Podcasts about mental retardation

In my husband's psychology practice, many had the diagnosis of Mental Retardation, now known as Intellectual Disability. Most of them were high functioning to the point, that one asked my husband, I hear people saying that I am mentally retarded, “What does that mean?” My husband told him that is was a level of functioning, but in reality, he told him that all of have disabilities. I believe that this is true. In a sense our weaknesses are disabilities. This is when we really need to ask for help. We will never be able to do everything well, even though sometimes we think we can. The older we get the more we realize that we can't do everything also. God did not create us to do everything well. It took a lot of strength for this Gentile woman in our Gospel lesson to come before a Jewish man who was known for speaking out and healing to ask for help. The woman knew her daughter needed help, and she couldn't take care of her. She did believe that Jesus could heal her daughter. Our text does not state that her daughter was even present, but the woman bowed down before Jesus and begged him to heal her daughter and cast out the demon that was in her. I would like to define begging as asking from deep in her heart. A better word may be entreating. I'm not sure that she was expecting Jesus' answer. Jesus basically told her that the Jewish people were first. She reminded him that children held no position of authority. C. Clifton Back says it this way, “Sir, even house-dogs under the table scarf down the kids' bitty scraps. She reminded Jesus of his teaching that there were no distinctions between Jews and Gentiles in God's eyes. Then Jesus granted her request. The woman went home and found her daughter lying on the bed and the demon was gone. The woman was persistent and as a mother she was willing to do almost anything for her daughter. Whether Jesus was testing the woman or needed to be reminded, we don't know, but his focus changed in the next part of the Gospel lesson for today. Jesus continued to travel and heal. People brought him a deaf man who had a speech impediment. Thus, we have a person with two recognized disabilities. This is a very common pairing. When we can't hear, it is hard to produce sounds until one learns how. The people entreated Jesus to lay his hands on him and heal him. Jesus chose to take him aside, away from the crowd. Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears, and he spit on his tongue. Jesus looked up to heaven and said “Ephphatha”, that is “Be Opened”. Immediately his ears were open, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one, which was common in the Gospel of Mark. Now, if anyone did this today, what would we really think? How would we react? Has anyone ever seen this done? Let alone, the person being healed. Don't you think it would be kind of weird? Maybe that is why Jesus took the man away from the crowd. The crowd was probably looking for some show, to see if Jesus really was this man sent from God. I tend to visualize things, and this is quite different. How many of us want to run out and tell people about this story? We are told the whole story. The crowds may not have seen the actual act, but only the healed man. Even though Jesus told them not to tell anyone, they did any way. The more he told them to stop the more people they told. Jesus often told his disciples not to tell others also because he did not think they would fully understand until after his death and resurrection. The people were astounded beyond measure and were saying he did it and did it well. He gives hearing to the deaf and speech to the speechless. The crowds were excited about what Jesus had done. In both healing stories, Jesus was recognized as the healer. The women and the people entreated Jesus to heal. They recognized that they could not take care of these issues. Recognition is always step one. They realized that it was out of their control. There is that word control. We all desire control over things and others, but in reality we don't have it. People with disabilities realize what they don't have control over in their own lives and make adaptations. Their first step in moving forward is recognizing it and not letting it have control over them. When we apply this to us and if we believe that each one of us has at least one disability, then our first step is to recognize it. God did not make us capable of doing everything or why would we need each other let alone God. There is a great deal that we can learn from people with recognizable disabilities, such as blindness, deafness or an issue with mobility. In order for them to function in life, it first takes recognition that their disability does not have control their life. It also takes persistence such as the woman in our gospel lesson today. As followers of Jesus, when we are struggling with something, do we entreat Jesus to help us? Do we believe that Jesus can help us? But here is the thing, if we entreat and believe, are we willing to receive his answer. How easy is it for us to entreat Jesus to open our hearts and minds to his will? Whenever we do this, there will be changes. The woman and the people expected changes. The daughter's and the man's life were definitely changed. The woman and the crowds' lives were also changed. Mark tells us the crowds couldn't contain their excitement and they kept sharing with others Jesus' work. Jesus in Mark challenges us to be persistent in asking Jesus to help us in our weaknesses, in the things that plague our minds. Are we willing to have our hearts and minds opened to see and hear new things? Jesus always stands ready to do this. There is a great deal of miscommunication in our world today. It is difficult to see and hear what God in Jesus Christ wants us to.  Every one of us sitting in this room has weaknesses or disabilities. Do we know what they are? Are we willing to come and entreat Jesus to help us as the woman and the people did who brought the man for healing. In these cases, they were physically healed. Healing does not always come in this form. Sometimes healing comes in the form of being able to rest in Jesus and let go of the old in order to see and hear the new that God in Jesus Christ has in store for us as individuals and as a community of faith. Thus, our challenge is to first recognize what we need Jesus' help with and then entreat Jesus to show us what changes that he is asking us to make. I would define this as a healing. Let us pray: Healing Jesus, we get so easily caught up in trying to have control of things and other people. We are taught by our culture that we can do everything by ourselves. We know this is not true. We entreat you to open our hearts and minds to be able to see where we need you. May your Spirit humble us to rest in you and receive your help and be healed. In Jesus name, Amen.

In this episode I discuss the laws regarding those who are medically diagnosed with Mental Retardation, and I discuss their rights regarding voting in American elections. “SPOILER ALERT!!!” The answer is going to surprise you!!!

In this revisited episode of Beyond the Balance Sheet, Lisa Cukier joins us. She is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. To start, Lisa explains why guardianships and conservatorships may be necessary for your family. Lisa then talks about what signs may appear when someone is experiencing a decline in their mental health. Finally, Lisa dives into exactly what the process looks like of going through guardianships and conservatorships. Some families can be apprehensive about the process, and there are other options. Tune in as Lisa explains why an incentive trust could be a better alternative to a typical guardianship or conservatorship.      IN THIS EPISODE:    [04:10] Lisa explains why guardianships and conservatorships are needed. Lisa then talks about what signs may appear when someone is experiencing a decline in their mental health.   [09:20] About the process of going through guardianship and conservatorship.   [15:10] How Lisa works with families who are resistant to guardianships and conservatorships.   [19:05] There's a less intrusive alternative to guardianships and conservatorships: an incentive trust.     KEY TAKEAWAYS:    Guardianships and conservatorships are typically court-appointed. To get one, you will need to file a petition in court.   There needs to be a link between a medical diagnosis and lacking the capacity to make certain decisions.   An incentive trust can be a more suitable alternative to guardianship and conservatorship.   Mental health issues will happen in every single family; it's critical to be prepared ahead of time.     LINKS MENTIONED:    Website    https://www.burnslev.com/professionals/lisa-m-cukier    Business Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/burnslev/    Business Twitter    https://twitter.com/burnslev    LinkedIn    https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacukier/    BIO:    LISA M. CUKIER is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. Her practice includes fiduciary representation, trust planning and trust dispute resolution and litigation, family crisis and family dispute resolution, sophisticated high end divorce, divorce impacted by family trusts and family business, blended family planning and litigation, mental health and addiction related legal interventions, elder law, guardianship and conservatorship litigation, grandparents visitation matters, and elder financial exploitation and undue influence matters. Previously, Ms. Cukier was assistant general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Department of Mental Retardation (now DDS). As Special Assistant Attorney General at DMR, she prosecuted disabled person abuse cases for the Disabled Persons Protection Commission. She is a past president of the Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court and is presently serving on its Board of directors, is a member of the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, the Boston Estate Planning Council, and the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem. Ms. Cukier has been recognized with the Best Lawyers designation from 2010 – 2021, the SuperLawyers designation from 2005-2021, the Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award in 2005, a National Law Journal Trailblazer in 2017, the Women Worth Watching recognition in 2018, Top Women of Law in 2019, and sits on the WBA Women Leaders Initiative as of 2020. Ms. Cukier is a graduate of Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Cukier is raising her two children in Weston Massachusetts.   

Join us this week to hear Anika tell the story of the prison riot in New Mexico. The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage. If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy & Anika Sources: Santafenewmexican.comlcsunnews.com

For 40 years after her husbands death Sarah Winchester began construction of a mansion to appease the spirits she felt responsible for. Sarah's late husband, William Winchester, was the hair to the Winchester Repeating arms Corporation and after his death the "blood money" went to Sarah. She felt tremendous guilt for profiting off of other peoples deaths and sought out mediums and spiritualist to help her guide the spirits to the other side. Was the house haunted or was Sarah delusional?Episode QuotesHope not ever to see heaven, I have come to lead you to the other shore, into eternal darkness, into fire, and into ice. - Dante's Inferno The life of the dead is placed in the life of the living.- Marcus Tullius Cicero  If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy & Anika Sources:Ghost Adventures Ghost Brothers Winchestermysterhouse.comsftravel.comallthatsinteresting.comNumerous Youtube videos 

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.09.15.508178v1?rss=1 Authors: Mitchell, M., Cook, L. F., Shiers, S., Tavares-Ferreira, D., Akopian, A. N., Dussor, G., Price, T. J. Abstract: Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) regulates activity-dependent RNA localization and local translation to modulate synaptic plasticity throughout the CNS. Mutations in the FMR1 gene that hinder or ablate FMRP function cause Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), a disorder associated with sensory processing dysfunction. FXS pre-mutations are associated with increased FMRP expression and neurological impairments including sex dimorphic presentations of chronic pain. In mice, FMRP ablation causes dysregulated DRG neuron excitability and synaptic vesicle exocytosis, spinal circuit activity, and decreased translation-dependent nociceptive sensitization. Activity-dependent, local translation is a key mechanism for enhancing primary nociceptor excitability which promotes pain in animals and humans. These works indicate that FMRP likely regulates nociception and pain at the level of the primary nociceptor or spinal cord. Therefore, we sought to better understand FMRP expression in the human dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and spinal cord using immunostaining in organ donor tissues. We find that FMRP is highly expressed in DRG and spinal neuron subsets with substantia gelatinosa exhibiting the most abundant immunoreactivity in spinal synaptic fields. Here, it is expressed in nociceptor axons. FMRP puncta colocalized with Nav1.7 and TRPV1 receptor signals suggesting a pool of axoplasmic FMRP localizes to plasma membrane-associated loci in these branches. Interestingly, FMRP puncta exhibited notable colocalization with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) immunoreactivity selectively in female spinal cord. Our results support a regulatory role for FMRP in human nociceptor axons of the dorsal horn and implicate it in the sex dimorphic actions of CGRP signaling in nociceptive sensitization and chronic pain. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by PaperPlayer

This week we are featuring a throwback episode from We're All Screwed following the guilty verdict of Fabian Gonzalez. RIP Sweet Angel Anika tells the story of young Victoria Martens. Victoria was an innocent child who was failed over and over by her mother. She continuously allowed people she hardly knew or didn't know at all around her child in order to have companionship. She attempted to be a good mom for a short period of time, but it was not enough. Should we hold neglectful parents responsible for murder when they are so passive they allow harm to come to their child? Let us know your thoughts!BIG LOVE LACY &  ANIKA If you find yourself needing help emotionally or need to reach out for a friend and have nowhere else to turn, know we are always here to listen!Sources:“Talk Murder With Me” Blog hosted by Natalie

Paul Michael Stefani was more commonly known as the weepy voiced killer. This pathetic man used his Catholic upbringing to inspire his confessions to police after he finished his gruesome crimes. This episode does contain 911 calls that are not easy on the ear holes so BEWARE. After he was caught and convicted on what the prosecution knew they could prove he was sent to prison. In prison he knew he was at the end of his life after a cancer diagnoses so Stefani confessed to the rest of his crimes for closure for himself.  Episode QuotesKilling was, seemed to me, the thing you were supposed to do that was part of life. Driving a car was part of life. Eating food was part of life. To me, it seemed like killing was part of life, until I did it.- Paul Michael StefaniA rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. -WC Fields You can never quit, winners never quit and quitters never win. -Ted Turner If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy & Anika Sources:Ranker.comOxygen.comFindagraveFamousbirthdays.comWikidata

