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How Gamification Turns Education into an Addictive Adventure

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Gamification involves incorporating game-like elements into non-gaming activities, enhancing engagement and motivation. Designed with intrinsic motivation as a core element, gamification is based on the desire to do something because you are interested in doing it.   Implementing Gamification In A Learning Program A popular global concept in gamification is learning that occurs through immersive …

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The Quiet Spectrum: How Autism and Introversion Overlap Yet Diverge

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Often misunderstood concepts, autism and introversion can manifest in the same person, and one is sometimes mistaken for the other. The assumed disinterest that autistic people may appear to have in conversation or social interaction is often simply difficulty with back-and-forth conversation. Similarly, they may have trouble reading social cues or be interested in things …

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Managing ADHD: Harnessing Mindfulness and Yoga for Better Focus and Calm

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ADHD symptoms can be managed by therapy and medication. Still, recent research shows that mindfulness meditation– the practice of actively observing your moment-to-moment thoughts and feelings- could help improve focus by calming the mind. Over a third of adults with ADHD already use this practice, and a significant number of people rate it highly.   …

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Unlocking Social Skills: How Games Can Transform Lives for Autistic Individuals

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People with autism experience social and communicative differences and have restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, and the interventions that have been developed to help social, cognitive, learning, and physical issues, focus on teaching them how to adopt neurotypical behaviors. Yet, these interventions may increase stigma and inhibit authenticity. Autism affects around 2 percent of the …

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The Benefits Picture Cards Offer People With Autism

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Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is characterized by a wide range of symptoms and challenges that vary from person to person and affect social interaction, communication, and behavior. People with autism may have difficulties with social communication and interaction,  and communication challenges are prevalent. The challenges associated with autism often manifest as: …

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Teaching Kids With Dyslexia to Read: Strategies & Techniques

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Frequently, children are only diagnosed with dyslexia in the first few years at school when they are learning to read and fall behind their peers. Dyslexia isn’t caused by a lack of intelligence- children simply can’t develop the skill to decode written language. Because some children find ways to compensate for poor reading skills, the …

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Supporting Learners with Slow Processing Speed

Supporting Learners with Slow Processing Speed: Challenges & Strategies

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Processing speed is gauged by how quickly the brain absorbs, understands, and responds to information, a process that varies from person to person. It can be likened to a quiz game—some people buzz in with the right answer almost immediately, while others take longer to arrive at the answer. Processing speed is not a measure …

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