The fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also known as the DSM-5, represents the latest thinking on what symptoms define a host of mental disorders, with potential implications for schools, teachers and parents. Read Full Post >
Students tested only on the simplest tasks under Texas' new testing regime will not be counted as proficient under state and federal proficiency standards. Read Full Post >
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination today shared a set of recommendations to better prepare students with significant disabilities for the workforce and continue their education after high school. Read Full Post >
The different agencies only coordinate their activities to an extent and don't ever reflect on how effectively they work together, the Government Accountability Office said. Read Full Post >
Unified Sports teams aren't guaranteed to succeed: Mixing students with intellectual disabilities with their classmates may not work at every school. But some schools have been pleasantly surprised when they did. Read Full Post >
The new definition would rename mental retardation "intellectual developmental disorder," and change how it is diagnosed. Read Full Post >
"Racism is endemic," one university professor says of assigning students of color to certain types of disabilities. "Many of us who have been victims are perpetrators of it." Read Full Post >
By some measures, 70 percent of children with autism have also been labeled as intellectually disabled. Read Full Post >
The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities will train parents how to better advocate for their children and address this persistent disproportionality. Read Full Post >
"We've had now 30 years of access for students with disabilities to go school. They're coming out of that system with a different expectation: Their education should continue." Read Full Post >
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