Wrightslaw Article - Response To Intervention (RTI)

Click on the title to access the article.  Response To Intervention is "scientifically research based instruction" designed to catch struggling children early in school.  Read on to learn what RTI is, what parents need to understand about this is all about, and how our children can be affected.

Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Families of Children With Special Needs

The Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH) Children with Special Health Care Needs Work Group in southeastern Virginia, in conjunction with Care Connection for Children at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, has produced an Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs toolkit.  This guide for families and others details necessary preparations for emergency situ

Virginia Special Education Procedural Safeguards Revised August 2009

New Family Special Education Rights Document
      Virginia Special Education Procedural Safeguard Notice Revised August 2009
     

CDC Report - Swine Flu and Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

FROM THE CDC:   Swine Flu More Deadly To Adolescents

"Adolescents are at higher risk of dying of H1N1 influenza virus than

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities Comments and Response to Regulations for Voluntary Admissions to State Training Cent

Comments & Response to Revised DBHDS Regulations
for Voluntary Admissions to State Training Centers

 

Revised Special Education Regulations Effective July 2009

Revised Virginia Special Education Regulations Effective in July 2009

 

Alex' Story

My name is Alex Goudy.  

I am in high school. I have FAS it effects me the most is when i am in school. like when the teacher saids that i need to read a book, it can get very hard toread because of the way that my brain work. also when the teacher ask for me to wright a parigraph or notes it is very up setting because when ever i finish asentence their all done.

Virginia Legislative News

SB 472 Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.

Intervene Now

InterveneNow.org is a website designed to provide help and hope to those struggling with addiction as well as for families in need by providing information about intervention and treatment for drug and alcohol problems.  The website includes interactive tools and resources for those seeking information about how to help themselves or others.

InterveneNow.org is not designed to replace guidance from in-person counseling; rather, it is an initial, confidential way to prompt further help and information seeking.

Choline May Help Alcohol Affected Babies According To SAMHSA

Thu Mar 1, 2007 1:49 PM ET
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Giving a vitamin called choline to babies whose mothers drank too much alcohol while pregnant might help overcome some of their resulting deficits, U.S researchers said on Thursday.

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