INFORMATION PAGE

Dear NLDline Friends:  You will find a new format to this page.  In the past, each new piece of information was immediately added as I received the information. Hopefully, the new headings will help you get around this information more easily.  Remember, Newest NLD News  is merely  the page where new information is posted; often,  there are features with more information on the same topic(s) on the left hand side of the home page of NLDline.   As always, email NLDline with pertinent information you find.  JL

 

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NEW – Summer 2010 Teen Retreat near Tahoe in California

NLD COACHING

• NLDCoaching:   Take this SURVEY and see how you fare; in response to many requests, your NLDline webmaster shares her skill.

9 5 09 NLD Success Story

Philippines:  Sept 5, 2009 NLD & Executive Function seminar

www.Care.com Special needs providers

8 5 09 NEW FILMS featuring portrayals of individuals with Asperger’s

11 9 08 Sensory Friendly Films

10 14 08 NEW SLEEP STUDY information     

                        Check out their SURVEY    

                        PARENT letter

10 14 08 Teen Insomniacs – Article on sleep issues

10 14 08 The Impact of Sleep Deprivation – Snooze or Lose

10 28 08 Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities:  Impact on Social Functioning; And Interpersonal Skills by Dr. Maggie Mamen

5 28 08 Vermont Camp for NLD kids: Camp Akeela, an overnight camp in Vermont for boys and girls with NLD and AS.  Please check us out at http://www.campakeela.com/

5 21 08 Tish Cohen’s INSIDE OUT GIRL (On-Sale: August 12) is a deeply affecting and honest novel about the challenges of raising a child with a non-verbal learning disorder (NLD)-

5 10 08 Books on NLD by Jessica Kingsley Publisher

10 29 08 Michelle Garcia Winner’s New Website and her Social Thinking Program and Products

4 9 08 Excellent Social Group Work for teenage girls  in Berkeley, CA with Dr. Kathryn McCarthy – Highly recommended. Email: [email protected]

3 7 08 Orion Academy’s Transition Program

2 19 08 HELP SUPPORT IDEA FAIRNESS RESTORATION ACT!

9 8 07 NLD RESEARCH: Participants Needed! Read More

Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) Research Study

Events:

Winston Prep in NYC 646-638-2705

Norwalk, CT: Winston Prep Open House for new Connecticut campus, opening September, 2007

2 15 06 Byron Rourke’s new website: http://www.nld-bprourke.ca/

German Website on Learning Disabilities, including NLD.  

If you are visiting NLDline from another country, look for the International Connection, a new feature.

National Association of Parents With Children in Special Education

NEW PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN MONTEREY, CA

New Support Group in North Carolina

DSM Site for suggestions

SURVEY on SOCIAL INTERACTION & COMPUTER USE: Does your child spend more time on the computer than he/she does socializing?  This survey may help with research on this important subject.                              

 New-  live journal website on NLD:   http://www.livejournal.com/community/nonverbal/

New Book:  5 1 07  Helping Children with Nonverbal Learning Disorder to Flourish by Marilyn Martin

NLD ADULTS: Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability Stories and Strategies by Yvona Fast Paperback 1-84310-766-X 2004 336 pages Jessica Kingsley Publisher: $22.95 

WEBSITES

WWW.NLD-BPROURKE.CA/

WWW.NLDLINE.COM

WWW.NLDONTHEWEB.ORG

WWW.NLDA.ORG

WWW.NLDKIDS.COM

WWW.NLDONTARIO.ORG

WWW.NEURODIVERSITY.COM/NLD.HTML

WWW.NLDSUPPORT.ORG/

WWW.MODELMEKIDS.COM Videos for Teaching Social Skills by Example

WWW.MAPLELEAFCLINIC.COM

www.dystalk.com/

State of Minnesota Education Department Paper on NLD

PROGRAMS

• CA:  Orion Academy – in its 5th year

•                        Orion Academy’s Transition Program

• CT NEW:  Winston Prep opening a Connecticut campus in September, 2007

• CT:  Franklin Academy

• CA:  Abilitly Programs – East  Bay

• CA:  Springstone School

• CA   Stainbridge Academy

• FL   Brevard Center’s  College Internship  Program (CIP)

• CA, DC, CO, TX  College Living Experience (CLE)

• CT, AZ Chapel Haven College

• NY: Winston Prep in NYC 646 638 2705

ARTICLES RELATING TO NLD – See more articles in the LIBRARY feature of NLDline

• What’s A Mom with an NLD Child to Do?  Needham, MA Q&A

•   Nonverbal Learning Disability – A Research Paper by a College Student

•   When Asperger’s Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorders Look Alike from the  Official Journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics, Novr, 2007.

