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Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...Curriculum That Fits the Disability. There is no universal curriculum for homeschooling a child with special needs. The right fit depends on how your child learns....needs. The right fit depends on how your child learns. For children with autism, structure and predictability matter. Scripted or highly sequential programs...
Education > K-12
Homeschooling and the Autism Spectrum Child
I began homeschooling my son soon after he was diagnosed with Asperger's...happened that I knew a couple of families who were homeschooling, one for different reasons, and another because...cannot be underestimated, and speaking to these homeschooling parents, I quickly realized that home education...
Education > Other
When Homeschooling Chooses You
...thought I would be a homeschooling parent. My husband...before the word "autism" became part of...our vocabulary. Homeschooling, for the parents...way that made the autism feel like only a...years of chasing autism programs, I still...behavior plans. Homeschooling sounded like a way...meltdowns. Our new homeschooling friends recommended...
Financial > Financial Planning
Weighing Up the Options
The Road to Homeschooling I could feel like a failure as a mom. For 6 years I raised a child...different; challenging and special, but even having a friend with a child with autism, I didn't add up the sums for a long time. Lightbulb Moments I don't...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
Oregon's Medicaid advisory group named PT, OT, prosthetics, and ABA oversight among 40+ cost-cutting options. The budget lands in December.
Research > Genetics
When Genetic Testing for Autism Finds Nothing: What a Negative Result Means
...lose months. The Numbers Behind a Negative Report. Autism is not a condition that a genetic test diagnoses....diagnoses. More than 100 genes have documented ties to autism, and none of them functions as a test you pass...test you pass or fail. Across everyone with an autism diagnosis, a specific genetic cause is identified...
Career > Finding Jobs
Tech Employment for People with Disabilities: What Microsoft's Ability Summit Highlights
...look like, who else runs them, and how to get in front of one. Microsoft's Autism Hiring Program. Microsoft launched its Autism Hiring Program in 2015 with...front of one. Microsoft's Autism Hiring Program. Microsoft launched its Autism Hiring Program in 2015 with Specialisterne, a staffing organization that...
Lifestyle > Travel
TSA Cares: Pre-Screening Assistance for Travelers with Disabilities
...after a few flights and stop thinking about it. For a nonverbal traveler, someone managing chronic pain, or a parent flying alone with a child who has autism, those unscripted minutes are often the hardest part of the whole trip, and they happen before anyone even reaches the gate. TSA Cares exists to change...
Health > Alternative Medicine
CBD Safety Research for Children with Autism and Epilepsy
If your child has both autism and epilepsy, the CBD question hits...20 to 30 percent of children with autism, far higher than the roughly 1 percent...trials designed for epilepsy, not autism, which puts your child closer to the...that appear in some children with autism. The trial that led to its approval,...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Masking Behavior in Girls with Asperger Syndrome
...of this is visible to a teacher scanning a classroom for a child who looks disruptive, because classroom screening itself skews toward how boys with autism tend to present: visible stimming, blunt social missteps, meltdowns in the room instead of after it. A girl running a constant background process to...
Education > K-12
What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child
...programming alongside typically developing peers, with accommodations layered in. A specialized camp is built around a specific population, whether that's autism, physical disabilities, or medical complexity, with staffing and activities designed for that...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Tools for Adults with Autism
Weighted blankets, noise-canceling headphones, and fidget tools help autistic adults regulate emotions and manage sensory overload.