Article: Your Brain On Poverty
While reading this article, keep in mind how the service system is set up to support individuals with developmental disabilities. How might our discouraging “rational responses” impact an individual’s overall …
Article: Antipsychotics May Be Pushed On Those With Intellectual Disabilities
Antipsychotics May Be Pushed On Those with Intellectual Disabilities By Traci Pedersen http://mindpowerpackage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=444:antipsychotics-may-be-pushed-on-those-with-intellectual-disabilities&catid=15&Itemid=131 Many people with intellectual disabilities are inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic drugs, according to a new U.K. study by …
Article: Are Novelists Or Psychologists Better At Describing People?
Indescribable You Can novelists or psychologists better capture the strange multitude of realities in every human self? By: Carlin Flora https://aeon.co/essays/are-novelists-or-psychologists-better-at-describing-people With her curling blonde hair and her slender limbs …
Article: Autism- ABA Therapy
Autism: does ABA therapy open society’s doors to children, or impose conformity? Applied behavior analysis, widely used in the US, aims to boost communication and social skills but some critics …
Article: Autism- It’s Different in Girls
Autism—It’s Different in Girls New research suggests the disorder often looks different in females, many of whom are being misdiagnosed and missing out on the support they need By Maia …
Article- Behavioral Support
Unfortunately, in our field, these types of approaches are still the norm when addressing behavioral challenges. As you read the article, keep the following in mind… Teacher = Residential and …