Principal Lecturer in Autism and Disability Studies

Sheffield Hallam University is increasingly recognised as a world-class centre for teaching, learning and research. Business, industry and social leaders across a wide range of sectors have chosen us to develop and deliver courses. As a constantly forward-looking institution, we've invested for success, creating state-of-the-art learning and IT platforms, £multi-million facilities and research centres, and award winning campuses. The Division of Education and Humanities, Faculty of Development & Society, has developed a range of taught provision at undergraduate, masters level, CPD work, research and an information service for those on the autism spectrum, their families and those who work with them in the areas of children's, young people's and adults' services. There is also undergraduate and masters provision targeted at those with a wider interest in disability studies.

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State monitoring Flint special education program

FLINT - The state wants the Flint School District to mainstream more special education students into regular education classrooms, but some parents are unhappy with how the district is trying to accomplish that. "Last year, it was more or less his whole day was in one class - one special ed class - and he did so much better," Fatima Halford said of her grandson, Shamar Franklin, 8, who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Halford was among 30 to 40 parents or guardians of Flint special education students who attended a meeting Tuesday at the Sarvis Center hosted by state Department of Education officials who are investigating the district's special education programs. This year, Shamar, a second-grader at Anderson Elementary School, spends only 20 percent of his time in a special education classroom, his grandmother said.

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Middle-aged mom of four returned to school despite learning ...

BASS RIVER — The colourful sign hanging just inside the door at the Bass River Community Centre read: Follow the green footprints to find Robin’s reading room. The shoe-shaped pieces of cardboard taped to the floor led people through a crowded room filled with balloons, displays, live music and into an adjoining kitchen where cheerful children were either reading or sneaking cookies from the food table. In the corner, Michelle Snook sat on a set of stairs, quietly reading her own words written on crisp white pieces of paper. "I’m just going over it one last time," the 46-year-old mother of four grown children said, holding the speech she would give to more than 50 people celebrating Family Literacy Day in this rural West Colchester community Saturday.

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A new opening in the fight to beat dyslexia

For parents, being told a child has dyslexia can be a real shock. But finding out more about the condition is now a lot easier in York, as education reporter Haydn Lewis discovered. DEALING with dyslexia can appear daunting, but that need no longer be the case - thanks to a new lending library in York. June Coates heads the city's dyslexia centre for primary age children, at St Oswald's Primary School, which shares a building with Fulford Library, in Heslington Lane. .

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Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For ...

The Yale Child Study Center has received a $3.5 million National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant for an ongoing, multidisciplinary research program on autism and related developmental disorders. The five-year research program focuses on developmental aspects and outcomes for affected patients. The project includes a prospective study on the earliest manifestations of autism in infants at risk for the condition, and funds research on predictors and determinants of subsequent functioning and communication skills. Autism is a developmental disorder that has a profound effect on socialization, communication, learning and other behaviors. In most cases, onset is early in infancy. Information on the earliest development aspects of autism in children has been limited even though three to four of every thousand individuals are affected.

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Aspergers Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon Charm Bracelet

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Children With Learning Disabilities Should Be Supported Locally ...

"Many children are having to leave their families and friends because local services aren't providing the necessary support. Growing up can be difficult for any child, but for those with a learning disability, it can be even more challenging. Children must be given the choice to stay at home, rather than be on their own sometimes hundreds of miles away from relatives. "Our current Life in the Community project is working to enhance opportunities for people with learning disabilities to be included and supported in their local communities and we want to see this approach extended to all corners of the UK." The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities promotes the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families.

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