Milton Tyree joined us from the US to discuss the significance of suitable employment for people with disabilities. The session focused on the evolution of open employment services over the last 40 years. One of the most challenging decisions facing employment supporters is determining their own role. It can be hard to know when to get involved and when to step aside. So Milton discussed the best way to instruct and support an employee with a disability. Related to this role dilemma, Milton examined the relevance of two frameworks for the role of the employment supporter: Social Role Valorisation (SRV) theory's Culturally Valued Analogue (CVA) Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A) 7-Phase Sequence Milton introduced the concept of Discovery. Discovery is an alternative to competitive, comparative methods of traditional vocational assessment. He explained the benefits of devoting time to people how to discern interests related to work how to identify conditions for the employee to be at their best, and how to let employers know the contributions that the person can offer to the workplace. Finally, Milton explained the distinctions between customised jobs and labour market jobs. He introduced the concept of personal representation in job development. This session has been split into three parts. This is part two. In part one Milton talked about why employment is important for people with disabilities and explored some ways that open employment has raised the bar for suitably challenging, fitting employment possibilities for people with disability. Meet Milton TyreeMilton, who is based in the US, has professional and personal experience over decades of helping people with disabilities have strong work roles. He uses the principles of SRV (Social Role Valorisation) as a foundation for his work. Milton helps individuals and organisations include, involve, and appreciate people who are so often unknown, misunderstood, and rejected. He'll be sharing his insights about customised employment and how to get the job set up well right from the start. In 2013, Milton received The Marc Gold Award for Employment. This award is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to increasing access to community and integrated employment for people with significant disabilities. Milton is a Project Associate for the University of Kentucky. He owns Milton Tyree Employment Consulting LLC. Resources related to Milton's presentationhttp://www.marcgold.com/ (Marc Gold and Associates) - Discovery Series https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1989-30804-001 (Nisbet, J., & Hagner, D. (1988). Natural supports in the workplace: A reexamination of supported employment. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 13(4), 260–267.) https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1997-04784-004 (Mank, D., Cioffi, A., & Yovanoff, P. (1997). Analysis of the typicalness of supported employment jobs, natural supports, and wage and integration outcomes. Mental Retardation, 35(3), 185–197.) Keys to the Workplace: Skills and Supports for People With Disabilities (1997) by https://www.amazon.com/Michael-J-Callahan/e/B001K8SQ48/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 (Michael J. Callahan) and https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2?ie=UTF8&field-author=J.+Bradley+Garner&text=J.+Bradley+Garner&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books (J. Bradley Garner) http://www.marcgold.com/ (Marc Gold and Associates) - Systematic Instruction and Job Site Supports

Darlie Lynn Routier was a resident of a small Texas town when tragedy struck her family. As she lay sleeping an intruder broke into her home and stabbed her and her two sons. Darlie sustained minimal injuries compared to her sons. Evidence doesn't seem to be lining up with Darlie's story about what happened that night. Is she telling the truth? Is this a monster who cruelly murdered her two precious sons or is there an innocent woman sitting on death row? Episode QuotesBecause of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. - PJ O'Rourke A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. -WC Fields If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy Sources:Precious angels Court transcripts Soapboxie.comDarliefacts.comTexas Monthly Tdcj.texas.gov Darlieroutierfactandfiction.comhttps://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

Lacy is joined this week to discuss Richard Trenton Chase who was a serial killer, cannibal, and necrophile who killed six people in 1977 and 1978 in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed The Vampire of Sacramento because he drank his victims' blood and cannibalized their remains. This case was one I came by looking for something different, and I had no idea what I was getting into with this guy. This case is not for the faint of heart. If you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love,Lacy https://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

Madelyn "Maddie" Rae Clifton was a beautiful 8 year old little girl who lived in Jacksonville Florida. The people who know her describe her as the best of both worlds. A tomboy who liked playing football, a great sense of humor, and she also loved being girly. A young boy who is described as a funny and well liked young man was responsible for her murder. Was it an accident? Heat of the moment? Sexual gratification? Episode Quotes- Childhood never lasts, but everyone deserves one -Wendy Dale-What is it about childhood that never lets you go, even when you're so wrecked its hard to believe you were ever a child? -Mitch Albom If you like the show please consider leaving me a review!The link

Homicide Highway is joined this week by Harley Newell telling us the story of Arthur Shawcross. Shawcross was also known as the Genesee River Killer. He was active in New York from 1972-1989. Prior to these crimes he had a line of victims he left in his path that Harley will touch on also. This killer is particularly gruesome in how he treats his victims post mortem.Episode Quotes- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost -We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them. -Albert Einstein If you like the show please consider leaving me a review!The link below will take you to our social media pages, and most podcast platforms!Sources:Love,Lacy Wilkinson

Nixzmary Brown was 7 years old when her life was cut short by the people who were supposed to help her thrive. A young girl who was failed by every single person in her life, and in the end had no justice. The people responsible may have been found guilty, but not a single person took responsibility in their part of her death. Rest in Peace sweet angel, this world was cruel to you, I hope you are finding happiness now. Episode Quotes-Remember, upon the conduct of each, depends the fate of all -Alexander the great -You may not have delivered the fatal blow, but were it not for your failure to act Nixzmary Brown would probably not have died from that blow. By your own statements she gasped for air, moaning, and called for you twice until she died. You Ms. Santiago ignored the desperate calls and left this little 7 year old alone and you did nothing. You had a duty to act and you did nothing. -Justice Patricia DemangoIf you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below will take you to our social media pages, and most podcast platforms!Sources:NYC Daily News Murderpedia ABC News WebsleuthsLove,Lacy Wilkinson

This week we will cover Tommy Lynn Sells. Lacy is joined by Kevin Cook from the Jury Room Podcast and soon to be Addicted Podcast. Tommy Lynn Sells is a convicted serial killer who drifted throughout the United States on a murder spree for most of his life. He was groomed as a child with his mother permission, and used his past as an excuse to commit gruesome acts. Episode QuotesI like to watch the eyes fade, the pupils fade, its like setting their soul free. I don't have an on and off switch. I'm just after that drug, after that feeling- Tommy Lynn Sells A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition- William Arthur Ward If you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below will take you to our social media pages, and most podcast platforms!Sources:-Clarkprosecutor.org-Thoughtco.com-https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/convicted-serial-killer-tommy-lynn-sells-executed-texas/story?id=23184667-https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/sellstommy.html-https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/florida-man-sentenced-4-years-cyberstalking-childhood-serial-killer-victim-her-sisters/MU4YMKQFCNDZ3EJITZOVZKUU6U/?outputType=amphttp://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Sells,%20Tommy%20Lynn%20-%202005.pdfLove,Lacy and Harley

Homicide Highway is merging this week with Histories and Mysteries! Histories and Mysteries is hosted by Jessica, Ashley, and Richelle. Our first story this week is the tragic murder of Jessica Dishon. September 10 ,1999 started off like every other morning in the Dishon household. Jessica is left at home in the  morning as her parents beging their day, knowing their daughter will wake and get herself to school. This tragic day, however, Jessica didn't make it to school. With lazy police work she was reported as a runaway and her killer was on the loose. Join us to find out what happens! Next we will hear about Bonnie and Clyde! Two outlaws who made a name for themselves with many bumps on the way. Was it worth it? "They don't think they're too smart or desperate, they know that the law always wins. They've been shot at before but they do not ignore that death is the wages of sin. Some day they'll go down together, they'll bury them side by side. To few it'll be grief  to the law a relief, but its death for Bonnie and Clyde" - Bonnie Parker Episode QuotesIf you cant explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.- Albert EinsteinDying is easy, it's living that scares me to death. -Annie LennoxIf you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below will take you to our social media pages, and most podcast platforms!Sources:History.comSmithsonianmeg.comallthatsinterestingFBIThe Texas Ranger Cold Case FilesCourier JournalCBS News Love,Lacy and Harley

This week We're All Screwed and Homicide Highway are meshing together to hear Lacy's story. I feel it's important for me to tell my story in the hopes that it makes someone out there facing a domestic violence situation will get the courage to save themselves. A large reason of why I started podcasting was to help victims who felt that they had nowhere else to turn. The system fails all of us daily, and we have to do better. If my story inspires you in any way I encourage you to pass it along and show that we are enough and that there is hope no matter how gruesome it looks. Lacy Wilkinson

Welcome to week three of Fred and Rosemary West. FINALLY this week Harley will wrap up the awful tale of Fred and Rosemary West. These two continue on their streak of taking victim after victim and leaving hell wherever they go. What does a story need to make it worth listening to? A hero... this story has the kind of hero you would see come straight off of a movie screen and this week we will learn all about Hazel Savage.  Episode QuotesIf you cant explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.- Albert Einstein Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death. -Annie LennoxIf you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love,Lacy and Harley

Join us this week while Harley tells us the first section of the awful tale of Fred and Rosemary West. These two were awful sadists who abused their own children in the worst possible way and left a string of bodies in their path. How do these people meet each other and realize they want to kill in the same way. These two met when Fred saw a 15 year old Rosemary at a bus station. This brings an interesting question on if Rosemary was destined to go down a bad road on her own or was she groomed.  Episode QuotesI would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. -Corazon Aquino I am so cleaver that sometimes I don't understand a single word I'm saying. - Oscar Wilde Promo:What Was That Like If you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love,Lacy and Harley

James Mike DeBardeleben was every kind of criminal you can think of, from con man to rape, to murder this man knew no limits. Also known as the mall passer DeBardeleben thwarted law enforcement while he went on a cross country spree of crime for longer than any of us know.  Episode QuotesThe best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas- Linus Pauling A fool and his money are soon parted- Thomas Tusser If you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love,Lacy and Harley

A mother should be the one to care for a child, share in the joy of life with. Instead this mother watched while her child was tortured and subsequently murdered by a complete stranger. When this mother should have been protecting her child she was neglecting,  Episode QuotesIf you can, help others; if you cannot do that at least do not harm them -Dalai LamaSuccess is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get -Dale Carnegie If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy and Harleyhttps://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

David and Catherine Bernie were a couple that resided in Perth Australia and committed a series of kidnapping, rape, and murders in their home located on Moorehouse Street. Separate neither of them seem to be bad people, but together they are the epitome of evil. Come listen as Harley takes us through their story and decide for yourself who the worse one is! Episode QuotesWe are more often frightened than hurt: and we suffer more from imagination than from reality- Lucius SenecaLive so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you- Ralph Waldo EmersonIf you like the show please consider leaving us a review!The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love,Lacy and Harleyhttps://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

On November 14, 2021,  on a Sunday, Horry County, South Carolina, lost a towering giant in the history of the region. Lois Eargle was a trailblazer, never politically correct, and never afraid to speak her mind. She was an unabashedly proud public servant for the people of Horry County and most of all a servant of her Lord, Jesus Christ. She opened doors for young people,  an especially women in politics, as the first woman elected to the South Carolina State House from Horry County and then the first woman elected Horry County Auditor. By the time her long, nearly 50 year career was through,  she retired this summer in July of 2021, Horry County had not only a female Horry County Auditor replacing her  but women held the Treasurer's Office, the Probate Judge's office, a former Chairman of County Council, another legislator from Horry County from Socastee was a woman and the Mayor's of Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway  were all women plus countless members of city councils all across the county, and a former Mayor of Atlantic Beach were women, and even a former Governor and prospect for President from South Carolina was a  women. In countless ways Lois Eargle led the way, she may not have always done it perfectly, but she surely did it in style and one thing everyone will agree on is that Lois Eargle won't be forgotten when they write the history of the Independent Republic of Horry County for the nearly 50 years she stood tall on her times. On a personal note, she was an enormous influence on my life and career from the time I met her when I was 13 years old and she was a candidate for the United States Congress. She would go on to be my employer, a mentor, an advisor, an occasional adversary but always a  friend and someone whom I could always count on for help if I needed it.  I was, as was almost everyone who ever knew Lois Eargle,  always, always  star struck. As the Carly Simon song says "Nobody Does it Better" and in our little corner of the world that song described no one in the political world better than Lois Eargle. So here is our tribute to her. (We would like to thank Greg Everett , Dianne Devaughn and Chuck Stokes for allowing us to use all of their available interviews to put this tribute together as well as WBTW, WPDE and the campaign commercial archives of Congressman Tom Rice. This show would not have been possible with out the use of their material ) 

