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		<title>Third-World Education System in Ireland?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irish education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Third World Education System in Ireland?
Listening to the radio this morning, some school principal stating Ireland has a third-world education system and comparing his school to Guantanamo! Well, this is of course nonsense. Ireland does not have a third-world education system. We have an education system designed to do one thing well, and it does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism in Ireland-The Harsh Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Autism in Ireland
I suppose there are a few countries in the world where it is harder to access services, be treated with kindness, decency and get useful information about autism than Ireland but they are few and far between. The plight of parents to access therapeutic and educational services for children on the autistic spectrum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wechser Intelligence Scale-A Brief Guide</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/the-wechser-intelligence-scale-a-brief-guide</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/the-wechser-intelligence-scale-a-brief-guide#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Wechsler Intelligence Test-A Brief Guide
The Wechsler Intelligence Tests are the most commonly used instruments to assess intelligence of children, adolescents and adults. The tests are used world-wide and generate valid and reliable reports of an individuals intellectual functioning. They are used in a variety of settings from school to clinics and in organisational and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Special Education Secrets-2</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-secrets-2</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-secrets-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ireland’s Special Education Secrets-Number Two
Stage One of the Staged Approach to Special Education-An outline
We have been discussing DES Circular sped 24/03, the most important circular concerning special education. It is important because it assures that any parent or teacher who has a concern about a child’s development in any of the following areas will receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Special Education Secrets</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-secrets</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-secrets#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special ed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are things the Department of Education and Science don't want you to know about special education. This first of 3 blogs will tell you about them.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are We Doing This to Pupils with Autism</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/why-are-we-doing-this-to-pupils-with-autism</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/why-are-we-doing-this-to-pupils-with-autism#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is something seriously wrong with the assessment of children and adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders here in Ireland. If it wasn’t enough that educational provision is slip-shod for the most part and downright non-existent in most secondary schools, we also put the in double jeopardy by relying on assessment instruments that are not fair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonsense in Autism Educational Provision</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/nonsense-in-autism-educational-provision</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/nonsense-in-autism-educational-provision#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following numerous High Court proceedings (in many of which I had direct involvement) brought by parents of children with autism the Department of Education and Science decided to establish special classes, sometimes called “units” in mainstream schools for children on the spectrum. Most of these units were established in the late 90’s and early in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Special Education Shame</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-shame</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/irelands-special-education-shame#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
If the situation in Ireland isn&#8217;t bad enough our current Minister for Education is proposing drastic cuts across all areas of the educational system. The recently release OECD report
concluded:

Ireland spends less on education, spending only 4.7% of it&#8217;s GDP in education, compared to an average of 5.7% across 30 OECD countries.
At second level only one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advances in Asperger’s Syndrome Assessment</title>
		<link>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/advances-in-asperger%e2%80%99s-syndrome-assessment</link>
		<comments>http://davidjcarey.com/blog/advances-in-asperger%e2%80%99s-syndrome-assessment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asperger’s Syndrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asperger’s syndrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using the latest assessment tools it is now possible to pinpoint the cognitive strengths and weaknesses of children and adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. This condition, much more common than is generally thought, effects learning, behaviour, socialisation, memory, language and movement.
It is now possible, using the NEPSY-2 test, to create a profile of the person’s strengths [...]]]></description>
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