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78The newborn screen came back as abnormal. Your baby has congenital hypothyroid what does that mean?
You're told your baby's newborn screen has come back abnormal. You take your infant to the lab, for additional testing. They order thyroid tests. Thyroid tests? Why are they taking thyroid tests if the PKU came back as abnormal??? This was a...
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76Teaching Intellectually Disabled Students (Formerly known as MR)
A discussion of what mental retardation is (intellectually disabled), how it is classfified and what teachers can do in their classes to help these students succeed.
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70Is the Hardy Ice Plant Right for You?
If you're looking for a heat-loving, drought-resistant, flowering ground cover that doesn't mind poor soil, the hardy ice plant (Delosperma) may be just the plant for you.
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71Painting Tips for artists how to use use acrylic paint with confidence
This is a collection of acrylic-painting tips gathered from many sources and my own ideas. Make your own art. Investigate the many mediums that you can now get for acrylic paint.
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68Treatment of Mentally Retarded Children
As I am sitting in high school study hall, I am constantly appalled by the way mentally disabled or slow children are treated - exactly like animals. They have no choice but to listen to their peers order them around like dogs. The tone of voice...
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72We didn't call him "retarded", we just called him Victor!!
Back then he was called “retarded”, or “mentally retarded”. I guess someone along the line somewhere, some psychologist probably, thought that was an apt moniker for people with this affliction. Down’s Syndrome might have been a...
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74Sheeps Wool Insulation, a Sustainable, and Environmentally Friendly Insulator
I recently came across an article about a lady who was living in an energy efficient house that she'd insulated with lamb's wool. This immediately captured my attention, as we are planning to insulate our house before the winter sets in. These days...
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81Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing and Changing Perceptions of Down Syndrome
People with Down Syndrome, once institutionalized and marginalized, gained acceptance and became fully recognised members of society in the 1970's. But prenatal testing has created the ability of parents to find out if their child has Down syndrome and descide whether to abort or keep their child.
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76List of Movies About People with Mental Disabilities
I seem to enjoy watching movies about people with mental disabilities. The more I watch, the more I discover exist. So I have put together a list of movies about people with mental disabilities. Some are kids with learning disabilities, but most are...
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73How to Diagnose Autism
At some point everybody has heard someone use the term “autistic.” Unfortunately it’s a term heard much too often. But do you know what it actually is? Many of us think we do but there’s more to it than most think. Autism is part of a...
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