Practitioners: Strategies for Teaching Students with Tourette Syndrome By: Carolyn Bryant Submitted to Austin Peay State University College of Education Summer 2012 Dr. Moniqueka Gold An estimated 2% of the population has Tourette syndrome and this disability was added too IDEA in 2004. This syndrome falls under the category listed in IDEA as and other health impairment. Most people mistake Tourette syndrome as a behavioral or emotional condition when actually it is a neurological
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obscenities etc (Mink, 2008, p. 211). This is a publication that extensively covers the recent advances in neurology; it covers Tourette’s syndrome and Coprolalia in extension. It expounds on the Coprolalia disorder, its symptoms, causes, manifestations and its relation with its comorbid disorders. Coprolalia disorder is a symptom of other malaises like Tourette’s syndrome or schizophrenia and has links with other medical disorders or conditions. The word Coprolalia stems from two Greek words, ‘kopros’
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Todd’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder that effects ones visual perception of physical objects and their surroundings. An athlete begins to experience episodes of micropsia and macropsia (objects within their visual focus appear to be smaller or larger than they actually are). This can cause the athlete to perceive that their own body is bigger or smaller in size than they actually are. Surrounding objects can also appear farther or closer than they seem but, because of the athlete’s visual sight
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Asperger’s and its impact on my life and family Asperger syndrome is a developmental disorder falling in the autism spectrum, its affects social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, a difficulty to accept change, inflexibility of thought and a very narrow area interest. They tend to have very good memory skills and excel in math and science there is a range of severity of the symptoms in this syndrome. Children with this syndrome often go undiagnosed because they appear odd or eccentric
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begun to offer programs that are designed to harness the special talents of intellectually gifted. CHILDERNE WITH INTELLECTUAL DEFICITS Down syndrome is characterized by a district physical appearance, and physical and mental retardation. The most common physical characteristics are almond shaped eyes, folded eyelids, and short stature. Children with Down Syndrome are susceptible to respiratorial infections, heart disorders, leukemia, and pneumonia. Mental retardation can be moderate to severe. They
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Cushing Syndrome Cushing syndrome (hypercorticolism) is a condition in which the body has been exposed to abnormally high levels of cortisol, for a prolonged period of time. Cortisol, a steroid hormone is produced by the cortex, the outer layer of the adrenal glands. It functions in decreasing protein synthesis, in the breaking down of fats, and in stimulating glucose synthesis. Cortisol also aids the body in its response to stress and helps in blood-pressure regulation. Factors that regulate
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Along the massive Autism spectrum lies an incredibly peculiar and intriguing disease: Asperger’s Syndrome. This disease was first described and characterized in 1944 by the Austrian scientist, Hans Asperger. He first described it as “autistic psychopathy”. What makes this particular disease so fascinating is that many people may not know they have it. Many people who are affected by this particular disease are labeled as “high functioning” along the spectrum. They may seem relatively normal to untrained
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WATERSHIP DOWN by RICHARD ADAMS (1972) [VERSION 1.1 (Apr 29 03). If you find and correct errors in the text, please update the version number by 0.1 and redistribute.] To Juliet and Rosamond, remembering the road to Stratford-on-Avon Note Nuthanger Farm is a real place, like all the other places in the book. But Mr. and Mrs. Cane, their little girl Lucy and their farmhands are fictitious and bear no intentional resemblance to any persons known to me, living or
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time each bird undergoes two molts. The first occurs during the first two weeks of age where the down feathers are mostly shed and replaced with juvenile feathers and the second at about 4-5 weeks of age where new feathers push the first set of feathers out (Bacon et al., 2005). The head and neck of broilers are the last area of the body to go through molt. It is normal to see broilers with first set of down feathers still on their neck and head area at 5-6 weeks of age. In adult birds, feathers
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Problem: The problem is the absence of a food warming mechanism which can be used to heat up food on the go. Be it for students in school, people working at offices, and while travelling/camping, even at remote locations, where there is no other heating mechanism. Proposed Innovation/Idea: A portable Spoon warmer, either battery operated or a plug-in will be a perfect fit to address the problem above. With this innovation and technology support backed up by Philips, warming up food will no longer
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