.org/Search01.jsp

6. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joie-jagerhyman/receiving-testing-accommo_b_4740601.html

7. http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/ld

8. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/lbld.htm

ATTENTION DEFICIT and HYPERACTIVITY

1. http://www.apa.org/topics/adhd/index.aspx

2. http://www.add.org/

3. http://psychcentral.com/disorders/adhd/

4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002518/

5. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/index.shtml?utm_source=REFERENCES_R7

EATING DISORDERS

1. http://www.apa.org/topics/eating/index.aspx

2. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders

3. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/prevalence-and-correlates-eating-disorders-adolescents

ANXIETY, PANIC, and PHOBIAS

1. http://www.apa.org/topics/anxiety/index.aspx

2. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

3. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm

4. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety

5. http://www.adaa.org/

6. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad

7. http://teenmentalhealth.org/for-families-and-teens/panic-disorder/

8. http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/info_panicdisorder.asp

9. http://www.anxietybc.com/parent/panic.php

10. http://www.childanxiety.net/Panic.htm

11. http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-Panic-Attacks-As-a-Child-or-Teenager

12. http://tweenparenting.about.com/od/healthfitness/a/tween-panic-attack.htm

13. http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/phobias.html

14. http://www.cyh.com/healthtopics/healthtopicdetails.aspx?p=114&np=141&id=2295

15. http://www.anxietybc.com/parent/specific.php

16. Mindfulness Virtual Video for Calming Anxiety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ON5KD7jsw

17. Mindfulness Virtual Video for Peacefulness and Healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vSaCf_HEnas

18. Mindfulness Virtual Video for Silencing Negative Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p83F7cvh0Ps

19. Mindfulness Virtual Video for Gratitude https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=QfQDKVhyBkc

DISSERTATION

The Use of YouTube by Persons with Asperger's Syndrome for Online Social Networking

http://vtext.valdosta.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/10428/1033

RESOURCES ON CYBERBULLYING

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/parent-media-education/cyberbullying

Parents...BEWARE of the YIK YAK app! It is a source of CRUELTY and BULLYING.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/tech/yik-yak-app-high-school-problems/index.html?iref=allsearch

http://www.niot.org/blog/parent-guide

http://www.niot.org/nios

http://www.embracecivility.org/