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Fostering Attachment in Children with Combined Hearing Loss and Autism: Current Brain Research and Practical Applicatio

Greater Minnesota Assessment Services / Lifetrack Resources. Handouts at back of room and in your registration packetPsychological (learning, Autism, ADHD, attachment, mental health) evaluations for children outside the 7 county metro areaGrant fundedTeachers, educational staff (with parent colla

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Fostering Attachment in Children with Combined Hearing Loss and Autism: Current Brain Research and Practical Applicatio

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    1. Fostering Attachment in Children with Combined Hearing Loss and Autism: Current Brain Research and Practical Applications in the Classroom Dr. Nanette McDevitt April 17, 2010

    2. Greater Minnesota Assessment Services / Lifetrack Resources Handouts at back of room and in your registration packet Psychological (learning, Autism, ADHD, attachment, mental health) evaluations for children outside the 7 county metro area Grant funded Teachers, educational staff (with parent collaboration) can apply for services

    3. Why is attachment important?

    4. Research indicates correlations between secure mother-child attachments and… Academic competence (Wood, 2007) Attention, Security about Self, Grade Point Average (Jacobsen & Hoffman, 1997) Ability to delay gratification (Fendrich, Huss Jacobsen, Kruesi & Ziegenhain, 1997). Increased Social Functioning/Decreased Social Anxiety (Bohlin, Haegkull, & Rydell, 2000)

    5. Increased symptoms of depression and anxiety (Adabel & Hankin, 2009) Increased aggressive behaviors. (Gomez & McLaren, 2007)

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