The State of Missouri is trying to pass two bills this spring that deal with the changing of the names of a Department. Missouri is only one of seven States that still use the term Mental Retardation. The two bills are SB 756 and Legislative bill 576. Both bills deal with changing the names of ...
Sure, there are varying degrees of mental disabilities, and some mentally challenged people function fairly well whereas others struggle with even small issues. There are plenty of ways to make life easier on the latter, though, simply by following a few tips and techniques for making huge hurdles seem like small steps. Just as with ...
Life is strange and throws you curve balls. Now that I have figured out how to best teach autistic children, I now find myself in a different classroom. This time, I have a triple challenge. My students are profoundly mentally challenged. In addition, several of my students are blind. As if teaching profound students wasn’t ...
When I worked as a substitute for school paraprofessionals (paras) working with mentally challenged kids, I learned much just watching the other special ed (education) teachers and paras. Most of the kids I worked with were autistic. If you’ve ever noticed an autistic child in public or have seen them depicted in movies, you may ...
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