Motor deficiencies are observed in a large number of children withADHD. Especially fine motor impairments can lead to academic underachievement, low self-esteem and frustration in affected children. Despite these far-reaching consequences, fine motor deficiencies have remained widely undertreated in the ...
Introduction The assessment items to be considered in this paper are all taken from the computer-based element of the World Class Tests in mathematics (www.worldclassarena.org) which have been developed to assess the abilities and skills of the highest achieving students at ages 9 and 13. All...
One yoga instructor details the freak accident that caused her traumatic brain injury, and how she discovered that her TBI symptoms were more than a concussion.
While some MSW programs provide concentrations in health care or medical social work, students do not necessarily need to concentrate in medical social work during their MSW program to qualify for roles in health care settings. At the University of California, Berkeley, “we have a ‘health’ di...
To develop his internal motivation to remember, see yourself beside your son, the two of you looking and going in the same direction, slowly but surely. If you are there for him, he will do the best for both of you. When he forgets something, say “That’s OK, it happens”, “It...
The average US citizen can expect to live 20% of his or her life with a disability. Rehabilitation technologies play a major role in improving the quality of life for people with a disability, yet widespread and highly challenging needs remain. Within the US, a major effort aimed at the ...
Moreover, mindfulness levels have a dampening effect on risk factors for problematic smartphone use, and when mindfulness is enhanced, the impact of fear and boredom tendencies on smartphone addiction is reduced. A case study showed that mindfulness training improved smartphone addiction in students [...
Shafiee and Dinmohammadi [11] point out that offshore wind presents a greater maintenance risk compared to onshore wind. LCoE for offshore wind still needs to be dramatically reduced in order to be competitive in its own right with other energy sources and without government support. With OWFs...
It is a highly difficult job since workers must evaluate a variety of scenarios that might still occur in a particular city or plan for the possibility that the city could alter, rebuild, or grow in the future. These personnel must accomplish all these goals for the city to function ...