There is a job opening at the Califorinia School for the Deaf, Riverside. Please see below if you are interested in applying Teacher Specialist: School...
Dear Colleagues, The case summary below was sent to me by a friend who is a neuropsychologist in a public school in VA. She is assessing a student with CHARGE....
Wow, Most of the CHARGE students I see are lots higher functioning, testing mild to moderate on the Leiter-R. All have autistic tendencies, but some parents...
TOPIC: Sexual Abuse Prevention Resources Does anyone out there know of any sexual abuse prevention/safety/human sexuality education curricula developed for...
Please share the following position announcement. The Department of Psychology at Gallaudet University is recruiting for a faculty member in our School...
Lynne Blennerhassett
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Mar 15, 2006 3:25 pm
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i know many years ago the mental health center at Lexington school for the deaf (NY) had a no-go-tell program that did very well.....you may want to contact...
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Mar 15, 2006 8:51 pm
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Dr. Madan Vasistha ran a project on abuse prevention, but this discontinued due to funding issues. The website is still there -- ...
Hi Chris and NASP friends ! I recommend NDCS:s program "Safe in your hands" A child protection resource pack for professionals working with deaf children in...
This program is not specific to deaf children, but here at VSDB, we have started using the Child Assault Prevention program http://www.ncap.org/ The CAP...
Hello All, I am looking to update my department's vocational interest and vocational aptitude assessment tools and would appreciate your input on what you may...
Delia
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Mar 16, 2006 5:23 pm
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I did some research on CHARGE last semseter, more and more information is coming out on this. They do tend toward OCD or autistic like symptoms. Most are...
Thank you to everyone who is offering feedback- it has been very informative for me and helpful to my colleague. Please continue to offer any relevant...
It's been years since I worked there, but we also had used a modified CAP program at the school for the Deaf in NJ. The program is effective and kid-friendly....
hello all, long-time lurker here. i'm a school psychologist whose married to a woman who is certified as a speech pathologist and as a teacher of the deaf and...
Greetings! I apologize for any cross-postings. My name is Sven Schild and I am a doctoral student at Alliant International University in San Diego, CA. I am ...
WELL my inclination is discuss things that really matter to children, but my practical side tells me that you need to challenge them where their interest lies,...
I know this is a busy time for us all so thanks for taking the time to read this!!! I have an upcoming meeting that I want some of your feedback on. A brief...
alcsigner@...
Mar 22, 2006 8:22 pm
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I am the school psychologist at the Fresno program. Please contact me if I can help you with this student. Tim Conway Fresno Unified School District [Non-text...
Hi Amanda: this 8th grader has some confounds that make "diagnosing" a learning disability questionable. The main ones are (a) second language background,...
Colleagues: The NASP 2006 Annual Convention in Anaheim, California, begins next week Tuesday, March 28 and goes through Saturday, April 1. The DHH Interest...
Hello colleagues, I wonder if anyone can shed some light on the topic of assessment thresholds for determining giftedness in deaf students. I'm sure that many ...
Ted Lombardo 2302
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Mar 28, 2006 1:48 pm
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hi everybody! For those of you who are here, or thinking about coming for the convention, I want to give you an update on the DHH symposium today (Tuesday...
Hi Ted: you nailed it when you said that a gifted DHH student is a rare bird. I've tested several students who had IQs over 130, and were also superior in...
Hi Ted and Patty, I would like to throw in my three cents (inflation). I see two types of smart kids: gifted vs. bright. Gifted children are natural at what...
Poorna, Thanks for the lucid explanation. Any thoughts on how we dovetail these characteristics in any metric way, i.e. with rigid statistical boundaries ...
Ted Lombardo 2302
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Mar 29, 2006 3:39 pm
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I would imagine these kids would perform significantly above average on visual spatial measures such as the Ravens... ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Patty, I would like to comment on one of your points RE: ASL interpreter in the classroom. I can understand and relate to the difficulty that students have in...
