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		<title>Dreaming with Open Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 20, 2007 I was invited by the Florida Special Arts Center www.flsac.org. to address an audience of several hundred persons invited to view a new documentary called Bridging to Gap: A True Lesson in Humanity. 
Let me tell you the story of this documentary.  
The parents of three special needs young adults [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Missing in Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello all!
It&#8217;s been a while since you&#8217;ve seen an entry by yours truly and there&#8217;s a good reason:  I&#8217;m now working full time as a teacher for students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and other Learning Disabilities.
So far, it&#8217;s a blast!  My class is very manageable, and the staff and parents have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parents’ Dilemma: Where to send my child to School?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is my child going to the right school?  
Deciding this seemingly simple question can be agonizing for parents. Not only are some schools “objectively” better (lower teacher student ratios, more enrichment programs, etc) but one kind of child could fail in the same school where a different child would thrive.  It happened to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pulitzer Prize Winner with Aspergers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend’s son has Aspergers and wants to be a singer.  The problem is it’s hard not to cringe when he sings.  It is very soulful and when I listen to him I wonder if he isn’t into some kind of more evolved singing and the rest of us just can’t get it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures in Teaching A.D.D.</title>
		<link>http://sparkmygenius.com/2007/08/adventures-in-teaching-add/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I&#8217;m off for my first day as a teacher at an all-ADD private school.  Students won&#8217;t be arriving until next Wednesday, but I am excited about the opportunity to work with them in a group as large as 15.  That is 5-10 times more high-need students than I&#8217;m used to.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the work out of Homework</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The days are getting shorter.  School is starting.  Homework is coming. Arguments about homework generate anger and frustration for parents and children. It’s easy to understand the child’s perspective.  They’re in school all day and then they are free – BUT WAIT – there is homework to do. As parents we know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brain Training Video Games in the News</title>
		<link>http://sparkmygenius.com/2007/07/brain-training-video-games-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good news out there for folks who are looking to increase memory, stave off dementia, reduce the frequency of their &#8220;Senior Moments&#8221; and have fun doing it.  What about training Attention (for Attention Deficit Disorder &#8211; ADD)?
In recent weeks, three new brain training games have arrived on store shelves, each one promising to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am back &#038; this time writing about me. Yes, I am an adult with ADHD. My late husband had ADHD, my oldest son has ADHD, my younger son has ADHD and my daughter has ADD. So is it any wonder that the subject of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has special meaning to me? I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can You Help A Socially Awkward Child?</title>
		<link>http://sparkmygenius.com/2007/06/how-can-you-help-a-socially-awkward-child/</link>
		<comments>http://sparkmygenius.com/2007/06/how-can-you-help-a-socially-awkward-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edukfun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even popular kids experience some feelings of exclusion and social clumsiness.  For a child with a Learning Disability (LD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD, ADHD) or Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome, the social aspects of growing up are painful, embarrassing and often full of loneliness.  With the growth (real or illusionary) of school shootings like Columbine and Virginia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Tough Choices</title>
		<link>http://sparkmygenius.com/2007/06/how-to-make-tough-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drrohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One simple way we can sort out what choice is best is to create a plus and minus column.
Put in the advantages and disadvantages of your proposed choice. Number each choice on an “important to me” scale of one to ten. Add up both columns or get a friend to help.
Many genius minds got their [...]]]></description>
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