Billy Milligan was 5 years old when he was sodomized and buried alive by his step father. This trauma, along with his father completing suicide was the trauma that led to his personalities to splinter into others. What happens when one of your personalities decides to be a violent rapist? Well not good things. The victims in this story were also pushed to the side with the media frenzy that took over once the diagnoses came out that this man had 24 personalities living in his head. Episode QuotesWhen we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves- Viktor E. Frankl I cant change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination- Jimmy Dean If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy and Harleyhttps://linktr.ee/HomicidehighwaySources -The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keys-LA Times-Dispatch-Bustle-Preceden-DailyBeast-Monsters Inside: Netflix Series-Grunge-Salon

Brandaline Rose Duvall was a small, shy, and happy 14 year old middle school student who was born on July 28, 1982, in Denver, Colorado. To call her a complete angel would be inaccurate; she, like many youths, was involved in some illegal activities and used drugs such as alcohol, cocaine and marijuana. But Brandy, as her friends called her, was, in general, a kind, loving young girl who got good grades, did sports, and hung out with other girls. Her future was looking bright; she was an honor roll student, and had recently brought home her first rose from a boy. But all of her aspirations and dreams would come to a violent, horrifying end on the night of May 30, 1997. Join us this week as Harley tells us the gruesome awful death Brandy suffered. Episode QuotesThose who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves- Abraham Lincoln  I think the first duty of society is justice- Alexander Hamilton If you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy and Harleyhttps://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

Lisa Cukier is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. To start, Lisa explains why guardianships and conservatorships may be necessary for your family. Lisa then talks about what signs may appear when someone is experiencing a decline in their mental health. Finally, Lisa dives into exactly what the process looks like of going through guardianships and conservatorships. Some families can be apprehensive about the process, and there are other options. Tune in as Lisa explains why an incentive trust could be a better alternative to a typical guardianship or conservatorship.     IN THIS EPISODE: [04:10] Lisa explains why guardianships and conservatorships are needed. Lisa then talks about what signs may appear when someone is experiencing a decline in their mental health.  [09:20] About the process of going through guardianship and conservatorship.  [15:10] How Lisa works with families who are resistant to guardianships and conservatorships.  [19:05] There's a less intrusive alternative to guardianships and conservatorships: an incentive trust.    KEY TAKEAWAYS: Guardianships and conservatorships are typically court-appointed. To get one, you will need to file a petition in court.  There needs to be a link between a medical diagnosis and lacking the capacity to make certain decisions.  An incentive trust can be a more suitable alternative to guardianship and conservatorship.  Mental health issues will happen in every single family; it's critical to be prepared ahead of time.    LINKS MENTIONED: Website https://www.burnslev.com/professionals/lisa-m-cukier   Business Facebook https://www.facebook.com/burnslev/   Business Twitter  https://twitter.com/burnslev   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacukier/   BIO: LISA M. CUKIER is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. Her practice includes fiduciary representation, trust planning and trust dispute resolution and litigation, family crisis and family dispute resolution, sophisticated high end divorce, divorce impacted by family trusts and family business, blended family planning and litigation, mental health and addiction related legal interventions, elder law, guardianship and conservatorship litigation, grandparents visitation matters, and elder financial exploitation and undue influence matters. Previously, Ms. Cukier was assistant general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Department of Mental Retardation (now DDS). As Special Assistant Attorney General at DMR, she prosecuted disabled person abuse cases for the Disabled Persons Protection Commission. She is a past president of the Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court and is presently serving on its Board of directors, is a member of the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, the Boston Estate Planning Council, and the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem. Ms. Cukier has been recognized with the Best Lawyers designation from 2010 – 2021, the SuperLawyers designation from 2005-2021, the Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award in 2005, a National Law Journal Trailblazer in 2017, the Women Worth Watching recognition in 2018, Top Women of Law in 2019, and sits on the WBA Women Leaders Initiative as of 2020. Ms. Cukier is a graduate of Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Cukier is raising her two children in Weston Massachusetts. 

Gerald Armond Gallego and Charlene Adelle Gallego (née Williams) were a team of serial killers, serial rapists, and abductors sometimes nicknamed "The Love Slave Killers" or "The Gallego Sex Slave Killers". These two not only terrorized each other with manipulation and abuse and gaslighting but also their entire families and a whole country. They left a string of bodies behind when they put their own selfish needs ahead of everything else. Episode QuotesIt is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well- Rene Descartes The best thing to hold onto in life is each other- Audrey HepburnIf you like the show please consider leaving us a review! The link below you can find the links to our social media, and most podcast platforms!Love, Lacy and HarleySources:The sex slave murders by R Bari FlowerExecuted todayWikipedia A venom in the blood by Eric Van Hoffman The Sacramento Bee https://linktr.ee/Homicidehighway

Welcome to Homicide Highway! We are Harley Newell and Lacy Wilkinson! You may have heard Harley on Murder Incorporated or Lacy on We're All Screwed, if not well you're in for a treat! We will discuss all crimes no matter how gory, gross, or controversial. 

This podcast is personal to me. Intellectual Disability has been swept under the rug for years. They're calling it Mental Retardation. We need to have this conversation and this stereotype has to end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

TrumpNations 2-Who Rushed The Capital Who Are Trump Voters Will Haunt Us ? Who rushed the capital ? A more diverse group than you think. As a Latin X guy who lives in Southern California but lived 20 years in Florida. These people are my family, high school classmates people that I have "Bellied up to the bar with and had conversations after alcohol had loosened things up. Who are the people who follow Donald Trump and how do they differ from everyone else. Scientific analysis of demographic and behavioral correlates of voting for Trump as well as pro-Trump activities. Also, fact-based statistics about issues such as federal deficit, trade with China, value of the dollar, immigration, etc. Not the place for partisan vitriol but a place to share information and opinions PhD - Psychotherapy Ohio State Former Lake Forest California Mayor Jim Gardner In 2017 Gardner was voted Mayor of Lake Forest California Josh Abner MBA - Financial Services "Makes Businesses And Individuals Money" https://linktr.ee/esbcpodcastnetwork PHD Gardner brings a wealth of experience to the Podcast. He has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and worked as a Therapist as well as a Professor. He also owned and managed his own software development company, Internet marketing company, and served as a Management Consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Jim Gardner is... He has lived and worked in Australia, Africa, and Brazil, and in the US he lived and worked in New York, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He has been in California since 1980. Dr. Gardner is the author of 6 books and more than 100 articles in major professional journals. He is a member of Psi Chi (National Honor Society) and a Fellow of the American Association on Developmental Disabilities and the Australian Psychological Society. Among his many awards and honors he was named a Top 100 innovator in the PC field by MicroTimes and was Outstanding Young Man by the Columbus Jaycees. Dr. Gardner served on the editorial boards of more than a dozen professional journals, including Computers in Human Services, Mental Retardation, Analysis and Intervention, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Clinical Psychologist, and Professional Psychology. Since 2003 Dr. Gardner and his wife have maintained a 3000 acre rainforest along the Atlantic coast about 2 hours south of Salvador Brazil. Here they grow several endangered trees, including the Pau Brazil tree, the only tree whose wood is used to make high quality musical bows. Their efforts have resulted in the largest single collection of Pau Brazil trees in the world - a precious resource for future generations. You can view their efforts to preserve the rainforest by visiting The Gaia Way In addition, Dr. Gardner continues as a supporting member of Breast Cancer Solutions, a California based group that provides financial assistance to people who are unable to pay their rent as a result of the onset of cancer and the problems associated with cancer treatment. Through his grant writing and fund raising efforts he has helped generate more than $1,000,000 that has been used to improve the quality of life of hundreds of families. You can view the activities of this very important organization at BC Solutions. In 2005 Dr. Gardner went to rescue animals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. https://today.uic.edu/police-corruption-enabled-by-blue-code-of-silence

Who rushed the capital ? A more diverse group than you think. As a Latin X guy who lives in Southern California but lived 20 years in Florida. These white people are my family, high school classmates people that I have "Bellied up to the bar with and had conversations after alcohol had loosened things up. Who are the people who follow Donald Trump and how do they differ from everyone else. Scientific analysis of demographic and behavioral correlates of voting for Trump as well as pro-Trump activities. Also, fact-based statistics about issues such as federal deficit, trade with China, value of the dollar, immigration, etc. Not the place for partisan vitriol but a place to share information & opinions PhD - Psychotherapy Ohio State Former Lake Forest California Mayor Jim Gardner In 2017 Gardner was voted Mayor of Lake Forest California Josh Abner MBA - Financial Services "Makes Businesses And Individuals Money" linktr.ee/esbcpodcastnetwork PHD Gardner brings a wealth of experience to the Podcast. He has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and worked as a Therapist as well as a Professor. He also owned and managed his own software development company, Internet marketing company, and served as a Management Consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Jim Gardner is... - President, Lake Forest Beach & Tennis Club HOA. - Member, Lake Forest Community Council. - Graduate, Lake Forest Leadership Academy. - Graduate, Lake Forest Emergency Preparedness Academy. He has lived and worked in Australia, Africa, and Brazil, and in the US he lived and worked in New York, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He has been in California since 1980. Dr. Gardner is the author of 6 books and more than 100 articles in major professional journals. He is a member of Psi Chi (National Honor Society) and a Fellow of the American Association on Developmental Disabilities and the Australian Psychological Society. Among his many awards and honors he was named a Top 100 innovator in the PC field by MicroTimes and was Outstanding Young Man by the Columbus Jaycees. Dr. Gardner served on the editorial boards of more than a dozen professional journals, including Computers in Human Services, Mental Retardation, Analysis and Intervention, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Clinical Psychologist, and Professional Psychology. Since 2003 Dr. Gardner and his wife have maintained a 3000 acre rainforest along the Atlantic coast about 2 hours south of Salvador Brazil. Here they grow several endangered trees, including the Pau Brazil tree, the only tree whose wood is used to make high quality musical bows. Their efforts have resulted in the largest single collection of Pau Brazil trees in the world - a precious resource for future generations. You can view their efforts to preserve the rainforest by visiting The Gaia Way In addition, Dr. Gardner continues as a supporting member of Breast Cancer Solutions, a California based group that provides financial assistance to people who are unable to pay their rent as a result of the onset of cancer and the problems associated with cancer treatment. Through his grant writing and fund raising efforts he has helped generate more than $1,000,000 that has been used to improve the quality of life of hundreds of families. You can view the activities of this very important organization at BC Solutions. In 2005 Dr. Gardner went to rescue animals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. d his work there has been described in the recent book Rescued by Linda and Allen Anderson and on the Muttshack website. today.uic.edu/police-corruption-…ue-code-of-silence

