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Letting Students Take the Wheel
Education is a transformative process that every child deserves to experience. But we may need to adjust our understanding of what the purpose of education is. It was previously thought that the best way to get ahead in life was by getting good grades, getting a degree, and then you’d be able to land your dream job and earn a comfortable salary. But this isn’t exactly what we are seeing in reality. . . .
Bringing ABA to Public School
Applied Behavior Analysis has experienced significant growth in public schools. However, its widespread adoption is still limited due to factors such as resource availability, staffing, and varying understanding of its benefits. Despite these challenges, there are clear trends indicating a growing presence of ABA services in public education. This underscores the need for increased awareness and understanding of ABA services, motivating us to commit to promoting ABA in schools.
TikTok and the Teenage Brain
If TikTok was becoming popular prior to 2020, quarantine mandates certainly helped it become one of the most popular ways to pass the time throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many kids and teens staying home from school, they were left to fend for themselves in an effort to alleviate boredom. . . .
Famous People with ADHD who found Success
ADHD is not primarily associated with childhood. Some individuals still display ADHD symptoms even after they grow up. According to a report presented by the National Institute of Mental Health, around 14 million adults in the United States have ADHD.
Research has shown that ADHD is more common among males as compared to females. Those adults who do not have proper diagnosis or treatment for ADHD self-medicate themselves with excessive alcohol, drugs, and various forms of addictions.
Few people have effectively shown the world that if you have the courage and willpower ADHD cannot stand in your way to have a productive and successful life. In fact, there are few well-known people who have ADHD but still, they are highly creative, they have innovative minds, they think out of the box and their innovative ideas have the capacity to amaze the world.
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