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Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
Education > Higher Education

Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services

By Diana Foster
...day of class. What a Disability Resource Center Does. The DRC coordinates academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities. This includes...course load without financial aid penalty The DRC doesn't provide tutoring, therapy, or medical services. It arranges reasonable accommodations so students...
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
Special Needs > Learning Differences

IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?

By Isabella Johnson
...most families expect. It includes individualized academic goals, specialized instruction, related services...specialized instruction, related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress...related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress monitoring. The school...
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
Medical > Psychiatry

The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)

By Chloe Davis
...mostly works. But this year, she stopped trying. She doesn't want to go to therapy appointments. She cries when you mention school. Her pediatrician says...developmental stressors as any adolescent: identity formation, peer relationships, academic pressure, physical changes. Then add disability-specific layers: chronic...
Best Apps for Children with Autism: Sorted by Skill Area
Assistive Tech > Apps

Best Apps for Children with Autism: Sorted by Skill Area

By Henry Peterson
...purposes: communication, social skill development, emotional regulation, academic learning. Searching "autism apps" without a specific skill in mind is like..."autism apps" without a specific skill in mind is like searching "autism therapy" and hoping the results self-sort by what your child needs. Communication...
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Special Needs Students Through Online Learning
Education > Online Learning

Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Special Needs Students Through Online Learning

By Chloe Davis
...flexibility in scheduling, enabling students to balance their education with therapy sessions, medical appointments, and other needs. Additionally, many online...interactions for some students. Developing Essential Life Skills. In addition to academic knowledge, online learning can help special needs students develop important...
Connecting Music Therapy and Autism
Therapies > Music

Connecting Music Therapy and Autism

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Music therapy and autism are...what is music therapy? What is autism?...board-certified music therapist who has worked...autism. Music therapy is a well-established...1940s. Music therapy is the systematic...music) within a therapeutic relationship...goals. Music therapy goals are non-musical...communication, academic/cognitive, or...between music therapy and autism? The...
Special Needs App of the Day: DTT Shapes
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: DTT Shapes

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...this app is not a toy or a typical children's game, but rather it provides therapy based on scientific research. DTT stands for Discrete Trial Training, and...children with autism and ADHD, and it is one of the top methods used to teach academic and social skills. While many similar games use several shapes, DTT Shapes...
Turning Basic Research into Better Treatments
Research > Drug Development

Turning Basic Research into Better Treatments

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...the world of medical research, starting with developing a myelin repair therapeutic for multiple sclerosis faster than the status quo. This brief video...medicines for all diseases. By recognizing the incentives and limitations of academic scientists, commercial biopharma and government regulators, the Accelerated...
Why can't my kid get organized!?: ADHD and Executive Functioning
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

Why can't my kid get organized!?: ADHD and Executive Functioning

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...(traditional, homeopathic, etc.)? Have you asked for an Individual Education Plan (IEP) where your son could be assessed and perhaps have some of his academic program modified to best support his strengths as well as his challenges? When teachers are made aware of a student's difficulties, typically there...
Why and When to Choose a Non-Public School
Education > K-12

Why and When to Choose a Non-Public School

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...educational team to implement educational plans, set academic goals, design and implement behavioral plans,...plans, provide behavior support, occupational therapy, speech and language, adapted physical education,...specialized computer programs and specialized academic materials for non-typical learners. NPS's...
The Benefits of an Inclusive Classroom
Education > Accommodations

The Benefits of an Inclusive Classroom

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...extent possible. Services such as speech, physical therapy, or assistive technology are provided in that...acceptance of differences, and even gaining positive academic benefits. Students with disabilities in inclusive...inclusive settings improve their behavior and academics, social skills and self-esteem. In an inclusive...
Speech and Language Pathology
Therapies > Speech

Speech and Language Pathology

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...the goals of therapy, facilitated...facilitated by their therapist. Observing...ability with the therapist helps you...potential. Each therapist has a different...personality of the therapy itself varies....one or two therapists before deciding...deciding upon a therapeutic plan and...eclectic, and academic background of...background of the therapist will support...the type of therapy an individual...

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