•    4 17 10 The Masks Students Wear by Sally Smith of the Lab School

•    4 18 06 LD Online’s Thinking With Language  

•    7 2 09 Good NLD Resource

•     2 21 08 Dyscalculia

•     6 3 07  Teens with NLD by  Janyce Lastman LLB From the Woodbury Report  By Janyce Lastman LLB

•     5 1 07  NLD with advice by Eileen S. Marzola, Ed.D.

•     5 1 07  More Than Words

•      3 28 07 New Play on LD  entitled “Distraction”

•     3 7 07   Article by Maggie Mamen on NLD

•     9 16 04    News article on NLD

•     11 26 05 Washington Post Q&A re NLD

•     10 9 05  Guided Note Taking

•      6 14 05 Another Bob Brooks’ article from SchwabLearning.org on Nurturing Resilience

•      1 22 07 Fostering Resilience & Altruism by Dr. Sam Goldstein

•     6 7 05  Dr. Robert Brooks’ most valuable article on “Islands of Competence” – a MUST read

•      6 3 05 SARCASM – Cynicism Starts Young by Amanda Onion

•      12 28 06 “The Neuroanatomical Basis of Understanding Sarcasm and Its Relationship to Social Cognition”

•      10 10 05 The Effects of Electronic Media on Cognition and Behavior – Part 1

•      1 15 05  For Educators:  Responding to Students with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

•    Disability News & Views Past Radio Shows November 1 – Peter Flom, Non-Verbal Learning – Listen

•    Dr.  David Goldstein’s Nonverbal Learning Disability Scale

•     Nonverbal Communication

•    Listening to Body Language

•    It’s Not Your Mouth that Speaks Volumes

•    Sticks and Stones:  The Effects of Teasing in the Classroom

• Neuropsychological Model & Research on NLD

•  The View from Within: Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disabilities   by Margaret Amerongen, M.S.W., R.S.W.

•     Popularity and Social Skills from Today’sParent.com

•      10 24 04 A Common Bond: Parents of children with developmental disorders find support
       By Ashley Pettus/ Special needs

•     The Importance of Accommodations in College by Paul Grossman

•      The Paradox of NLD from the NLDA brochure – concise information

•      NLD & Losing Things:  One Mom’s Answer

•      How Assistive Technology Helps

•     Ping Pong Is Good for the Brain

•     Juggling & the Brain

•     Personality & NLD

•    1 3 05 Schwab Learning’s article on NLD

•   Executive Function Fact Sheet by NCLD 2005

•     What Are Executive Functions and Self-Regulation and What Do They Have to Do With Language-Learning         Disorders by Bonnie Singer & Anthony Bashir

•      Scholastic Magazine article for Teachers by Diane Connell, EdD

•      Hyperlexia:  Related to Vision and Language Problems by Rebecca Williamson   

•       BOSTON GLOBE- MAY 25, 2003 -Determined, not Deterred

•      Evaluate Your Brain’s CEO – August 26, 2003 New York Times Article

•     Implementing Self-Regulation and Self-Monitoring in the Classroom

•      Getting Kids Off to a Good Start in School – The WHOLE Package

•      How to Pack & Use a Backpack

•       ORGANIZATION AND TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Schwab Learning

•     HEALTH WATCH

•     ASHA Article on NLD

•     Confronting the Puzzle of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities by Dorothy Vacca

•       Looking at Dyslexia and its differences from NLD

•      Have you seen the Boston Globe article on NLD?  If not, check it out. 

•      Schwab Learning Article on Emotions and Learning

•    What Is Dysgraphia?

•     Characteristics of a Nonverbal LD or a Visual-Spatial LD without Social Skills Deficits – Stern Center

•    Reinforcing Small Changes in Behavior

•    Hurt Feelings Truly Hurt –  Snub or Sting:  Brian Feels the Same Pain

•    Psychotherapeutic Interventions in the Treatment of Social & Emotional Secondary Effects of Learning

•    Comments on NLD  from Neurodiversity.com

•   NLD As A Distinct Disability

•   Definition from Radkids.org

•  Learning Through Listening

• Musical Training Found Important for Verbal Communication

RESEARCH    

• 9 8 07 NLD RESEARCH: Participants Needed! Read More

• 9 8 07  Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) Study

• Research Project in Berkeley for Boys with NLD 10-14

• Music and How It Helps the Brain

• NLD & The White Matter Model

• The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain by Louis Cozolino

• Twin study proposal:  If you are the parent of a set of twins and one or both have NLD, and you would be willing to participate in an important research project, please email NLDline with your name, email address, twins’ age and information, and I will forward your information to the researcher who will then contact you

•  RESEARCH PROJECT on NLD is taking place in Boston at Beth Israel Hospital, and they are seeking participants, sixteen years to sixty.  

