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Play is important. Play helps with physical development, fosters creativity, and even social development. A recent study focused on integrated play...

In Cathedral City California, a couple is using therapy dogs to help students with disabilities feel more confident about themselves. The couple, M...

Makerspaces or Maker Education is a new school of thought that includes construction to help children with special needs and those without special ...

Scientists are currently studying if impaired prediction is behind autism. The brain makes predictions. When someone laughs or smiles, our brain ma...

A recent Yale study found that 20% of autistic siblings will also have the disorder. While the news is not that surprising, it correlates to anothe...

by Susie Goodall Sensory processing disorders occur when the brain has difficulty receiving and responding appropriately to information it receives...

Two school districts in Chicago are participating in a therapeutic theater program. What exactly is a therapeutic theater program? It is a program ...

A study found that children with autism are more likely to be sedentary than their typically developing peers. Children with autism spend fewer hou...

by Susie Goodall Toys and the materials they comprise are an excellent means for children to express their experiences, needs, and desire, and to e...

A study was recently conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that could lead to an early diagnosis of autism. Researchers discovered t...

Students in a Missouri classroom are learning sign language, but not purely for academic reasons. One of the students in the kindergarten classroom...

In a recent article in Edutopia, the author, Todd Finley, points out ways to help teachers help students with diverse learning needs. Today, more t...