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Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025

What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a condition that happens when your blood sugar (glucose) is too high. It develops when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’t responding to the effects of insulin properly. Diabetes affects people of all ages. Most forms of diabetes are chronic (lifelong), and all forms are manageable with medications and/or lifestyle changes.
Glucose (sugar) mainly comes from carbohydrates in your food and drinks. It’s your body’s go-to source of energy. Your blood carries glucose to all your body’s cells to use for energy.
When glucose is in your bloodstream, it needs help — a “key” — to reach its final destination. This key is insulin (a hormone). If your pancreas isn’t making enough insulin or your body isn’t using it properly, glucose builds up in your bloodstream, causing high blood sugar (hyperglycemia).
Over time, having consistently high blood glucose can cause health problems, such as heart disease, nerve damage and eye issues.
The technical name for diabetes is diabetes mellitus. Another condition shares the term “diabetes” — diabetes insipidus — but they’re distinct. They share the name “diabetes” because they both cause increased thirst and frequent urination. Diabetes insipidus is much rarer than diabetes mellitus.
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Anne Miller vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
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ARTICLE: A Retrospective on A Teenager’s Experience Being Diagnosed and Treated for ADHD
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/research/adhdprogram/pdf/A%20Retrospective%20on%20A%20Teenager%20ADHD.pdf
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Anne Miller vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
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Predominantly hyperactive/impulsive type.
The student may exhibit symptoms that include behaviors from both categories above.
In order for a student to be diagnosed with ADHD, symptoms must appear before age 12 and be exhibited across at least two settings. They must also have adverse effects on academic performance, occupational success, or social-emotional development (APA, 2013).
To add to the complexity of the diagnosis, children with ADHD are likely to have co-existing emotional, behavioral, developmental, learning, or physical conditions (Wolraich & DuPaul, 2010).
As a result of the behaviors listed above, students with ADHD are at greater risk of academicdifficulties, social/emotional issues, and limited educational outcomes.
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Anne Miller vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
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If the child is taking medication, the teacher can offer feedback to parents regarding how the medication affects the student's performance and the duration of the medicine's effectiveness. This information also can be used to help medical professionals make more informed decisions about the child with ADHD.
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Genifer Smith
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
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Section 504 was established to ensure a free appropriate education for all children who have an impairment-physical or mental-that substantially limits one or more major life activities. If it can be demonstrated that a child's ADHD adversely affects his or her learning-a major life activity in the life of a child-the student may qualify for services under Section 504. To be considered eligible for Section 504, a student must be evaluated to ensure that the disability requires special education or related services or supplementary aids and services. Therefore, a child whose ADHD does not interfere with his or her learning process may not be eligible for special education and related services under IDEA or supplementary aids and services under Section 504.
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Anne Miller vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
Friday, Mar 7, 2025
WATER, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Friday, Mar 7, 2025
Students with ADHD: Tips for Home
Students with ADHD: Tips for Home
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If a child exhibits patterns of disruptive or aggressive behavior, best practice research indicates that the child may benefit from a positive behavioral intervention plan that clearly delineates expectations and includes positive supports. The process to develop an effective plan should be collaborative and involve the parents and those other individuals who are most familiar with the child.
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Anne Miller vijayalaxmi Santosh Mhetre
Friday, Mar 7, 2025
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