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The following are links to articles that are useful in becoming more aware of the needs of exceptional education students.

This article is from LD Online and it discusses assistive technology and how it can help students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) is available to help individuals with many types of disabilities - from cognitive problems to physical impairment. This article will focus specifically on AT for individuals with learning disabilities (LD). []
 * 1. "Assistive Technology for Kids with a Learning Disability- An Overview"**

This article is from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. It is an article written by a parent of a child who has multiple learning disabilities. She talks about how she feels that it is important that her son be present in his own IEP meetings. She wanted her child to be a part of his educational process. This way he could be an active member in his education. This article can be a model for other parents that have children with a disability. []
 * 2. "Why My Son Attended His Own IEP Meetings"**

This article talks about a comprehensive new study that has found that a novel early intervention program for very young children with autism – some as young as 18 months – is effective for improving IQ, language ability, and social interaction. []
 * 3. "Early Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Highly Effective, Study Finds"**