Hacking the Classroom to Encourage Student Independence

Published March 5, 2013

Hacking the Classroom to Encourage Student Independence
Filed under: down syndrome and autism dual diagnosis

"Shannon is very much a zealous, very enthusiastic ideas person," said Timothy Dowling, whose twelve-year-old daughter Rebecca has a dual diagnosis of autism and Down syndrome, and is in her seventh and final year of the multi-modal program. Dowling …
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Diagnosis of autism likely to decline under DSM-5
Filed under: down syndrome and autism dual diagnosis

"I don't think schools are going to rearrange labels, but down the road, children we call PDD-NOS [pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified] are going to be harder to fit into the new criteria" when the DSM-5 is published in May, said …
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