The behaviour of children with disabilities and learning difficulties often deteriorates when they start school, research suggests.

An analysis of 6,371 British children found that behaviour problems among children with developmental and learning disabilities and those with chronic health problems increased when they started school. Researchers say the results indicate students need more than learning supports to adjust to school. They recommend schools also work to make students feel socially included.

Testing children's ability to change verb tenses while speaking may help identify possible writing difficulties and language disorders later on, according to a study. The test -- given to both monolingual and bilingual students -- found no significant differences between the writing abilities of both groups, the researchers say.

En utvecklingsstörning kan fylla livet med personliga assistenter och märklig byråkrati. Helt klart något att basera en humorshow på, menar komikern Eric Löwenthal.

Specialpedagoger gör skoldagen lättare för elever med autism.

Inkluderas alla elever i undervisningen i idrott och hälsa och deltar alla på lika villkor? Så kan lärare kan arbeta för att alla elever ska ha samma möjligheter att delta, oavsett könstillhörighet, kulturell bakgrund eller funktionsnedsättningar (webb-tv).

– Hej, jag heter Anton och min favoritpryl är trummor. Frågan går vidare. Det är dramalektion i särskolan i Laholm, där eleverna övar samarbete, lyhördhet och improvisation.  

Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder often begin struggling academically and socially by second grade, according to an Australian study. In a sample of nearly 400 children ages 6 to 8, researchers found that 33% of those with ADHD scored below average in reading, compared with 6% of their peers without ADHD, and 46% were below average…