Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Special Needs Trusts: Protect Your Child's Financial Future

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Interested in securing your child's financial future? If your child has a disability, it's no doubt on your mind. Special Needs Trusts can help. This book will show you how to leave money to your loved one--without jeopardizing benefits. Funds in a special needs trust can make a big difference in quality of life by paying for:

  • annual independent check-ups
  • personal care attendant or escort
  • vehicles and transportation
  • insurance
  • rehabilitation
  • essential dietary needs
  • materials for recreation
  • trips or vacations
  • entertainment
  • athletic training or competitions
  • and much more.

Forms are available to download at nolo.com. Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

365+1 Ways to Succeed with ADHD

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Looking for tips and strategies for someone with ADHD? 365+1 Ways to Succeed with ADHD may be just what you're searching for! With over 80 ADHD experts and professionals from around the world weighing in, you will find a variety of answers to the question, “What is the most valuable tip or strategy that you know of for succeeding with ADHD?”

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Mobile App Monday - Webinar on Mobile Apps

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Looking for a webinar to help you choose educational apps for students from middle school to college? A series of three webinars will begin next week covering tools and strategies for improving executive functioning, reading, writing and new learning. Join Joan Green, a speech-language pathologist of over 26 years with a special interest in assistive technologies, for this webinar series to learn more about using Mac and PC computers, ios devices such as the iPad, additional devices such as the Livescribe Pen and online sites.

For more information on this series of webinars, please visit: http://www.innovativespeech.com/webinars--top-affordable-technologies-for-helping-students-in-middle-school-through-college

Friday, June 14, 2013

Health U.: A nutrition curriculum for teenagers

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Looking for age-appropriate nutrition education materials for adolescents and young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities? Health U.: A nutrition curriculum for teenagers with intellectual and developmental disabilities can help. This program encourages building a healthy lifestyle and includes hands-on activities, movement/physical activities, taste testing, and "Take-Home Ideas." Both basic and advanced activities accommodate a wide variety of knowledge and abilities. The curriculum is designed to be taught by registered dietitians or educators who have had college-level courses in nutrition.

Want to learn more? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

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Taking charge of adult ADHD is a handy guide for helping adults with attention issues, planning, problem solving, and controlling emotions. Step-by-step strategies for managing symptoms and reducing their impact on daily life are stressed in this book. Hands-on self-assessment tools and skills-building exercises, plus clear answers to frequently asked questions about medications and other treatments are also addressed.

Want to know more? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Handbook of Learning Disabilities

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Want to learn about the nature and classifications of learning disabilities? The Handbook of Learning Disabilities is now in its second edition. Its offers information on the causes of learning disabilities and how to identify these disorders in students. Best practices are included along with the concepts and methods that guide LD research and highlights important directions for future investigation.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

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Want to implement the popular Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model in an early childhood setting?
Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children: The early childhood model of individualized positive behavior support is a practical, easily accessible guidebook will help you improve the social-emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors of young children in preschool settings. Learn how to:

  • resolve persistent challenging behaviors
  • set individualized goals for children
  • conduct family-centered assessment and intervention
  • work effectively with diverse families
  • and more!

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.