In episode 13 Ben chats with Dr. Alison Cox, BCBA-D, about her research on psychotropic medication including effects on behavioural function, side effects and more!   Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop   Show Notes: Brock University: https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/applied-disability-studies/people-in-the-department/alison-cox     Dr. Marc Lanovaz - The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episode: https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-8-artificial-intelligence-and-behaviour-analysis-with-marc-lanovaz-phd-bcba-d   Tom Freeman Course at FIT: https://abafit.coursewebs.com/cart/pageCourseInfo.aspx?Course_ID=BEHP1054&Section_ID=0&add_to_cart=0   References: Cox, A., Leung, J., Morgan, M-C & Anderson, B. (2021). Examining research trends in the treatment of adults with problem behavior and intellectual and developmental disabilities: A brief review. Behavioral Development, 26(1), 14-28. Cox, A. D. & Virues‐Ortega, J. (2016). Interactions between behavior function and psychotropic medication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 85-104. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.247  Crosland, K. A., Zarcone, J. R., Lindauer, S. E., Valdovinos, M. G., Zarcone, T. J., Hellings, J. A., & Schroeder, S. R. (2003). Use of functional analysis methodology in the evaluation of medication effects. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 33(3), 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1024402500425  Fisher, W., Piazza, C. C., Page, T. J. (1989). Assessing independent and interactive effects of behavioral and pharmacologic interventions for a client with dual diagnoses. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 20(3), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7916(89)90029-3  Northup, J., Fusilier, I., Swanson, V., Huete, J., Bruce, T., Freeland, J., Gulley, V. & Edwards, S. (1999). Further analysis of the separate and interactive effects of methylphenidate and common classroom contingencies. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 35-50. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1999.32-35  Northup, J., Fusilier, I., Swanson, V., Roane, H. & Borrero, J. (1997). An evaluation of methylphenidate as a potential establishing operation for some common classroom reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 615-625. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1997.30-615  Rapp, J. T., Swanson, G., Dornbusch, K. (2007). Temporary increases in problem behavior and sleep disruption following decreases in medication: A descriptive analysis of conditional rates. Behavior Modification, 31, 825-846. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445507301653 Valdovinos, M. G. (2019). Psychotropic medication in intellectual and developmental disabilities: Patterns of use and recommendations for monitoring effects. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 6, 195–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-019-00179-5 Valdovinos, M. G., Caruso, M., Roberts, C., Kim, G., Kennedy, C. H., Bodfish, J. (2005). Medical and behavioral symptoms as potential medication side effects in adults with developmental disabilities. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 110(3), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2005)1102.0.CO;2 Valdovinos, M. G., Schieber, E., McMahon, M. et al. (2017). Adverse side effects of psychotropic medication and challenging behavior: Pilot work assessing impact. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 29, 969-982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-017-9570-0 van Haaren, F. & Weeden, M. (2013). Some guidelines for conducting research in applied behavioral pharmacology. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46, 498-506. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.47 Zarcone, J. R., Lindauer, S. E., Morse, P. S., Crosland, K. A., Valdovinos, M. G., McKerchar, T. L., Matthew Reese, R., Hellings, J. A., & Schroeder, S. R. (2004). Effects of risperidone on destructive behavior of persons with developmental disabilities: III. Functional analysis. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109(4), 310-321. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2004)1092.0.CO;2 

Join Tanya as she discusses with Reality Bytes podcast host, Desley Casey on the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme. Tanya was born in the early 70s. Whilst growing up she sort of new she had a few problems since she was born in 74, including having died twice within the first 3 months of life. However, she didn't realise until many years later, after getting married & having kids what she had to cope with during that time. It was only in past 15 years, when in her early 30's Tanya found out she was medically labelled with Mental Retardation not long after she was born. This label then changed to what is well-known today as living with an Intellectual disability. Tanya also has had to deal with a lot of things from her past. It took her 5 attempts to access the NDIS to receive assistance for the multiple disabilities she lives with. Since then, the new NDIS system has not been an easy road for her for her to navigate. Tanya discusses: Her challenges of being accepted onto the NDIS The NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency) Individual assessments And, so much more (Length: Approximately 52 minutes) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/desley-casey/message

Join Us for our new podcast episode with Hip Hop artist Reef the Lost Cauze. We feature Reef’s song “Talk with Me,” a song about his son who has autism. We then open up a conversation about fatherhood amidst the pandemic, self-care, and music!Learn more about Reef the Lost Cauze here:Twitter: @LostCauzeReef and Todd Show on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/998624049Philly Blunt Project: https://thephillyblunt.com/about-us/*Note to listeners: The diagnosis of "Mental Retardation" was used in this podcast. In 2010, Barack Obama signed "Rosa's Law" which changed the name of the diagnosis to "Intellectual Disabilities." To learn about Intellectual Disability and more, check out Special Olympics' page here: https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur

Who are the people who follow Donald Trump and how do they differ from everyone else. Scientific analysis of demographic and behavioral correlates of voting for Trump as well as pro-Trump activities. Also, fact-based statistics about issues such as federal deficit, trade with China, value of the dollar, immigration, etc. Not the place for partisan vitriol but a place to share information and opinions PhD - Psychotherapy Ohio State Former Lake Forest California Mayor Jim Gardner In 2017 Gardner was voted Mayor of Lake Forest California Josh Abner MBA - Financial Services "Makes Businesses And Individuals Money" https://linktr.ee/esbcpodcastnetwork PHD Gardner brings a wealth of experience to the Podcast. He has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and worked as a Therapist as well as a Professor. He also owned and managed his own software development company, Internet marketing company, and served as a Management Consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Jim Gardner is... - President, Lake Forest Beach & Tennis Club HOA. - Member, Lake Forest Community Council. - Graduate, Lake Forest Leadership Academy. - Graduate, Lake Forest Emergency Preparedness Academy. - Member, Lake Forest Parade Committee. - City Leader, South County Animal Shelter Coalition. - Director, Friends of Lake Forest Animals. - Adviser and Fund Raiser, Breast Cancer Solutions. - Author of 100 professional articles, 6 books, and 6 software programs. - Former University Professor and Department Head. - Former Executive Director, Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. - Former Treasurer and President Versailles HOA. - Former Treasurer and President Woodside Village HOA. He has lived and worked in Australia, Africa, and Brazil, and in the US he lived and worked in New York, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He has been in California since 1980. Dr. Gardner is the author of 6 books and more than 100 articles in major professional journals. He is a member of Psi Chi (National Honor Society) and a Fellow of the American Association on Developmental Disabilities and the Australian Psychological Society. Among his many awards and honors he was named a Top 100 innovator in the PC field by MicroTimes and was Outstanding Young Man by the Columbus Jaycees. Dr. Gardner served on the editorial boards of more than a dozen professional journals, including Computers in Human Services, Mental Retardation, Analysis and Intervention, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Clinical Psychologist, and Professional Psychology. Since 2003 Dr. Gardner and his wife have maintained a 3000 acre rainforest along the Atlantic coast about 2 hours south of Salvador Brazil. Here they grow several endangered trees, including the Pau Brazil tree, the only tree whose wood is used to make high quality musical bows. Their efforts have resulted in the largest single collection of Pau Brazil trees in the world - a precious resource for future generations. You can view their efforts to preserve the rainforest by visiting The Gaia Way In addition, Dr. Gardner continues as a supporting member of Breast Cancer Solutions, a California based group that provides financial assistance to people who are unable to pay their rent as a result of the onset of cancer and the problems associated with cancer treatment. Through his grant writing and fund raising efforts he has helped generate more than $1,000,000 that has been used to improve the quality of life of hundreds of families. You can view the activities of this very important organization at BC Solutions. In 2005 Dr. Gardner went to rescue animals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. d his work there has been described in the recent book Rescued by Linda and Allen Anderson and on the Muttshack website. https://today.uic.edu/police-corruption-enabled-by-blue-code-of-silence

Lisa Cukier shares on Wealth and Marital Conversations in Enterprising Families. About: LISA M. CUKIER is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. Her practice includes divorce & custody, trust litigation, will contests, fiduciary litigation, mental health and addiction related legal interventions, elder law, guardianship and conservatorship litigation, probate litigation, parentage issues, adoption, family law impacted by mental health issues and divorce impacted by family trusts and family business, blended family planning and litigation, LGBTQ family planning and litigation, grandparents visitation matters, and elder financial exploitation. Previously, Ms. Cukier was assistant general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Department of Mental Retardation (now DDS). As Special Assistant Attorney General at DMR, she prosecuted disabled person abuse cases for the Disabled Persons Protection Commission. She is a past president of the Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court, and presently a member of the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, the Boston Estate Planning Council, the Probate & Family Inn of Court, the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem. Ms. Cukier has been recognized with the Best Lawyers designation from 2010 – 2020, the SuperLawyers designation from 2005-2020, the Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award in 2005, a National Law Journal Trailblazer in 2017, the Women Worth Watching recognition in 2018, Top Women of Law in 2019, and sits on the WBA Women Leaders Initiative as of 2020. Ms. Cukier is a graduate of Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Cukier is raising her two children in Weston MA (November 2020)

Dr H. Jean Wright ll is a highly experienced, professionally trained Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in the city of Philadelphia, PA. The seasoned psychologist of more than seventeen years currently serves as an administrator for the city and Adjunct Professor, Temple University Department of Psychology. Dr. Wright leads the city's cross-system collaboration initiative, working with criminal justice stakeholders within the adult criminal justice system to enhance the delivery of behavioral health services for people in recovery involved in the justice system. With the assistance of a dynamic team, Dr. Wright was able to usher in a more cohesive relationship between the Department of Behavioral Health and Justice Partners. As a result, the lines of communication improved, as well as the efficiency, and provided a wide range of opportunities for citizens returning from incarceration. Prior to his current responsibilities; Dr. Wright served as Associate Director of Clinical Management for the city's non-profit managed care organization, where he had the awesome responsibility of overseeing clinical care managers and staff stationed at Family Court. Dr. Wright also served as Clinical Director of the Juvenile Justice initiative, within the Philadelphia Behavioral Health System and Program Director for city's Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) initiative, which is one of Philadelphia's signature public health education initiatives. Before coming to Philadelphia; Dr. Wright served as a clinical and forensic psychologist in the State of Ohio's Rehabilitation and Correction System, maintained a caseload in private practice, and adjunct professor at Wilberforce University, the oldest historically black college in the United States. Dr. Wright has actively participated on several boards including The Mayor's Task Force on Reintegration, The Mayor's Advisory Task Force on Gaming, The Philadelphia Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, The American Bar Association Barriers Project, and Youthville USA, Inc. Board of Directors, where he was Clinical Director of Therapeutic Foster Care Group Homes, in Raleigh, NC. Currently, he is a member of the American Psychological Association serving on Division 41, American Psychology-Law and Society Continuing Education committee, as well as a member of Division 36, Society for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Using his extensive knowledge from years of experience, Dr. Wright has contributed to psychological research and literature with several papers and articles focusing on people of color and the effects of depression and anxiety. He has written several articles published in journals, educational newsletters, and faith-based magazines, including The Education Highway, Healthy Horizons, The Pacific Press, and The Lake Union Herald, where his contribution focused on the connection between psychology, faith, and spirituality. Dr. Wright recently completed a book: Find Strength In Your Struggle: Discover The Miracle In You, which highlights his concept of “spiritual depression” and how it impacts the spiritual core of people from all walks of life. He also spends considerable time conducting seminars, workshops, and trainings on a variety of topics related to behavioral health and wellness, public health education, and trauma-informed care, for a diverse group of clientele, including law enforcement, rehabilitation and correction, academic institutions, Judicial Appointees, faith-based organizations, and community service agencies providing behavioral health resources and support to people in recovery in the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania and throughout the United States.

