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Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...Autistic Children Struggle With Sleep. Sleep difficulties in autism aren't one problem. They're a cluster of related challenges: difficulty falling asleep, frequent night wakings, early morning waking, and irregular sleep-wake cycles. The neurology behind it involves melatonin production timing, sensory...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Classroom Accommodations That Work for Students with Hearing Impairments
...forgets to wear the microphone. By the time he gets off the bus, he's exhausted from straining to hear all day. Or maybe your daughter is deaf and uses ASL. She has a qualified interpreter, but she sits in the back corner of the classroom where she can't see the teacher's face or the board when students...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...getting a qualified interpreter. The one assigned to her classroom learned ASL through an online course last summer and struggles to keep up when the teacher...with peers and staff in the child's language (whether that's spoken English, ASL, or another signed language) Academic level and full range of needs,...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
ASL, cochlear implants, total communication, oral approaches: understand all options to make an informed choice without judgment.
Parenting > The Early Years
Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences
...extinction work by conditioning a child to fall asleep independently. The child learns that crying won't...parent, so they stop crying and eventually fall asleep. For typically developing children, this works...child's brain is processing while trying to fall asleep. Weighted blankets provide deep pressure input,...
Education > K-12
Top 5 Ways to Make Back to School Time Easy + Best Special Needs Programs
...move bed time 15 minutes ahead each night until it is at their school bed time. Remember, playing soothing music at bedtime helps you to relax and fall asleep. Also, start getting your children up at the time they will need to be up to get ready for school at least a few days ahead of time.9For those with...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Lily's Picturebook
...different word signs from American Sign Language (ASL) and simple, interactive games. The idea for this...addition to the games, the introduction to Braille and ASL brings this app to another level. The videos of the...brings this app to another level. The videos of the ASL signs can be enlarged for easier viewing, and it...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: ASL Dictionary
The ASL Dictionary includes 4,800 signed words accompanied...translated idioms and the finger spelled alphabet. The ASL Dictionary proves to be an excellent tool for children...for their parents to learn to communicate using ASL Sign Language. Available for download on Android,...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Weighted Blankets for Special Needs
...blankets provide a calming feeling. Some parents have noted that within fifteen seconds of wrapping their children in the blankets, their child would fall asleep. For individuals with special needs, the blanket does the work of comforting and providing sensory input. The weight in each blanket is distributed...