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Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Appealing a Power Wheelchair Insurance Denial: A Step-by-Step Guide
Your child's doctor prescribed a power wheelchair. The insurance company denied it. This happens more often than families expect, but denial isn't the final...Power Wheelchair Denials Happen. Insurance companies deny power wheelchair claims for specific, predictable reasons. They're following medical necessity criteria...
Legal > Healthcare
How to Appeal When Insurance Denies Treatment as Not Medically Necessary
Your child's occupational therapy was denied. The letter says "not medically necessary." You know that's wrong. The therapist recommended it. Your child needs it. The denial feels arbitrary, final,...
Legal > Healthcare
Appealing Denials of Insurance Coverage
Appealing Denials of Insurance Coverage for Medical Treatment Your child's health...Coverage for Medical Treatment Your child's health insurance carrier has denied coverage for a certain medical procedure or treatment. What's your next...
Legal > Healthcare
How to Appeal an Insurance Denial for Speech, OT, or ABA Therapy
Step-by-step guide to appealing therapy denials: internal appeals, external review, MHPAEA protections, and what to do if all appeals fail.
Health > Mental Health
Caregiver Burnout in Special Needs Parenting: Recognition, Prevention, and Recovery
You know the pattern. The 3 AM insulin check. The school email that starts with "We need to talk about..." The insurance denial you're appealing for the third time. The IEP meeting where you're the only one who's read the entire report. The therapy appointment you drive 40 minutes to because...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Social Skills Stories
...individual is different, not one social story will work for everyone. The app is completely customizable but also gives the story a professional and appealing look. Social Skills Stories includes a sample for you to follow, and the app is incredibly user friendly. Within the app you can create a "book,"...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Nxt App 4 Kids
...Throughout the animations and screens, you will see farm animals, and as you select each animal, you can hear their sounds. This additional feature is appealing to children, and it makes the game more motivating for...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Improving ADD with a Better Diet
...avocados, and berries into your family's diet as one of the natural remedies for ADD. To get your child to eat healthier, simply make the food more appealing to them. Some easy and tasty ways to serve them the vitamins and minerals they need are as follows: Add baby spinach and berries in smoothies....
Career > Interviewing
Requesting Extra Time for Interview Responses: Processing Speed Accommodations
How to ask for processing time during interviews for ADHD, autism, or anxiety without appearing unprepared.
Career > Finding Jobs
Networking Events for Professionals with Disabilities: Finding Accessible Opportunities
...you'll navigate inaccessible venues, keep up with fast-paced conversations in noisy environments, and explain your accommodations repeatedly without appearing difficult. That's not networking, that's an obstacle course. Disability-focused professional events start from a different baseline. Accessibility...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...recovery (remission). The presentation in children can differ from adults. Kids are more likely to have: Polysymptomatic onset (multiple symptoms appearing at once) More frequent relapses in the first years after diagnosis Higher inflammatory activity on MRI Better initial recovery from relapses That...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Neurofeedback: Myth and Reality
...of their Practitioners as well as the overall expertise of the Program Directors. SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR NEUROTHERAPY: In a recent article, appearing in Clinical Electroencephalogram, John K. Nash [2] states data from 1971, suggesting, "under arousal of frontal cortex might explain ADHD symptoms."...