Jason and Dina trade stories about family dinners, finding a life balance during a pandemic, and recognizing the struggle with sleep disorders. Jason Birnbaum has had an ever-evolving career path: he was a PhD candidate in psychology/sleep disorders, with a dozen years of experience treating sleep/wake disorders through Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). He also taught psychology at Brooklyn College and was a fellow at the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. He then went onto become a television and film producer for 10 years, and is now selling life insurance when he's not exploring his inner chef. Feel free to reach out to Jason at https://www.facebook.com/jmbirnbaum and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmbirnbaum/. If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with others! You can also submit listener feedback or request to be a guest on a future episode by completing this form: https://forms.gle/7UZ2kEPDHjBgLhRU9. Help support this podcast for as little as $0.99/month: https://anchor.fm/dishwithdina/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dishwithdina/support

Dr. William H. Reid is board-certified in general and forensic psychiatry, a professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the University of Texas Dell Medical School.  He is a former medical director of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and a past president of both the American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law, and the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications and abstracts, and 16 professional books and he consults nationally. He graduated with a BA in psychology and MD from the University of Minnesota. He did his psychiatric residency at the University of California, Davis, with a pause to serve in the military, and afterwards, obtained a Master’s in Public Health from UC Berkley. Dr. Reid is a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Physicians, and he is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a longtime advocate for patients and for good mental health and developmental disabilities care. He’s especially concerned with improving recognition, assessment, protection, treatment and management of suicidal patients. In his forensic practice, spanning 40+ years, he has worked in at least 35 US states and internationally—including adult civil and criminal matters, for both plaintiffs/prosecutors and defendants, and sometimes for judges themselves. Many of those cases have involved “mass” killings, filicides, and suicide in the context of malpractice lawsuits. In this episode we discussed “forensic psychiatry 101” in general, to set the context for better understanding his work, and in particular, we will discuss his latest book, A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings. We have known each other for likely two decades and even co-authored a little here-and-there together, and in this episode chat about an overview or “101” of forensic psychiatry, including the M’Naghten Rule and how it came about, NGRI and how insanity is a legal not psychiatric  term, the concept of guilty but insane, the forensic unit of Elgin State Hospital and getting patients fit to stand trial and mental health court, infanticide and that in England the maximum charge is manslaughter if withing 12 months post-partum but it’s the most common charge those in our maximum security state hospital for women in Illinois, that Kansas, Montana and Utah have abolished the insanity defense, and more. Bill’s latest book, A Dark Night in Aurora, has been described by Daniel Patinkin, author of The Trigger: Narratives of the American Shooter said about your book, "Stunning, scrupulous, and relentlessly gripping . . . a triumphant work of investigative nonfiction . . . Reid is brilliant—as deft a storyteller as he is a scientific communicator." New York Times Best Selling author, Robert Kolker, said “anyone searching for insight into our nation’s crisis of mass shootings should start here.” Bill had a very rare and broad level of access to James Holmes—he was the only psychiatrist allowed to video interviews, he worked with the case for over a year, reviewed 75,000 pages of material and hundreds of CDs and DVDs, interviewed dozens of witnesses and other sources, and he spent over 23 hours interviewing Holmes himself on video. He shares how he got involved with the case, and we do a deep dive in to all aspects of the case, his work, and the book and what spurred him to write it. I’m not going give any spoilers as to his perspective on James, but do check out the episode to learn what Bill’s perspectives are in terms of the trial verdicts and follow-up. Bill also is a bit of a polymath in living his life in full. He’s also working on a children’s book and one on firearms with his brother—but not children and firearms(!). He also composes and performs music, and four of his five Bill Reid and The Fewer Sorrows Band albums have been on Grammy ballots in various categories. He has also written a symphony that is still under wraps. This episode is not to be missed with such an amazing person, professional and friend.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.30.228874v1?rss=1 Authors: Kalmbach, B., Brager, D. H. Abstract: Axo-somatic K+ channels control action potential output in part by acting in concert with voltage-gated Na+ channels to set action potential threshold. Slowly inactivating, D-type K+ channels are enriched at the axo-somatic region of cortical pyramidal neurons of the prefrontal cortex where they regulate action potential firing. We previously demonstrated that D-type K+ channels are down regulated in extratelencephalic-projecting L5 neurons (ET) in the prefrontal cortex of the fmr1 knockout mouse model of Fragile X syndrome (FX mice), resulting in a hyperpolarized action potential threshold. To test whether K+ channel alterations are regulated in a cell autonomous manner in FXS, we used a viral-mediated approach to restore expression of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) in a small population of prefrontal neurons in male FX mice. Outside-out voltage clamp recordings revealed a higher D-type K+ conductance in FMRP-positive ET neurons compared to nearby FMRP-negative ET neurons. FMRP did not affect either rapidly inactivating A-type or non-inactivating K+ conductance. ET neuron patches recorded with FMRP1-298, a truncated form of FMRP which lacks mRNA binding domains, included in the pipette solution had larger D-type K+ conductance compared to heat-inactivated controls. Viral expression of FMRP in FX mice depolarized action potential threshold to near wild type levels in ET neurons. These results suggest that FMRP influences the excitability of ET neurons in the mPFC by regulating somatic D-type K+ channels in a cell autonomous, protein-protein dependent manner. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Welcome to episode 185 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Peyman Raoofi to the podcast. In this episode Dr. Raoofi speaks with me about the Madonna and whore complex, its complexities for relationships, how we can learn to adjust our own behaviors and learning to see your partner in a different light.     Dr. Peyman Raoofi, licensed clinical psychologist in California, holds a Doctorate and Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, Northridge with Summa Cum Laude Honors.     He is currently working in his own private practice with individuals, couples and families. In addition Dr. Raoofi is contracted with multiple Long Term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes as consultant psychologist.     He has many years of experience working with children on the spectrum of Autism/Asperger, and Mental Retardation. Throughout his trainings for intense psychosocial interventions he has been trained for ABA methodologies and DTT program in treating children with challenging behaviors. He has trainings from Johns Hopkins University and Yale University on science of well-being and health psychology. In addition Dr. Raoofi has worked as a social worker with geriatric population at an Adult Day Health Care Center.     UNICEF, Relief International and Human Rights Council are other organizations that Dr. Raoofi has been actively involved to help disadvantaged children on a global level. He is a lifetime member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Golden Key International Honor Society, recipient of Gold honor of the US President’s Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush and President Obama's Call to Service Award. He also has been recognized as an Honorary Ambassador by UNICEF and recognized as a Mental Health Hero by Chicago School of Psychology.      Dr. Raoofi is currently serving on the Boards of Iranian Psychological Association of America (IPAA), Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) and Profamily Group.     Dr. Raoofi is an International speaker and has been a guest speaker in many universities including MIT, UCLA, Cal State Los Angeles, Chicago School of Psychology, California School of Psychology, Pepperdine University and Sharif University. He has been a guest on multiple TV and Radio shows such as Voice of America, BBC, Spectrum News, Radio Hamrah, and KIRN 670AM.    In this episode, you will hear:     What is the Madonna and whore complex?  How cultures can affect this issue   The way in which more male dominated cultures are more affected   Overcoming seeing your partner as a sexual being as well as mother, carer etc   Can this complex be cured?   Understanding the importance of not solely focusing on one role, E.G Being a father   Knowing it’s okay to indulge in sexual exchange and selfishness with your partner  Paying attention to your own patterns and learning to adjust   Learning to see your partner in a different light         101 Ways to Keep Your Relationship Hot:  http://www.sexologypodcast.com/subscribe    Find Dr. Peyman Raoofi online:  http://www.raoofi.com     Find Dr. Moali online:    http://www.sexologypodcast.com    Find me on social media:    https://www.instagram.com/oasis2care   https://www.facebook.com/oasis2care       If you are interested in booking a video counselling session with Dr. Moali:  https://oasis2care.com/contact-nazanin-moali-psychologist      Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio 

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.06.190421v1?rss=1 Authors: Huebschman, J. L., Davis, M. C., Pensa, C. T., Guo, Y., Smith, L. N. Abstract: The fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), an RNA-binding protein, regulates cocaine-induced neuronal plasticity and is critical for the normal development of drug-induced locomotor sensitization, as well as reward-related learning in the conditioned place preference assay. However, it is unknown whether FMRP impacts behaviors that are used to more closely model substance use disorders. Utilizing an intravenous cocaine self-administration (IVSA) assay in Fmr1 knockout (KO) and wild type (WT) littermate mice, we find that, despite normal acquisition and extinction learning, Fmr1 KO mice fail to make a normal upward shift in responding during dose-response testing. Later, with access to the original acquisition dose under increasing schedules of reinforcement (FR1, FR3, FR5), Fmr1 KO mice earn significantly fewer cocaine infusions than WT mice. Importantly, operant conditioning with a palatable food reinforcer does not show similar deficits, indicating that our results do not stem from broad learning or reward-related deficits in Fmr1 KO mice. Additionally, we find an FMRP target, the activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc), to be significantly reduced in Fmr1 KO mouse synaptic fractions from the nucleus accumbens following cocaine IVSA. Overall, our findings suggest that FMRP facilitates adjustments in drug self-administration behavior that generally serve to preserve reinforcement level, and combined with our similar IVSA findings in Arc KO mice, suggest Arc as a target of FMRP to investigate in behavioral shifts that occur when drug availability is altered. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Given the preponderance of evidence that early intervention leads to better outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder, isn’t it important to identify these children as early as possible? This week we review research in identifying early indicators of ASD in children, charting the course from preschool, to first-birthday parties, to TV-watching infants. It’s the most adorable-sounding research we’ve ever discussed. Articles discussed this episode: Osterling, J. & Dawson, G. (1994). Early recognition of children with autism: A study of first birthday home videotapes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24, 247-257. doi: 10.1007/BF02172225 Jones, W. & Klin, A. (2013). Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2-6 month-olds later diagnosed with autism. Nature, 504, 427-431. doi: 10.1038/nature12715 Sallows, G.O. & Graupner, T.D. (2005) Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: Four-year outcome and predictors. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 417-438. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2 Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Rogers, T., Brian, J., & Szatmari, P. (2005). Behavioral manifestations of autism in the first year of life. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 23, 143-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.05.001 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

So, you probably aren’t planning on going on any exciting vacations this summer, for some reason. Why not take a trip to podcast-land, first stop, ABA Inside Track. We’ll be here and so will many fabulous visiting guests (in vocal form) like Dr. Bryon Wine and like Cat Jackson and Adrienne Bradley from Black Applied Behavior Analysts. Why not throw on your swimsuit, grab a burger, slather on some sunscreen, and get ready for a series of June episodes that might almost help you forget that you had to cancel your Disney World trip. Articles for June 2020 Staff Turnover w/ Dr. Bryon Wine Wine, B., Chen, T., & Brewer, A. (2019). An examination of reward probability and delivery delays on employee performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 39, 179-193. doi: 10.1080/01608061.2019.1666776 Curry, S.M., Gravina, N.E., Sleiman, A.A., & Richard, E. (2019). The effects of engaging in rapport-building behaviors on productivity and discretionary effort. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 39, 213-226. doi: 10.1080/01608061.2019.1667940 Wine, B., Osborne, M.R., & Newcomb, E.T. (2020). On turnover in human services. Behavior Analysis in Practice, published online January 6, 2020. doi: 10/1007/s40617-019-00399-6   Early Indicators of Autism Osterling, J. & Dawson, G. (1994). Early recognition of children with autism: A study of first birthday home videotapes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24, 247-257. doi: 10.1007/BF02172225 Jones, W. & Klin, A. (2013). Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2-6 month-olds later diagnosed with autism. Nature, 504, 427-431. doi: 10.1038/nature12715 Sallows, G.O. & Graupner, T.D. (2005) Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: Four-year outcome and predictors. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 417-438. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2 Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Rogers, T., Brian, J., & Szatmari, P. (2005). Behavioral manifestations of autism in the first year of life. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 23, 143-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.05.001   Diversity and Inclusion w/ Cat Jackson + Adrienne Bradley Hook, J.N. & Watkins Jr., C.E. (2015). Cultural humility: The cornerstone of positive contact with culturally different individuals and groups? American Psychologist, 70, 661-662. doi: 10.1037/a0038965 Rangarajan, N. & Black, T. (2007). Exploring organizational barriers to diversity. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 27, 249-263. doi: 10.1177/0734371X06296203 Rosenberg, N.E. & Schwartz, I.S. (2019). Guidance or compliance: What makes an ethical behavior analyst? Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 473-482. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00287-5

