Monique has been referred for evaluation for ADHD. How will her parents and teachers provide formal input for evaluation in the ADHD identification process? Why is their input important?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should address the fact that identification of children with ADHD require input from persons who know the child well in a variety of settings and can speak to how the disabilities affects behavioral, social, emotional, and academic performance. Parents and teachers are well suited to provide this sort of observation. Rating scales such as the Conners-3 are used to collect data that can be used for diagnosis.
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a. acquiring specific responses, provoked by specific stimuli. b. employing positive and negative reinforcers to change behavior. c. growth and change across the lifespan. d. processing sensory information in systematic, organized ways.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT one of the deficit areas in social information processing discussed by the authors as being linked with aggressive behavior in many students?
A. The ability to attend to emotionally laden language and stimuli B. The ability to decipher non-verbal social cues C. The ability to identify one's own experience D. The ability to recognize important causes and consequences
Define special education.
a. It states that each student is entitled to an individually designed education program complete with supportive (related) services. b. It requires that educational services for students with disabilities be available to parents at no additional cost to them. c. It is designed to meet the unique learning needs of each infant, toddler, preschooler, and elementary through high school student with disabilities and individuals up to the age of twenty-one. d. Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.