ADHD - All SharePosts Relating To "Accommodations"

EXPERT

CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

(Profile)

E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

Our Expert | Caregiver

RSS

posted 09/05/2008, comments (0)

Medical Homes for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

My family has been fortunate in many ways. With great health insurance, we selected a pediatrician several months before our son was born. For almost eighteen years we have benefited from having the same pediatrician. He is knowledgeable, accessible, friendly, convenient, and well-connected to the specialist community in the Baltimore-Washington... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

EXPERT

CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

(Profile)

E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

Our Expert | Caregiver

RSS

posted 08/20/2008, comments (0)

Accomplishment and Self-Esteem

AD/HD is frequently characterized by an inability to stay focused on a task—repeatedly and significantly. The Sunday, August 17 issue of the New York Times featured an article on Michael Phelps, "AD/HD Didn't Keep Phelps From Finding His Focus—On the Gold." Teachers throughout his early school years observed that Michael could not... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

EXPERT

CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

(Profile)

E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

Our Expert | Caregiver

RSS

posted 08/15/2008, comments (0)

Dealing with Health and Educational Disparities

For the fifth consecutive year, CHADD was actively involved in the annual convention of the National Medical Association (www.nmanet.org). CHADD's mission is to improve the lives of people affected by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related conditions. NMA's mission is to advance the art and science of medicine for people of... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

EXPERT

Eileen Bailey

(Profile)

Our Expert | Friend/Family

Get Widget | RSS

posted 08/09/2008, comments (0)

The Difference Between Accommodations and Modifications

Both in education and in the workplace, the terms modifications and accommodations are used to describe changes made to help someone with a disability succeed. Through the years, these terms have been used interchangeably, even though they both have different meanings. The term "accommodation" refers to changes in the procedures, however,... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message

EXPERT

CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

(Profile)

E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

Our Expert | Caregiver

RSS

posted 07/28/2008, comments (0)

Public Attitudes

In the last several days lots of activities have me focused on public attitudes and public understanding about AD/HD and related disorders. CHADD has worked this week with potential legislative sponsors on a renewal of U. S. Senate recognition in September of AD/HD Awareness Day. This coming Saturday, I speak to the National Medical... Read more Chevron

Read all my posts | Subscribe | Send Message