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How to Stand Up to Bullying at School
Education > K-12

How to Stand Up to Bullying at School

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Shawn, Bullying is when someone repeatedly and intentionally says or does mean or hurtful things to another...bullied is picked out for some reason-it is not accidental mistreatment. Remember that bullying is not just...children, it is victimization where there is intentional, repetitive abuse within a power imbalance....
The Problem of MD Chronic Joint Pain
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy

The Problem of MD Chronic Joint Pain

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...obvious and serious side effects that these medicines have been documented to cause. Even low dose Tylenol has recently been cited in studies in accidental overdose. Sometimes surgical intervention is sought especially in cases of excessive and painful spinal curvature, impingement syndrome, or simply...
Sophia Gibb Covered the 2026 Winter Paralympics from Cortina. For Paris 2024, She Was in a Studio in Connecticut.
News > Sports

Sophia Gibb Covered the 2026 Winter Paralympics from Cortina. For Paris 2024, She Was in a Studio in Connecticut.

By Brock Jefferson
...medals, three podiums at world championships. When she retired after Tokyo, she was 25. The Test Run in Stamford. The jump to broadcasting wasn't accidental. Gibb had an interest in it and NBC had a spot. For the 2024 Paris Games, she became the first person with dwarfism...
Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.

By Brock Jefferson
...para biathlon sprint title on Day 1. Perfect shooting: all ten targets down, 28.4 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. That margin doesn't happen by accident in a sport where a single missed target costs 150 meters of penalty skiing. She closed the Games with four medals across two disciplines: two golds,...
ADHD Medication: Separating Facts from Fear for Parents
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

ADHD Medication: Separating Facts from Fear for Parents

By Liam Fitzgerald
...medication appears to reduce that risk. Swedish longitudinal studies reinforced this. Children on ADHD medication had lower rates of criminality, accidents, and substance abuse than unmedicated children with ADHD. The medication reduced risk rather than creating it. Personality Changes and the Zombie...
Building a Support Network: A Guide for Families Raising Children with Special Needs
Social Engagement > Friends and Family

Building a Support Network: A Guide for Families Raising Children with Special Needs

By Julia Rivera
...hand them back to you. The kind where you can leave the house for three hours without writing a novel of instructions. That network doesn't happen by accident. It's built deliberately, one specific ask at a time, with people who can flex to your reality and clear boundaries for those who can't. Who Makes...
The State of Assistive Technology Research in 2026: What's Real, What's Coming, and What Parents Should Watch
Research > Assistive Tech

The State of Assistive Technology Research in 2026: What's Real, What's Coming, and What Parents Should Watch

By William Lewis
...printout of a journal abstract and no idea what to do with it. This gap between assistive technology research and what parents can access isn't an accident. The AT field moves through a long pipeline: lab prototype, university trial, FDA review, insurance approval, clinical availability. Most research...
How to Pay for Early Intervention: Understanding Insurance Coverage and Your Rights
Parenting > Early Intervention

How to Pay for Early Intervention: Understanding Insurance Coverage and Your Rights

By Liam Richardson
...families. Yet many parents receive bills, insurance claims, or confusing consent forms that seem to contradict this promise. The confusion isn't an accident. The funding system is layered. States must provide services, but they're allowed to bill third-party payers first: Medicaid, private insurance, or...
Patrick Halgren Has Skied for His Late Twin Brother for a Decade. On Monday, He Won His First Paralympic Medal.
News > Sports

Patrick Halgren Has Skied for His Late Twin Brother for a Decade. On Monday, He Won His First Paralympic Medal.

By Brock Jefferson
...mountain shouldn't mean anything in particular, but Halgren has carried it with him since his twin brother Lucan Sven Halgren died in a motorcycle accident a decade ago. Lucan was an avid skier and glacier guide. When the sun comes out on race day, Halgren knows his brother is watching. On Monday, March...
Patrick Halgren Won Super-G Silver at the 2026 Paralympics. He Left 'SvendIt' Stickers Across Cortina for the Twin He Lost in 2016.
News > Sports

Patrick Halgren Won Super-G Silver at the 2026 Paralympics. He Left 'SvendIt' Stickers Across Cortina for the Twin He Lost in 2016.

By Brock Jefferson
...and Peter, watched from the stands. It was their third trip abroad. How He Got Here. Halgren's path to para alpine skiing began with a motorcycle accident in 2013. Racing to work one morning, he failed to navigate a turn and hit a telephone pole at speed. Paramedics reached him after he'd severed a major...
Steve Emt Found Wheelchair Curling at 42 from a Stranger on Cape Cod. Laura Dwyer Found It from a Flyer. They're the First U.S. Mixed Doubles Pair at the Paralympics.
News > Sports

Steve Emt Found Wheelchair Curling at 42 from a Stranger on Cape Cod. Laura Dwyer Found It from a Flyer. They're the First U.S. Mixed Doubles Pair at the Paralympics.

By Brock Jefferson
...he'd ever tried the sport. He was 42, had been in a wheelchair since a car accident at age 25, and was on a weekend trip to decompress when the conversation...broom for the first time, Emt had earned a spot on Team USA. Between the accident and that Cape Cod weekend, Emt had been doing what determined people do:...
Andrew Kurka Runs an Accessible B&B in Alaska and Is Heading to His Fourth Paralympics
News > Sports

Andrew Kurka Runs an Accessible B&B in Alaska and Is Heading to His Fourth Paralympics

By Brock Jefferson
At 13, an ATV accident damaged three vertebrae in Andrew Kurka's spinal cord. He had been a six-time Alaska state wrestling champion. Two years later, a physical therapist...

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