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Select a Story below- 29 August 2008 SKSF Presentation: “Special Education 101”
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29 August 2008
SKSF Presentation: “Special Education 101”
The September 16 meeting of Special Kids, Special Families features Susan Hans, a parent mentor from the Northern Suburban Section Special Education District, whose presentation “Special Education 101” will help familiarize parents with the special education process including eligibility for services, options schools can provide, how the process works, and when evaluations should be initiated.
- 29 August 2008 Behavioral Therapy Can Treat Childhood OCD
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29 August 2008
Behavioral Therapy Can Treat Childhood OCD
At age 10, Nathanial repeatedly told his parents he loved them—on one occasion he said it 60 times over a 30-minute period. This behavior and other compulsions, such as constant apologizing and compulsively avoiding stepping on sidewalk cracks, led his parents to seek help from a cognitive behavior therapist.
- 27 August 2008 “Cheryl’s Dreaming Big”
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27 August 2008
“Cheryl’s Dreaming Big”
“Cheryl’s Dreaming Big” is an organization whose mission is to shed light on mental illness through theater: stimulating dialogue, generating awareness, and connecting people to information and resources which promote well-being.