Several States Expand Educational Choice
Jason Bedrick
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that expands eligibility for the Florida’s longstanding scholarship tax credit (STC) program and creates a new education savings account for students with special needs. Earlier this year, Oklahoma expanded its STC program and Arizona expanded both its STC and education savings account programs. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation creating a new STC program, though unfortunately it is limited only to low-income students assigned to government schools that are designated as “failing” by...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 23, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Jason Bedrick Source Type: blogs
What RDoC Research Might Look Like
The month of May is a violent thingIn the city their hearts start to singWell, some people sing, it sounds like they're screamingI used to doubt it, but now I believe itMonth Of May ------The Arcade FireToday is Mental Health Month Blog Day, sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA). It's designed to:...educate the public about mental health, decrease stigma about mental illness, and discuss strategies for making lasting lifestyle and behavior changes that promote overall health and wellness.If the public has been following the recent hullabaloo about how to diagnose mental illnesses, the...
Source: The Neurocritic - May 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Journal Alert: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 43, Issue 2 - New Issue Alert
Friday, January 25 Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to deliver your requested table of contents alert for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Volume 43 Number 2 is now available on SpringerLink. Register for Springer's email services providing you with info on the latest books in your field. ... More! In this issue: Original paper Age of First Words Predicts Cognitive Ability and Adaptive Skills in Children with ASD Jessica Mayo, Colby Chlebowski, Deborah A. Fein & In...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 26, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Are you high or low functioning? Examples from autism research
This study features two measures of intelligence, one verbal (British Picture Vocabulary Scale, a verbal IQ equivalent) and one non-verbal (a subtest from the British Ability Scales).One result is that you can have a verbal IQ of 62 and be classified as high-functioning, and a verbal IQ of 111 and be classified as low-functioning.The non-verbal measure is reported in age-equivalents only, but the two autistic groups are remarkably well-matched on age. And the mean non-verbal age equivalents are both (1) the same for the two autistic groups, and (2) very nearly the same as mean chronological age, again for the two autistic ...
Source: The Autism Crisis - August 31, 2010 Category: Child Development Source Type: blogs