• General article on why enrichment is essential for kids with NLD

EDUCATING OTHERS – For more on this, see the NLDline feature: Educating the Educators

•  IMPORTANT PARENT LETTER PROTOTYPE TO EDUCATE EDUCATORS ABOUT NLD (Thanks to one of the parents for sharing this excellent document!)

• IMPORTANT PARENT LETTER PROTOTYPE FOR BEGINNING OF YEAR #2 (Thanks to another parent for sharing another excellent document!)

• LETTER PROTOTYPE REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS FROM BRIDGES4KIDS

• THE EUCATOR’S MINDSET:  THE BASIS FOR TOUCHING A SUTENT’S MIND AND HEART by Dr. Robert Brooks

• Learning Styles Website – a must-see!

• The Complex Task(s) of Copying

• Processing Disorders Described from LDOnline

• Classic Description of Parents Finally Getting the Diagnosis for their Child

• ADVOCACY INFORMATION AND LETTER TEMPLATES 

• LEGAL ADVICE ON LD from the website Bridges4 Kids

• Wright’s Law Advocacy Information and letter templates

•  The Impact of Teachers  by Dr. Bob Brooks

•  Dr. Mel Levine’s article on “The Myth of Laziness”

• How to help the LD student in the classroom – Schwab Learning’s  Newsletter

• The Responsive Classroom

• http://www.LDinfo.com

SELF ESTEEM, RESILIENCE, INSPIRATION

• Praise is Good;  Encouragement is Better by Rick Lavoie

• Start Something – Tiger Woods Foundation

• Handling Worry & Sadness by Ned Hallowell from Schwablearning.com

• WEBCAST of Bob Brooks and Mel Levine on resilience & esteem from Schwab Learning

• Bob Brooks & Schwab Learning on Low Self Esteem

• Website on Behavioral Issues – Books, games, videos

• Encouragement & NLD by Larry Blim

• EXCELLENT  tips on promoting SELF ESTEEM by Rick Lavoie

• Dr. Bob Brooks article on Personal Control & Resilience

•  Information and Inspiration Website by Rick LaVoie

• Rick Lavoie’s Quick Tips on Self Esteem from Schwab Online

• INSPIRATION: THE DreamMeister

STRESS AND NLD

•  “Tests + Stress = Problems for Students.”

• Meditation as Medication for Stress

• Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less by Dr. Kristy Hagar,  Dr. Robert Brooks and Dr. Sam Goldstein

• Beyond Worry Every Child Worries. For Some, It Becomes an Anxiety Disorder. Where Do You Draw the Line? by Cecilia Capuzzi Simon, special to the Washington Post,  December 9, 2003

• Helping Kids with Anxiety (Schwab Learning, July 28, 2004)

• Social Stress May Kill Off New Brain Cells March 15, 2007

IEP, 504, IDEA INFORMATION, INTERPRETING TESTS

• Preparing for the IEP

• 6 13 05 New IDEA Information

• IEP GUIDE

• SPED LAW INFORMATION

• Excellent information on How To Get To Yes – Parents and Schools, IEP’s, etc. – Wright’s Law newest newsletter

• Information About  the WAIS III

• How to Read A Neuropsych or Psychological  Evaluation

• Accommodations for an 8th Grader with NLD

• Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 7

• House Bill 1350 Reauthorizing IDEA Calls For Dramatic Changes to IEP Process

• Online Parent Course on IDEA

• Bridges4Kids website has good IEP information and No Child Left Behind info as well

• Help interpreting tests: http://www.uniquelygifted.org/ Thanks to a parent for this information

•   An Overview of ADA, IDEA & 504 Plan, and a List of NLD Accommodations for 504 plan

• Transitional IEP Statement for High School Students

ADULTS WITH NLD

• NLD Career Coaching

• NEW BOOK:  On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD by Anne Ford

• NLD ADULTS: Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability Stories and Strategies by Yvona Fast Paperback 1-84310-766-X 2004 336 pages Jessica Kingsley Publisher: $22.95 

• Career Education Directory

• One Adult’s Personal Profile

•  Stan Shura’s essay on How NLD Affected Him in the Classroom

• Positives & Myths About NLD

•  NLD Adult yahoo group for NLD adults. e-mail [email protected] for more information

• An NLD Fairy Tale

• BOOKS AND LINKS TO SOCIAL COMMUNICATING FOR ADULTS WITH NLD

•  Read another NLD Adult Success Story

• Attention! All those interested in the NLD Adult, their careers and the workplace.  New book in progress.  Your help may be needed.

