Academic red-shirting via voluntary delayed school entry is a debatable practice for students but has been argued a potentially viable for children with a range of disabilities by providing students “the gift of time.” The current study (n = 21,409) indicated that children with ADHD (n = 1,057) were more likely to be red-shirted as… Continuar lendo Academic red-shirting and academic achievement among students with ADHD
Is there anything one can read these days that isn’t about neuroscience? Could there be anything left to scan in the MRI tube? Those parts of life that used to be considered emotional, experiential, sensorial, or just plain mysterious are now being figured out and cerebral-ized by brain scientists. Neuroscience claims to have cracked the… Continuar lendo Do We Need Neuroscience to Teach Us What We Already Know?
Em muitas casas, a hora das refeições se transformam em verdadeiras batalhas. De um lado está a criança, sem apetite e recusando os alimentos; do outro estão os pais, forçando o pequeno a ingerir os pratos preparados. Mas, afinal, por que a criança não sente fome? Há duas possibilidades: uma origem orgânica e outra comportamental. “A… Continuar lendo Como driblar a falta de apetite