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Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When is it ADD/HD?
...child has ADD/HD does not...child has ADD/HD does not make...spoke of how ADD should have...instead of ADD we should...just call it ADD-On because...or it is an add on for something...ol' simple ADD- ADHD or as...now call it, ADD/HD. Over...call it, ADD/HD. Over my...talking about ADD/HD issues...about ADD/HD issues and...understand that the ADD/HD, in and...that the ADD/HD, in and of...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Best Educational Formats for ADD/HD Children
...keeps growing. So now comes the question, what is the best for my child, ADD/HD or not? Obviously, the selection of public verses private has many things...growing. So now comes the question, what is the best for my child, ADD/HD or not? Obviously, the selection of public verses private has many things...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
When we stop seeing ADD/HD individuals as broken, we can stop... When we stop seeing ADD/HD individuals as broken, we can stop trying...incompatibilities between lifestyle choices and the ADD/HD individual being successful. Solutions...between lifestyle choices and the ADD/HD individual being successful. Solutions...
Health > Treatment
Quick Fixes and Long Term Damage
ADD/HD has been one of the top, steadily... ADD/HD has been one of the top, steadily increasing...ways of dealing with issues surrounding ADD/HD. We have reputable institutions,...dealing with issues surrounding ADD/HD. We have reputable institutions, such...
Health > Mental Health
Q&A with Dr. Kevin Ross Emery
...author of books about ADD/HD. Read further for...of books about ADD/HD. Read further for...revolutionary ideas about ADD/HD. Q: You studied...revolutionary ideas about ADD/HD. Q: You studied...introduce the idea that ADD/HD is a step in the...the idea that ADD/HD is a step in the evolutionary...would fall into the ADD/HD category. Clearly...fall into the ADD/HD category. Clearly...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD and US Healthcare: Fabulous or Just Funded?
...what they want us to hear and not the whole story. Their amount of spin on ADD/HD research and the medications involved could make a child's top look like...they want us to hear and not the whole story. Their amount of spin on ADD/HD research and the medications involved could make a child's top look like it...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
College with a Learning Difference: A Four-Year High School Preparation Guide
...about college applications or documentation. It's about the student beginning to understand and name their learning difference in low-stakes contexts. Add self-advocacy to the IEP as a transition goal. Federal law requires IEPs to include transition planning starting at age 14 or ninth grade, whichever...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...average of 9.5 months earlier than their peers. The physical changes arrive before many children have the cognitive or emotional tools to process them. Add sensory sensitivities, difficulty with abstract social cues, and the increased demand for social flexibility in adolescence, and you have a transition...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Day-to-Day Management: Airway Clearance, Nutrition, and School
...standard is 20 to 30 minutes per session, twice a day. Morning clearance happens before school. Evening clearance happens before bed. Some families add a midday session if their child's lung function requires it, but twice daily is the baseline for most children with CF. Airway Clearance Methods. High-frequency...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Your child has an ADHD diagnosis. You've started treatment. But something still doesn't add up. Medication helps with focus during homework, but they still avoid reading. Behavioral strategies reduce impulsivity, but anxiety about school keeps...
News > Technology
Smart Home Technology That Improves Independence for People with Disabilities
...device itself is the cheapest part of the setup. The value comes from pairing it with compatible smart devices throughout the home, and those costs add up quickly. Smart Locks Eliminate Fine Motor Demands....
Medical > Psychiatry
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
...disabilities face the same developmental stressors as any adolescent: identity formation, peer relationships, academic pressure, physical changes. Then add disability-specific layers: chronic pain, social isolation, medical trauma from repeated procedures, awareness of difference, restricted independence,...