need information on daily living for mental retarded students?
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Do you mean that you need materials to teach students? If so, AGS is a good company. I use many of their books to teach my special ed students daily living skills.
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Checkout the following links...\n\n\nHappy Info-Day...\nBgb
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I'm confused- in earlier questions you posted a few weeks ago, you talked like you'd been identified as having a specific learning disability in reading.  You're in special education classes, so your mother had to gave permission for the evaluation and the placement, thus she knows your difficulty.  YOU ARE GETTING HELP.  \n\nYour mother may not know the specific issues you are having.  Talk to her and your special education teacher about these things so they can make accommodations for you in the other areas of your daily life.  You will be able to drive and all that with accommodations, as your 'functional literacy' can be built.  You can learn to recognize certain things you need to drive successfully and safely.  I know plenty of people with learning disabilities who function fine in daily living tasks (adaptive behavior is the fancy name).\n\nIf the problem is that you're confused as to why they didn't say 'dyslexia', please know that most states use the global term 'Learning Disability' since dyslexia is a medical term and we're not really allowed to use it at school.  Anyway, the word 'dyslexia' simply means 'difficulty reading' so getting services as a student with a learning disability is appropriate.
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http://www.usi.edu/libarts/socio/socpsy/helping.htm
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Are you looking for support groups for adult students, or are you looking for parent support groups?\n\nParent support -- you can ask the people at these links about support in your town:\n\nhttp://www.php.com/include/agency/show_list.php?where_ConditionsID=32\n\nhttp://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/CAmap/disability.htm\n\n\nIf you are an adult student:\n\nhttp://www.ldaca.org/about.html\n\nhttp://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_ld.htm\n\nUniveristy guidelines for the supports they offer:\nhttp://www.saonet.ucla.edu/OSD/docs/Guidelines/ucdssld.htm
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Disability Awareness Week \nMay 28th - June 3rd, 2006 \n"Inclusive Education - Learning Together"
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You didn't give enough information.  What are the child's special needs?  Emotional problems?  Physical disability?  Learning disability (and what kind)?  Some combination of the three?  Also, are you looking for a public school system with a program for your child, or are you looking for a private (tuition-based) school?  Does it matter whether it is residential or day school?\n\nRe-ask your question, and you may be able to get more useful answers.   Good luck!!\n\nADDED LATER:  Okay, now that I know that you are interested in learning disabilities, I have the following resources for you in Kansas:\n\nName: Kansas/Western Missouri Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (Parkville, MO) \nHotline type: International Dyslexia Association \nContact phone: 816-838-7323 \nContact email: info@ksmoida.org  \nURL: http://www.ksmoida.org \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nName: Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas (Overland) \nHotline type: Learning Disabilities Association \nContact phone: 913-897-5063 \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nName: Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas (Topeka) \nHotline type: Learning Disabilities Association \nContact phone: 785-273-4505 \nContact email: marciasu@aol.com  \nURL: http://www.ldakansas.org \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nName: Learning Disabilities Association of Shawnee County \nHotline type: Learning Disabilities Association \nContact email: arussell@topekacollegiate.org
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Mentally challenged, how? Do you mean IDEA-defined Mental Retardation (overall slow learner, also with difficulties learning communication and/or life skills)? Or are you looking at someone with learning disabilities (normal intelligence but extreme difficulty with one or more areas of academics)?\n\nIf you mean MR, you should look at the following sites for a better understanding of what MR is about:\nhttp://www.thearc.org/\nhttp://www.aamr.org/\nhttp://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm#whatis\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm\n\nIf you mean Learning Disabled, you should look at the following sites:\nhttp://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.html\nhttp://www.ldonline.org/\nhttp://www.ncld.org/\n\nAs far as "activities" are concerned, for MR you should look at their mental age (NOT their current chronological age), and their next step in the developmental ladder. For instance, a 15 year old with the mental age of a 5 year old will be attracted to activities and games targeting kindergarden/first grade level.\n\n"Activities" for LD kids are the same as for their same-age peers, with modifications to support them if academic skills are needed. A 15 year old with LD in reading/writing, would be interested in any activity the other 15 year olds are doing. However, if there are written instructions, he/she would need the directions read to him/her.
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Can try some of the sites shown below. May useful to you.\nrgds\n\nhttp://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psintl.html\nhttp://www.socialstudieshelp.com/APGOV_Class_Page.htm\nhttp://lgxserver.uniba.it/lei/filpol/filpole/sifpwoe.htm
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look in dk books they are a big help in your local library :)
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18 if not handicapped or not in school full time
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Try this:\n\nhttp://www.indiana.edu/~japan/digest5.html\n\nhttp://www.nise.go.jp/en/Special_Education_in_Japan.pdf
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this site will help you out\nhttp://www.stuffdaily.com\n\nor if you want you can contact me
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First of all, if you have mental illness, you can register with your university's Office for Students with Disabilities. This gives you accomodations like extended time, access to tutors, and organizational supports. You still must meet the academic requirements of the course, and can't get assignments excused, but you can get short deadline extensions, etc.\n\nThey also usually have counselors who understand Disability issues well enough to really guide you in how to deal with your illness.\n\nIf you are having memory problems, and are taking a drug like Xanax, that's your problem right there. Review your medication side effects... some have severe memory effects, which as a student defeats the whole purpose of taking the medication to begin with. You don't need to just feel good, you have to be able to function effectively. Not all medications can meet both criteria.\n\nThis CAN be remediated. You must be a strong advocate for yourself, which is very difficult when dealing with mental illness.\n\nFocus on the things that ARE in your control. Check your medication side effects, and get prescription changes if needed. Register with the OSD for your university. Ask for referrals to those counselors with disability coping skills knowledge. Keep your eyes on your career and life goals. And don't ever give up on yourself!
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Try your local lawschool/lawlibrary.  My lawschool's library had a wide selection of forms for pro se patrons.  The staff can't give legal advice, but they can show you where the forms are located.
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In the Philippines, all I can do is offer you this website as a place to start:\n\nhttp://www1.worldbank.org/devoutreach/july05/textonly.asp?id=318\n\nIn the United States, special education is struggling between trying to maximize what is best for each individual student, with funding concerns and a lack of understanding from people not working directly with special needs students.\n\nhttp://www.wrightslaw.com/\n\n\nElsewhere, I know Britain failed to use inclusion successfully because the teachers weren't trained correctly.\n\nhttp://www.bcodp.org.uk/\n\nOther than that, I don't know.
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Hi, I'm a primary school teacher, so when I read your question, I wanted to help you out.\nI found a thread for you- it suggests lots of books and activities recommended by other parents who have autistic children. Hope it helps!