• Study Skills for High School & College-age students

• Pathways to Technology – good information on careers in technology

SOCIAL SKILLS

• Social Cognition & Humor – research findings  by Margaret Semrud Clikeman

• Helping Kids with Leanring Disabilities Learn the Language of Friendship

• Making Polilte Conversation

• Overcoming the Fear of Social Situations- Mayo Clinic

• Schwab Learning’s article on Social Skills and Friendship by Betty Osman January, 2005

• Social Camp – Washington DC

• Social Rejection and the Brain

• The Unwritten Rules of Friendship:  Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends by Natalie Madorsky Elman (Author), Eileen Kennedy-Moore $10.47

• Finding Friends and Persuading People:  Teaching the Skills of Social Interaction by Dale Brown, Sept 1987 from LDOnline

• Social Skills Tips & Etiquette

• 9 24 03 A Social Brain Deserves A Democratic Classroom – Part One by Robert Sylwester, Ed.D

• 7 5 02  New Research Study on Social Cognition at Stanford University for young men with NLD, ages 10-18, and their families, who live in Northern California. To be a participant in this important research project, email [email protected] or call (650) 498 4660

• What’s Seen on the Social Scene by Dr. Mel Levine 9 8 03

• Schwab Learning’s  August newsletter has two new good articles on social skills

• from LDonline:  Learning the Language of Relationships

• Socially Awkward Children:  Neurocognitive Contributions

• The Social Brain and Showing Gratitude – two articles by Robert Sylwester, EdD 1 22 07

• Social Skills

CAPD, SENSORY INTEGRATION, VISUAL-SPATIAL PROCESSING, SEMANTIC PRAGMATIC DISORDER   

• Therapro – OT Products

• Sensory Friendly Films

• Seamless T-Shirts

• CAPD Articles & Information

• Deaf Ear To ADHD – CAPD

• CAPD Article 3 1 07

• Music and How It Helps the Brain

• CAPD: The Hidden Disability from the Long Island Press

• The Relationship of Learning, Attention Deficits and Auditory Processing Disorders by Dr. Kim Tillery (NLD&CAPD)

• Excellent Sensory Integration website

• Sensory Test – for fun

• The Spatial Brain – with tests

• Online Sensory Integration Magazine

• Identifying and Remediating Auditory Processing Difficulties: An Interview with Terri Cinotti of SUNY Buffalo  by Alice E. Gerard 

• News article on sensory integration

• New Occupational Therapy Survey from West Virginia University OT Student

• Article on intervention for students with CAPD or auditory sensitivity in the classroom

• Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) website with many CAPD links, including an excellent auditory processing disorder SIMULATION. And, a good CAPD article

• Schwab Learning Newsletter: Central Auditory Processing Disorder 

• CAPD Resources

• SLP Resources (Speech and Language Professionals)

• Visual Spatial Processing

• Article on  Visual-Spatial learning issues. and one more on Visual-Auditory-Spatial Issues

• Semantic Pragmatic Disorder (SPD)

• Website on Semantic Pragmatic Disorder

• Hyperlexia

• An OT and SLP Team Approach:  Sensory and Communication Strategies That WORK! by Nancy Kashman, BS, LOTR and Janet Mora, MA, CCC-SLP

• E xcellent CAPD Information:  http://www.eeadopt.com/home/parenting/development/language/capd/ and a list of websites discussing executive functioning (Thanks to a contributor from NLD-In-Common).  

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES   – New NLDline Feature

INFORMATION ON OTHER INTERVENTIONS

• Check out this very interesting website:  Why Practice Is Important in Re-patterning and in Skill Building

• Magazine articles on tape: www.coicemagazinelistening.org 

• http://www.handwritingforkids.com website for re-patterning handwriting and other fine motor skills.

• Nonverbal Learning Disability: The Math and Handwriting Problem by Gayle Zieman, Ph.D.