Hoje vamos falar um pouquinho sobre a história do autismo e sobre os primeiros estudos que demonstraram a eficácia da intervenção ABA. Referências Linstead, E., Dixon, D. R., Hong, E., Burns, C. O., French, R., Novack, M. N., & Granpeesheh, D. (2017). An evaluation of the effects of intensity and duration on outcomes across treatment domains for children with autism spectrum disorder. Translational Psychiatry, 7(9), e1234-e1234. doi:10.1038/tp.2017.207 Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55(1), 3-9. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.55.1.3 McEachin, J. J., Smith, T., & Lovaas, O. I. (1993). Long-term outcome for children with autism who received early intensive behavioral treatment. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 97(4), 359–372. Wolff, S. (2004). The history of autism. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 13(4), 201-208. doi:10.1007/s00787-004-0363-5

There is Ability in Disability. Diana Wicks shares her courage and her story with Host Jo Anne White in this episode of Power Your Life! Diana Wicks inspires us with her story and her strength. A survivor of a TBI and now lupus, her determination and upbeat attitude are contagious. Diana is a spokesperson for people with traumatic brain injuries and for veterans. She has also worked with the Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in Springfield, Ohio sharing optimism and the will to not be defeated regardless of our circumstances.

If you thought behavior assessment was hard, how much harder does it get when you add in the challenges of working with individuals from a different cultural background? We pose the question to special guest Dr. Liz Hughes-Fong and find out just how much more we have to learn about improving our cultural competence. Articles discussed this episode: Mandell, D.S. & Novak, M. (2005). The role of culture in families’ treatment decisions for children with autism spectrum disorders. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 11, 110-115. doi:10.1002/mrdd.20061 Salend, S.J. & Taylor, L.S. (2002). Cultural perspectives: Missing pieces in the functional assessment process. Intervention in School and Clinic, 38, 104-112. doi: 10.1177/10534512020380020601 Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Seiden, D.Y., Lam, K.N. (1996). The culturally informed functional assessment (CIFA) interview: A strategy for cross-cultural behavioral practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 3, 215-233. doi: 10.1016/S1077-7229(96)80015-0 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

Image credit: Justin Lincoln   Trying to piece together the actual special education process from the implementing federal regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a lot like trying to create origami from paper shredder cuttings. However, it's been done and, when laid out in proper order, the special education process totally makes sense.   When followed as intended, the special education regulations are a marriage of law and science. It is further assumed that procedural compliance with the regulations is likely to result in the provision of the Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) promised to each special education student by the IDEA. The specific language comes from what is known in special education circles as "The Rowley Decision," which specifically states, "the Act's emphasis on procedural safeguards demonstrates the legislative conviction that adequate compliance with prescribed procedures will in most cases assure much, if not all, of what Congress wished in the way of substantive content in an IEP. "   In order to understand why the regulations require the things in special education they do, it helps to first understand the history of the language in the regulations. Prior to Congress enacting the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) in 1975, which ultimately became the IDEA during a later reauthorization, there were no laws that specifically promised any kind of education to children with special needs.   Prior to the EAHCA, children with disabilities were routinely denied enrollment into the public schools. In the beginning, it was an accomplishment just to get a public school to open its doors to a child with special needs, and there was nothing that made it mandatory to educate the child according to any particular standards once the doors had been opened.   Then, in 1971, disability advocates took the matter of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the U.S. District Court. The settlement and resulting consent decree produced much of the language that is now found in the implementing regulations of the IDEA, particularly with respect to FAPE and individualized educational program development.   In PARC v. Pennsylvania, a class of individuals who all had intellectual disabilities (IDs), which at the time were described as "mental retardation," were being denied access to public school on the basis of their diagnosed "mental retardation." They were either languishing without any education or receiving privately funded education at their parents' personal expense. PARC filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of itself and the child members of the class, sued for injunctive relief, settled with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and obtained a consent decree overseen by the U.S. District Court, which it later enforced through the Courts to compel Pennsylvania to enroll children with IDs into its public schools and provide them with appropriate programs.   Quoting page 8 of the May 5, 1972 Opinion, Order and Injunction from PARC v. Pennsylvania, "The lengthy Consent Agreement concludes by stating that '[every] retarded person between the ages of six and twenty-one shall be provided access to a free public program of education and training appropriate to his capacities as soon as possible but in no event later than September 1, 1972 ...' To implement the agreed upon relief and assure that it would be extended to all members of this class, Dennis E. Haggerty, Esq., a distinguished member of the Pennsylvania Bar who has devoted much of his energy to the welfare of retarded children, and Dr. Herbert Goldstein, an eminent expert in the education of retarded children who is Professor and Director of the Curriculum Research and Development Center in Mental Retardation at the Ferkaus Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yeshiva University, were appointed Masters at the expense of the Commonwealth ... Next, the Consent Agreement charges defendants with the duty within 30 days, to formulate and submit to the Masters a plan to locate, evaluate and give notice to all members of the plaintiff class ... Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the Agreement states that: 'The defendants shall formulate and submit to the Masters for their approval a plan to be effectuated by September 1, 1972, to commence or recommence a free public program of education and training for all mentally retarded persons . . . aged between four and twenty-one years as of the date of this Order, and for all mentally retarded persons of such ages hereafter. The plan shall specify the range of programs of education and training, there [sic] kind and number, necessary to provide an appropriate program of education and training to all mentally retarded children, where they shall be conducted, arrangements for their financing, and, if additional teachers are found to be necessary, the plan shall specify recruitment, hiring, and training arrangements.'" [emphasis added; internal citations omitted]   Here, we see the language of FAPE (34 CFR Sec. 300.17), the marriage of law and science in the creation of the program design, the precursor to the federal "child find" requirements (34 CFR Sec. 300.111), and language that effectively describes creating what amounts to an IEP. PARC v. Pennsylvania laid the foundation for what ultimately became the IDEA, which specifically mandates that the peer-reviewed research be applied to the delivery of special education to the degree it's practicable to do so (34 CFR Sec. 300.320(a)(4)).   The appointment of the masters in PARC v. Pennsylvania is important to note because it marks from the outset the need to combine the efforts of legal professionals and psychologists to come up with evidence-based approaches to special education instruction that conform with the regulations. While there have been many efforts over the years by those of a particular ilk within the public education system to minimize the science and place undue emphasis on legal maneuvering, they have never been successful at eliminating the science.   Now, we are seeing the courts rely more and more on the dry, neutral facts of science rather than the hysterical budget shielding that typically goes on in special education. As more and more people become more fluent with using math and science in everyday life, the public is increasingly expecting to see science rather than politics in the delivery of public instruction.   It has always been the intent of the applicable law to use the applicable science in the delivery of special education. The arguments for relying on facts and evidence in designing and implementing IEPs are too compelling to be overcome by cronyistic politics altogether. Politically speaking, the science has never carried as much weight in special education as it does now, which is tragic in that it's taken this long but it's also inevitable. The truth is the truth and no amount of political spinning changes what a child's unique learning needs actually are or what research has proven actually works.   So, that being the case, when we look at the logical flow of how an IEP is supposed to go together, it's important to understand how the law and science become inextricably intertwined as the IEP process goes forward. To start, a child cannot be found eligible for special education without first being assessed. Assessment determines if the child has a qualifying disability and, if so, what to do about it.   Competent special education assessment is a highly scientific process. People with special credentials and licenses are brought in to collect expert data, analyze it, and provide expert opinions to the IEP team as to why a child is struggling in school and what can be done about it. This process can become compromised by internal public education agency politics, however. See our previous blog post, "The Basics of Special Education Assessments," for more information about this step of the process.   In an ideal world, a child's initial assessment for special education is thorough and competent. It measures all of the student's unique learning needs and assesses in all areas of suspected disability. The data it produces is then used with input from teachers and parents to create an IEP, presuming the child is eligible for an IEP. This is where things can get really messy.   There are two ways things can go badly at this stage:   The assessments were poorly done and now there isn't good data to inform the development of the IEP, or The assessment data is fine but the IEP offered to the student doesn't match what the assessment data says the student needs   Parents need to understand what is supposed to happen at this stage of the process or they can be quickly bamboozled by seasoned bureaucrats with their own agendas. The information gathered by the IEP team about the student's learning strengths and needs is supposed to result in measurable annual goals that describe what the IEP is supposed to make happen in each area of unique learning need.   Where things often break down is in translating all of the baseline data into measurable annual goals that target appropriate learning outcomes in every single area of unique learning need. That's a tall order. It's one thing to measure what already is, but it's another thing to use that data to project where things should be in a year.   IEP teams often struggle to identify all the areas in which goals are needed, much less write the goals they come up with in a measurable manner. In my experience, the average special education professional would fail the 4th grade under the Common Core if their IEP goal-writing skills were used to measure their abilities to apply math and science to solving everyday problems.   A lot of the guidance given to special education professionals during the 1980s and 1990s about IEP goal-writing was a bunch of preemptive legal defense hooey that was utterly devoid of any kind of valid science or math. These approaches provided teachers with formulas and supposed hacks that they usually didn't understand and usually used incorrectly in the field.   There was no sincere effort that I ever observed back in the day to teach special education professionals the technical nuts and bolts of goal-writing, and I still assert now that the training being done is grossly inadequate. A half-day workshop for continuing education units is usually about it for most special ed staffs, and most of what such a workshop instructs is usually garbage.   These are the workshops that taught teachers to write the measurement for every goal as "... with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials ..." even if it makes no sense. For example, it's highly inappropriate when used here: "By [annual due date], [Student] will cross the street safely with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials as measured by observation."   First, try to make the math work, which you can't. Then ask yourself what an 80% accuracy rate of crossing the street safely must look like, however it might be calculated, and whether it could possibly be educationally appropriate. It's supposed to be a free and appropriate public education and there's nothing appropriate about being run over in the street like a bug as a result of participating in publicly funded instruction.   My brief advice to school district administrators is to not let your attorneys develop your employee training for any aspect of special education that requires scientific rigor. And, unless you are qualified yourself in the applicable sciences, if you are an administrator, don't think of developing that training yourself, either. Use actual experts; don't be a chump.   Doing sound assessments only to toss the science and math out the window when it comes time to write the IEP makes no sense whatsoever. But, there is a political game that sometimes get played with parents in which public education agencies will deliver a decent assessment, but then offer a garbage IEP and act like the garbage IEP is what the data and law say the agency can do for the student. It's a lie.   In reality, the IEP is based on how much the education agency is willing to spend on the student, but the agency's administrators can't admit that, so they try to run a con on the parents in which they use valid assessment data to argue for a garbage IEP. They're effectively gaslighting the parents because the data doesn't support the IEP at all, but the parents are usually too confused to understand what is really happening and just let it go, thereby allowing the education agency to get away with shortchanging a kid.   The parents get an assessment report that describes their kid, but then they get offered an IEP that is weak relative to the kid's actual needs and they figure that's the most the schools must be able to do for them. In truth, their kid is getting robbed. If the IEP doesn't match the assessment data, something is really wrong. This can be particularly the case with IEP goals.   The data can make clear what the areas are in which goals are needed, but then only a few goals get put into the IEP by school personnel. This is a problem because the services that are offered to a special education student are supposed to be driven by what is necessary to meet the goals. If you don't have goals in each area of need, there's nothing to compel all of the services that are needed. Missing goals mean missing services. Schools that want to prevent spending on services can accomplish this by leaving goals out of IEPs.   Goals describe what the IEP is supposed to make happen. Services describe what it takes to meet the goals. This includes service frequency, duration, and location. For example, a student may receive 30 minutes per week of individual speech/language services to address their communication goals.   Accommodations are tools and strategies that make access to the grade-level content possible for a child with special needs. They are not the same things as modifications. Modifications actually change the learning expectations for the student to something less rigorous than the grade-level standards so that the instruction is accessible to the student.   For example, the accommodation of being able to dictate one's answers rather than write them down doesn't change the nature of the material being studied or the questions that have to be answered. The only thing that changes is how the response is produced, but a grade-level response is still expected.   In another example by contrast, a student with developmental delays may participate part of the time in general education math where students are calculating the hypotenuses of triangles, but the work is modified to cutting out different sized triangles for the student with developmental delays. In this example, the instruction has been scaffolded towards the grade-level expectations by modifying it to the student's level of learning.   Before one can understand what a hypotenuse is, one must first understand what a triangle is, so instruction on triangles in general lays a foundation for the eventual instruction of the calculation of hypotenuses. Scaffolding towards the grade level standards and developmental norms is a critical method used in special education as per the peer-reviewed research to adapt the instruction to learners who cannot perform at grade level because of their disabilities. There still has to be a way to measure their learning and push them as close to grade level as possible.   Once goals, services, and accommodations are identified, the IEP team then determines the student's educational placement. This is usually not a specific classroom or campus; it's the type of classroom and/or campus required. Placement is decided at the end of the process because it is impossible to know where is the best place to deliver the services and accommodations such that the goals are met if the goals haven't been written and services and accommodations haven't yet been determined.   In addition to these critical steps, an IEP can also include an Individualized Transition Plan (ITP), which is basically a plan within a plan that describes what will be done for a teenager or young adult with an IEP to prepare them for life after high school. Students exit special education either by graduating with a regular diploma or aging out, usually at age 21 or 22, The ITP is supposed to be the driving force of their IEPs from at least age 16 forward, though nothing prevents IEP teams from starting younger.   Another component that an IEP may include is some kind of Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). They can go by a variety of names, but they're all basically the same thing, and usually loosely based on Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). This is another science that gets grossly watered down in special education, sometimes to the point of becoming ineffective if not harmful.   Good ABA is a wonderful thing, but there are way too many programs operating these days that are "ABA-based," meaning they aren't fully adhering to the science and only have borrowed those parts from it that they find most easy to use. They take a fluid science, try to turn it into something formulaic, and ruin the whole damn thing. It's right up there with crossing the street safely with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials.   To be clear, when I talk about ABA in this blog/podcast, I'm talking about the actual science, not some hokey fly-by-night scam trying to take advantage of the autism community. I have plenty of colleagues who operate completely legitimate, scientifically rigorous ABA programs that save and change lives for the better, and they are just as disgusted as I am by the charlatans ruining the good name of a credible science for the sake of making a buck off of autism. These charlatans who have corrupted the legitimate science are the ones with whom the autism community takes such issue when they complain about ABA.   There is no way to have a conversation about the IEP process and the degree to which science plays a role in it without discussing ABA. ABA is the most reliable method of data collection currently used in special education, even when not done that well. This is because the field is dominated with people teaching their students to cross the street safely with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials as measured by observation. Even shoddily done ABA-type data collection is usually better than that.   It's my argument that, if the science has to be applied to the degree it's practicable to do so, and ABA-type data collection is the most reliable, then IEP goals should be based on ABA-type data collection methods. If IEP goals were actually written according to scientific method like they were supposed to have been from the start, we would naturally default to ABA-type methods of data collection because that's the only thing that will work.   This becomes particularly important for IEPs with BIPs. Real ABA, not the half-baked version that is peddled by some agencies, should be used to develop measurable annual goals and any BIP in an IEP. This will allow for legitimate measurement of actual progress. Here, it's not exactly about the instructional approaches of ABA so much as how to accurately measure learning. By using ABA-based teaching and measuring approaches, it's a lot easier to tell if a student is actually learning anything or not, which is the whole point of measurable annual goals and measurable BIP criteria.   When you understand that there is a logical order to the sequence of the special education process that the law describes from what it has taken from science, the parts of an IEP start to make more sense. An IEP is not an arbitrary document. It's an enforceable contract that describes what a public education agency is supposed to do to tailor the instruction to a student with special needs. It includes what it includes for logical reasons.   Congress organized how IEPs are supposed to go together based on the advice of attorneys and psychologists who worked very hard to come with with a marriage of law and science that will work so long as the public education system pays equal attention to both the science and the law. There needs to be more training for professionals in the special education community as to the scientific origins of IEP design and the scientific rigor actually necessary to deliver special education according to Congress' intent.   Parents need to understand the importance of the science, as well. They are the most important members of any IEP team and if they don't understand what the data means, they can't give informed consent to anything.   Parent education is a related service that can be added to an IEP to help the parents understand their child's special needs as well as help them better participate in the IEP process (34 CFR Sec. 300.34(a)). If you feel as a parent like you don't have enough information to be an equal member of the IEP team, it's your right to request parent training as a related service so that your rights to meaningful parent participation in the IEP process and informed consent are honored.

Pay attention, because we’re only telling you once. This November, we’re thankful for all of our awesome guests! First, Dr. Liz Hughes-Fong joins us to share all of her knowledge on developing cultural competence in the area of assessment. Then, Dr. Darren Sush calls in to judge our ethical answers to his ethical scenarios for almost 2 HOURS!! Finally, we take it easy with a review of research all about attending. What are you thankful for in behavior analysis? Articles for November 2019 Culturally Competent Assessment w/ Dr. Elizabeth Hughes-Fong Mandell, D.S. & Novak, M. (2005). The role of culture in families’ treatment decisions for children with autism spectrum disorders. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 11, 110-115. doi:10.1002/mrdd.20061 Salend, S.J. & Taylor, L.S. (2002). Cultural perspectives: Missing pieces in the functional assessment process. Intervention in School and Clinic, 38, 104-112. doi: 10.1177/10534512020380020601 Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Seiden, D.Y., Lam, K.N. (1996). The culturally informed functional assessment (CIFA) interview: A strategy for cross-cultural behavioral practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 3, 215-233. doi: 10.1016/S1077-7229(96)80015-0   Ethics Mailbag w/ Dr. Darren Sush Sush, D.J. & Najdowski, A.C. (2019). A workbook of ethical case scenarios in applied behavior analysis. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.   Attending Broden, M., Bruce, C., Mitchell, M.A., Carter, V., & Hall, R.V. (1970). Effects of teacher attention on attending behavior of two boys at adjacent desks. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 3, 205-211. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1970.3-199. Walpole, C.W., Roscoe, E.M., & Dube, W.V. (2007). Use of a differential observing response to expand restricted stimulus control. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 707-712. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2007.707-712 Holifield, C., Goodman, J., Hazelkorn, M., & Heflin, L.J. (2010). Using self-monitoring to increase attending to task and academic accuracy in children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 25, 230-238. doi: 10.1177/1088357610380137  

Fredrick W. Erlich is a founder and CEO of Living Resources, a not-for-profit health and human services agency has helped over 5,000 people with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder and brain injuries throughout the Capital Region of New York State. Earlier in his career he served as Assistant Director for Program Development for the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and Executive Director for the NYS Chapter of National Society for Autistic Children. Mr. Erlich holds a bachelor's degree in political science, masters in Social Welfare, and Masters in Business Administration from the State University at Albany. He was named as a Distinguished Alumni. He served as an adjunct professor at the School of Business to teach human resource and organizational management classes. Among the list of awards received, he is most proud of: • 2019 Annual Elder Law Forum Panelist, June 2019 • The 2019 Champion of Character Award for Business and Community Leadership, The Academy for Character Education • Anschel Weiss Community Builder Award – Jewish Family Services NENY • The 2016 Excellence in Public Service Award from the University at Albany Alumni Association • The 2011 Tech Valley Chamber of Commerce Not-for-Profit Agency of the Year for a service with more than 75 employees from the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce • The “2010 Achievement Award” as the best not-for-profit of the year from the Business Review • The “Leadership Award in Promoting Employment” from the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities • The Hudson Valley Community College “Lifetime Achievement” Award • The Bishop Hubbard Award for promoting and creating services for people with disabilities • The “Civic Leadership Award” from the Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges • The “Ed Roberts Advocacy Award” from the Center for Independence of the Capital Region • The “Visionary in the Field of Aging and Disabilities Award” from the Capital Area Consortium on Aging and Disabilities

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed.  This is the Disability Report for March 2019. JUSTICE:   March 1st is known within the disability community as the Disability Day of Mourning. It is the day when the disability community comes together to remember the victims of filicide – people with disabilities who were murdered by their family members. Vigils are held on March 1st in cities around the world. Recognized since 2012, the vigils have been supported by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT, Not Dead Yet, the National Council on Independent Living, the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund and other disability rights organizations. In March 2017, the Ruderman Foundation issued a report that provided more concrete numbers to the number of people with disabilities murdered by their caregivers. They documented more than 200 deaths from 2011 to 2015. And of course, that is only those that merited media attention. There currently is no way to capture all of these murders based on disability. And perhaps what is more disturbing is the public perception and media focus on the killer rather than on the victim. It is seen as a “mercy” or as “ending suffering” or an “overwhelmed caregiver” in fact blaming the victim for their own death. One person with disabilities is killed by a parent or caregiver each week and the Disability Day of Mourning is a recognition of those lives taken, and lives forgotten as worth less than those of able bodied. On Media Coverage of Murder of People with Disabilities by their Caregivers - https://issuu.com/rudermanfoundation/docs/murders_by_caregivers_wp_final_fina   DEFINITIONS: Words matter. We know this. We’ve been told this over and over. James Skoufis of the 39th Senate District of the State of New York is taking that to heart. He is the sponsor of Senate Bill S4276. The bill makes technical corrections to references to the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, changing it to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. It is not an office for the condition, but for people. Legislation for changes in statute the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s4276   HEALTHCARE:  The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation and Gulf Coast Community Foundation commissioned the University of South Florida to conduct a scan of mental health services in May 2018. The goal was to identify strengths and gaps in the system and prioritize ways to make the system work for youth and families. The study revealed the annual economic cost of untreated mental illness for children and young adults in Sarasota County is nearly $86.2 million. This is primarily from suicide, criminal justice, education, and worker productivity. Roughly 15 percent of Sarasota County’s residents are under 18 years old, or around 60,488. About one in five experiences a severe mental disorder during their life. Half of all chronic illness begins by the age of 14, and three-quarters by the age of 24. Florida ranks 50th in mental health services, according to the Florida Policy Institute. The state has the third-highest percentage of mentally ill persons who are also uninsured. In 2014, the state provided just $36.05 per person in support of mental health services, less than one-third of the U.S. average of $125.90. The study specifically highlighted a lack of inpatient care, residential treatment programs, independent living options for adults, case management, post-discharge services from crisis stabilization units, and youth psychiatric treatment. The study doesn’t solve the problem but it puts hard numbers and a price to what many disability and mental health advocates have known for years. Sarasota County Mental Health Scan - https://barancikfoundation.org/campaigns/mental-health-scan/

Is your head good?  Your brain all there, containing all the knowledge you need?  Can you do maths?  If not, you're probably just dumb which is obviously WAY different from being autistic or mentally retarded.  Cinema has really run the gamut when it comes to depictions of the neuro atypical.  We're talking about it on today's Adult Films with Collin and Ron, the only podcast about movies!  Today the boys are joined by comedian, conquerer of the skies, and actual autistic person Sean Schellhammer!  They talk Rain Man, Forrest Gump, Tropic Thunder, I Am Sam, The Other Sister, and so much more!  Plus, a game of "Hawke or Cage", and those sweet recommendations!  