• Assistive Technology for Families 

• There has been some discussion about JUGGLING as an NLD intervention to consider.  In addition, check out the following website: Balance, Auditory, Vision Exercises  

READING NONVERBAL CUES AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Some excellent WEBSITES and some books to peruse  to help in understanding nonverbal cues and facial expressions

•   FACE BLIND 

•   EYE CONTACT AND A SMILE WILL WIN YOU A MATE

•    FEELINGS & FACES GAME

•    GESTURE AND THOUGHT When we speak, the gestures that we use communicate critical non-verbal information to our listeners. Find out how gesturing in the classroom can help or hinder teachers and students in Education Connection’s “Do You See What I’m Saying? The Role of Gestures in Learning. 

•    HUMAN EMOTIONS

•   GAINING FACE

•    FACE YOUR FEELINGS (recognizing facial expressions) Henny M. Shore, Editor

•    THE  ARTIST’S COMPLETE GUIDE TO FACIAL EXPRESSIONS  Gary Faigin 

•    MOODGYM
•    MONA LISA’s different feelings
•   RESPONSIVE FACE
•    FUN FACES
•    MR PICASSO HEAD
•   SIMON BARON COHEN’S READING PEOPLE’S EYES TEST  (Take this test and see how you do)
•    PLAY A GAME ABOUT HOW ARTHUR’S  FRIENDS FEEL (About Face)
•    MORPHING FUN
•    FACIAL MUSCLES THAT WORK THE NONVERBAL CUES
•    HOW FACES MIRROR EMOTION by Paul Elkman
•   PROSOPAGNOSIA
•    MORE FACIAL CUES
•    MIND READING INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE
•    FACE BLINDNESS
•    It’s Not Your Mouth that Speaks Volumes 

NLDA – THE NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION

• Be sure and visit the NLDA website and look for the NLDA  MEMBERSHIP form online so that you can join the only national non-profit organization trying to make a difference for people with NLD. For information about the organization, see www.NLDA.org.  

• For clarification, Nldline.com is a privately owned website dedicated to providing the most current information about NLD. Although we support the endeavors of the NLDA, NLDline is not the official website for the organization. Material posted for NLDA conferences and other events is done as a professional courtesy. In addition, NLDline’s webmistress is a founding member of NLDA,  held  the board position of vice president, and now sits as a Board Member Emerita.

BULLYING

• The Bully Free Classroom   by Allan Beane, Ph.D,  Price $17.47 (reg. $24.95) Workshop Information

• New website  for ANTIBULLYING that may have important political information for your area. 10 15 02:  New publication:   Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope With Name Calling, Ridicule and Verbal Bullying by Judy S. Freedman, LCSW, Price $10.47 (reg. $14.00)

• Bullying:  A  place on the web to visit:  http://www.students.trinity.wa.edu.au/library/teaching/bully.htm , www.graycenter.org 

•  website:  Easing the Teasing..very interesting.

BOOKS – SEE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE LIBRARY FEATURE or IN  AMAZON.COM / NLD BOOKS 

 

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• New Book on NLD by Joseph  Palombo (March, 2006)

• Book for NLD Kids:  Tell Me About NLD (October, 2005)

• A Special Kind of Brain: Living With Nonverbal Learning Disability by Nancy Russell Burger

• Raising NLD Superstars by Marcia Brown Rubinstien

• What Did You Say?  What Did You Mean? – An illustrated guide to understanding metaphors  

• Quirky Kids – Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In – When to Worry and When Not to Worry

• New Book:  The Post-Secondary Guide to Nonverbal Learning Disabilities  by Carol Herriot, Learning Disability Specialist, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Book on Comprehension  “I Read It, but I don’t Get It”  by Chris Tovani 

•  Brain Fitness  by Monique Le Poncin

•  Messages:  The Communication Skills Book by Patrick Fanning (Contributor), Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, (Contributor) Price: $11.87

• The Friendship Factor:  Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World – And Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness by Kenneth H. Rubin, PhD and Andrea Thompson.

• The Unwritten Rules of Friendship:  Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends by Natalie Madorsky Elman (Author), Eileen Kennedy-Moore $10.47

• The Art of Friendship

• Bridging the Gap:  Raising A Child With Nonverbal Learning Disorder by Rondalyn Varney Whitney

• Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome: A Parent’s Guide   by Kathryn Stewart, PhD. 