10 Lessons I Learned Working with Psychiatric Patients ------ Background: Having both a bachelors and masters degree in psychology, I worked in research, in-home care and clinical. Majority of my career was working in a psychiatric clinic with children, and some of my time was spent with adolescents and adults. I learned 10 lessons from working in the hospital that I feel that listeners and professionals need to pay attention to. Here are the 10 lessons: 1.) These are normal people who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time 2.) There is more down time as a professional than you think. 3.) Those with cognitive disabilities, such as Mental Retardation, Autism, and Alzheimer's and Dementia will normally be put into a psychiatric hospital. 4.) Psychiatric hospitals are more about stabilizing you on your meds than Freudian or traditional talk therapy. 5.) Psychiatrists are not psychologists (there is a difference in their functions and schools of thought) 6.) Having good rapport with a patient will make both your and their lives better. 7.) Most psychiatric patients have very fragile egos and poor self esteem. 8.) Professionals are desensitized and jaded. 9.) What you learned in school is different than what you'll do in the field. 10.) Patients are overly diagnosed and medicated, misdiagnosed and prescribed the wrong medication. ------------------ Follow me on social media: 1.) Facebook.com/TonyMoze5 2.) Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Tony_Moze 3.) Snapchat: TonyMoze 4.) Apple iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-moze-podcast/id1326618610?mt=2 5.) Twitter/Periscope: http://www.twitter.com/Tony_Moze 6.) Good Reads: Tony Moze 7.) Linkedin.com/in/Tony-Moze 8.) www.TONYMOZE.com

“As leaders we have to examine ourselves, our own beliefs, and those structures and systems that perpetuate racial inequity” Tamara Copeland is a powerhouse of a leader who courageously and tirelessly uses her voice and professional platform to tackle one of the most challenging and charged social issues today - racism! Tamara’s commitment to racial equity surged when Trayvon Martin was killed. Her son AJ was roughly his age; he could have been Trayvon! In this incredibly powerful, informative conversation Tamara shares her passion for racial equity and offers sage advice for how each of us can become more educated, stronger allies and advocates in this crucial social movement! What you'll learn Stories about Tamara’s upbringing and traits she inherited from her parents Lessons in compassion and social system functions (and lack thereof!) Tamara learned from her first job as a food stamp technician Why mentoring in social services is so crucial for young professionals to enhance their skills and sense of empathy Why Tamara doesn't like defining her sector as "nonprofit" and how thinking of it as "social profit" better acknowledges its value to society Poignant examples of structural racism and unconscious bias and their impact on individuals and communities, including the philanthropic How tragic deaths of Travon Martin and Freddy Gray – and Tamara’s reflections about her own son - inspired WRAG’s body of work "Putting Racism on the Table" How Meyer Foundation's Nicky Goren helped shape the conversation by quoting John Gardner "first step in leadership is not action, it's understanding" Ways leaders can begin to use our power and voices – in whatever communities we live and lead - to create more inclusive environments and help overcome bias Importance to take time to read, learn, study and try to understand "others" that we may not have had exposure to in our past lives And so much more! Links & Resources Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG) – organization of DC-area philanthropists Tamara leads Putting Racism on the Table – incredible learning and action series WRAG launched in 2016 My Racial Identity Deconstructed & Trayvon Martin Silent – phenomenal, powerful blog posts where Tamara shares her family’s roots, struggles and some of the reasons she’s using her voice and professional platform to fight racism Nicky Goren interview – episode with the amazing leader of the Meyer foundation we referenced Afraid of the Dark: What Whites and Blacks Need to Know About Each Other – book by Tamara’s neighbor she referenced About Tamara Copeland Tamara joined the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers in September 2006.  In this position, she leads a staff committed to promoting and supporting effective and responsible philanthropy across Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia.  Over the course of this time, Tamara has become one of the key spokespeople for philanthropy with her blog, A Voice from Philanthropy.  Currently, the organization is leading three major initiatives, Our Region, Your Investment focused on ensuring more affordable housing in the region; the Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility in partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; and a dynamic exploration of race called “Putting Racism on the Table.”  An op ed that she authored on why she feels this is not a post-racial America was featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Before this position, she served as the President of Voices for America’s Children for almost 10 years.  Many believe that her vision and leadership were instrumental in transforming what was the National Association of Child Advocates, an association focused solely on supporting state and locally based child advocacy organizations into Voices for America’s Children, a national advocacy organization with member groups in almost every state in the country. Prior to joining Voices, Tamara was Director of the National Health & Education Consortium. She also worked on Capitol Hill for Congressman Bobby Scott as Legislative Director and chief advisor on health, human services and education issues. Before that she was the Director of the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality, an initiative of the Southern Governors' Association and the Southern Legislative Conference. She also understands state government, having been Director of the Office of Prevention of the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and Deputy Director of the Virginia Division for Children.  Tamara serves on several boards and is a member of the 2004 class of Leadership Greater Washington. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and her M.S.W. from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.  

Whether it’s cutting the ribbon for a new 16 bed residential home in Salt Lake City or making sure everyone feels valued, Gary Larcenaire, the CEO of Valley Behavioral Health, is always making big moves that make a difference in the lives of those he serves! Just five years ago Gary inherited an embattled agency that was struggling and had lost its long-term contract with Salt Lake County to oversee $50 million for mental services. Things looked bleak, and they were laying off employees. But Gary, an optimistic innovator with a track record of success as the CEO of El Paso Mental Health and Mental Retardation agency, was enthusiastic. “Valley is in an exciting stage of its evolution, and I’m enthusiastic to be a part of the team!” Over the past five years, Gary and his team have had a significant impact in our community. In this podcast, we explore the secrets and philosophy of this visionary leader who has transformed Valley Behavioral Health into a national leader. Gary and his team “firmly share Valley’s vision and commitment to helping the severely and persistently mentally ill find relief, recovery and rediscovery.”

Shalom everyone this evening we will be discussing social indoctrination.       in·doc·tri·nate is to teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. It is the process of inculcating ideas, attitudes, cognitive strategies or a professional methodology (see doctrine). [1] It is often distinguished from education by the fact that the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or critically examine the doctrine they have learned.[2] As such the term may be used pejoratively, often in the context of education, political opinions, theology, religious dogma or anti-religious convictions. The term is closely linked to socialization; in common discourse, indoctrination is often associated with negative connontations, while socialization refers to cultural or educational learning. We must acknowledge and accept that the older generations where assimilated and passed down the techniques of indoctrination possibly without even knowing it because they/we where only doing what was familiar to us because of our own indoctrination.

John Hall Author of “Am I Still Autistic? How a Low Functioning, Slightly Retarded Toddler Became CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar National Corporation I was recently introduced to this book by my friend Devon Blaine of the Blaine Group, a … Continue reading →

Presented by Philip May MD and Seth Keller MD To download related learning materials,go to IFCD website at http://www.chronicdisabilities.org and click on “IFCD BlogTalkRadio University Series on Disabilities Medicine” and download document entitled “ The 5 Essential Concepts of Developmental Medicine: A New Medical Paradigm for Persons with Developmental Disabilities”. Of the 3 categories of Chronic Brain Disorder(CBD), namely, 1)Childhood Onset, 2) Young Adult Onset, and 3)Aging Related Onset, the Childood Onset type of CBD is perhaps the most complex, devastating, and costly, both monetarily as well as in terms of overall human suffering. Yet it is precisely the Childhood Onset type of CBD that is least understood by healthcare professionals such as physicians, dentists, and nurses. Thus the IFCD Educational Committee felt that our "IFCD BlogTalkRadio University Series on Disabilities Medicine" should begin with an overview of "Developmental Disabilities Medicine", which is defined as "The Evaluation and Management of those Health Conditions that are Frequently Encountered in Adults with Childhood Onset CBD". The centerpiece of this discussion will be on what is known as the "5 Essential Concepts of Developmental Medicine".

Presented by Philip May MD and Seth Keller MD To download related learning materials,go to IFCD website at http://www.chronicdisabilities.org and click on “IFCD BlogTalkRadio University Series on Disabilities Medicine” and download document entitled “ The 5 Essential Concepts of Developmental Medicine: A New Medical Paradigm for Persons with Developmental Disabilities”. Of the 3 categories of Chronic Brain Disorder(CBD), namely, 1)Childhood Onset, 2) Young Adult Onset, and 3)Aging Related Onset, the Childood Onset type of CBD is perhaps the most complex, devastating, and costly, both monetarily as well as in terms of overall human suffering. Yet it is precisely the Childhood Onset type of CBD that is least understood by healthcare professionals such as physicians, dentists, and nurses. Thus the IFCD Educational Committee felt that our "IFCD BlogTalkRadio University Series on Disabilities Medicine" should begin with an overview of "Developmental Disabilities Medicine", which is defined as "The Evaluation and Management of those Health Conditions that are Frequently Encountered in Adults with Childhood Onset CBD". The centerpiece of this discussion will be on what is known as the "5 Essential Concepts of Developmental Medicine".

John Gaetani I want to thank all of those who supported me, helped me, and voted for me. I am very disappointed with the results of this election. It was a real learning experience. I know I was the best person for the Office of State Comptroller but when you don't have the financial resources to run a media driven campaign it is v...ery difficult to win. I will leave this FB page up for a little while longer. Thank you all. * Binghamton University '82 Accounting * Broome Community College '79 Business Administration * NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities June 2001 to February 2008 Associate Auditor and Associate Internal Auditor Albany, New York Performed limited fiscal reviews of the non-profit providers that OMRDD authorized to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities. Performed audits of OMRDD functions, financial systems, time keeping systems, programs, and other internal operations. * NYS Department of Transportation November 1991 to June 2001 Senior Accountant Albany, New York Had a variety of duties. Was the assistant supervisor for the unit that set up appropriations cost centers for DOT projects on the accounting system. Supervised 16 people in a unit that processed contract and consultant payments. Reviewed payment vouchers for special contracts and grants. Worked in the general accounting unit in charge of reconciling DOT's accounting system to the Comptroller's accounting records. Worked on a project for Y2K to automate the contract and consultant payment system. * NYS Department of Transportation March 1987 to November 1991 Senior Internal Auditor Albany, New York Assisted the lead auditor in performing internal audits of DOT programs, functions, financial systems, and operations. Also, worked on special assignments and investigations. Eventually worked up to a lead auditor role. * NYS Department of Labor February 1983 to March 1987 Senior Auditor Syracuse, New York Performed audits and past due filings reviews of employers for the the Unemployment Insurance Office. Also, collected past due unemployment insurance contributions which included executing warrants and liens on employers property. * Perfection Oil Company, Inc. August 1982 to February 1983 Bookkeeper Athens, Pennsylvania Responsible for recording the sales of six company owned gas stations. Also, assisted the assistant general manager in charge of those gas stations with the management of them. * Show More (2)

Patricia A. Prelock, Chair of Communication Sciences, University of Vermont, discussed communication needs of those with mental retardation, developmental delay, and autism.

Patricia A. Prelock, Chair of Communication Sciences, University of Vermont, discussed communication needs of those with mental retardation, developmental delay, and autism.

What do you know about people with special needs and their caregivers? You may be aware of Autism, Mental Retardation, ADD and ADHD, etc. Health & Wellness explores the area of people with special needs who are a part of our lives. There are various forms of diagnoses that have ranged from mild to severe on the scales of special needs. Join us for an informative show to discuss the various levels of special needs. Learn how to cope and how to show support.

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