•   Nonverbal Learning Disabilities At School  by Pamela B. Tanguay 

•   Raising Resilient Children  by Robert Brooks 

•  When the Brain Can’t Hear by Terry James Bellis

• Learning Disorders and Disorders of the Self in Children and Adolescents by Joseph Palombo

•   I Miss Franklin P. Shuckles by Ulana Snihura and Leanne Franson 

WEBSITE LINKS OF INTEREST TO PARENTS AND KIDS

• Generic Information about NLD with Tips for Parents

• The Easy Essay

• Countdown Math with excellent index, video demonstrations and index

• Phone Tutoring Service for NLD and other LD’s

• Notetaking Tips

• Vocabulary help for the SAT

• Check out colleges and higher learning programs

• Peaceful Test-taking Environment

• idioms game

• Why Cooking and Other Life Skills Might Be Difficult – Schwab Learning and author Arlyn Roffman

• College Search  Website with links to programs for learning differences

• Marriage Under Pressure (with kids who learn differently) from Schwab Learning

• Should I Tell My Child about NLD?

• Teenage site with step by step instructions for writing papers

• Great place to learn details about appropriate  MOVIES

• Excellent Science projects site

• General Information from University of Michigan Medical Community

• Vocab Tests to do and/or make online

• Math-and-Reading-Help-for-kids.org

• Dictionary That Speaks

• Science Buddies

• Math web resources

• Excellent Math Resource with description of processing deficits

• http://www.algebasics.com

• http://www.Multiplication.com

• www.math.com

• www.aaa.math.com

• www.mathforum.com

• www.coolmath.com

• www.funbrain.com/math

• www.mathgoodie.com

• www.coolmath4kids.com

• www.mathcats.com

• www.mathstories.com

• www.mathleague.com

• www.allmath.com

• www.mathplayground.com

• Crash Course in Foreign Language – Online

• Theraproducts

• http://www.EdHelper.com

• Teaching the Classics

• 2-04 New feature: Teen Stories

• List of Colleges and Universities that De-emphasize the Use of Standardized Tests in Admissions

• Learning Strategies for Success

• Rhyming and Synonyms

• Idioms and their meanings

• Idiom Connection

• Plants In Motion

• Grooming & Hygiene – funny and helpful information from ORION Academy’s newsletter

• Great Homework Help in All Areas

• My Homework Helper – Amazing!

• Study Skill Tips

• SAT Vocab Prep

• Kids’ site on the Brain

• Fun Brain

• JustForKids

• More Fun

• Cool Math

• Math Resource Room

• What’s Special About This Number? 

• A+ Math (with drills and games)

• Math Cats

• Games website for kid and family fun

• Homework High

• Great Music for Kids Site– San Francisco Symphony

• Learning with Songs – Music for the brain

• National Geographics for Kids

• For Students, Parents and Teachers:  DiscoverySchool.com

• For those interested in critical thinking skills, something kids with NLD need in school, check out this website: www.CriticalThinking.com.  Also, there is a new Critical Thinking Feature.  Be sure and take a look at books and software

• When It’s Your Own Child:  A Report on Special Education from the Families Who Use It: (You may have to register for a free download until July 15)  

SIBLINGS

• Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical (A Humorous Parody not to be missed)

•  Also, others on  meeting the needs of siblings of children with learning disabilites

• A must read college essay from the sibling of an NLD brother.

INTERNATIONAL – for more information, click to see how many countries have had visitors to NLDline

•  NLD Group in Denmark!

• Support Groups

• NLD Group and website in France!

• Philippines:  Sept 5, 2009 NLD & Executive Function seminar

OTHER NLDLINE FEATURES

• Going for a JOB INTERVIEW?  Read the following:  Nonverbal Communications Escape the Pitfalls by Carole Martin   and information about Nonverbal Communication     

• Check the Pen Pal Feature!  If your or your child’s age needs updating, please check and send the information along to NLDline

• NEW NLDline FEATURE:  NLD vs AS

• Article on Differences between Asperger’s and NLD by Bonny Forrest

MISCELLANEOUS

• Life in the 1500’s (the literal information on the derivatives of many sayings)

• For a real treat, read an 8th grader’s 2002 graduation speech and two poems by a  freshman in college

• More brain resources on right and left hemispheres

• Memory – What It’s All About

• Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical (A Humorous Parody not to be missed)

• Making Math Real for Educators and Educational Therapists

• The Realization and Utilization of Organization by Dr. Mel Levine

• Mortimer Adler discusses:  How to read a difficult book