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Special Movie Showings for Special Needs Kids
...screenings of movies for children...chance to see movies in theaters...during the movie. A mother...14-year-old girl with autism in Hemet, CA,...thanks to the Autism Movie Day at...the Autism Movie Day at Temeku...Autism Movie Day at Temeku Cinemas...teenage sons with autism. Laurie Rathbun...launch the Autism Movie Day program...the Autism Movie Day program...Autism Movie Day program a little...
Lifestyle > Relationships
A Family Picture
...family that remembers the baby days with fondness but is content...left alone at home during the day. A family that can catch a movie...day. A family that can catch a movie or go out to eat at the drop...little bit about those empty nest days that don't seem so far off...were discovered on her fifth day of life, the most serious of...
Education > Special Education
Special Education Programs Are Moving to HHS. What Does It Mean for Your Child's IEP?
...order on March 20. The announcement came the next day. HHS is the destination, not the Department of Labor,...promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism, is the person who will oversee federal special...Under the announced plan, those responsibilities move to HHS. The announcement didn't include details...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: ReacTickles
...designed for children on the autism spectrum. This app uses touch,...these features have for the autism community? The researchers...children and adults on the autism spectrum because it can be...big for the screen. You can move shapes from side to side or...screen for a "shower" of shapes. Move your...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Support for the Journey
...daughter has just been diagnosed with autism. A couple struggles to deal with their...lives. They must manage the stress of day-to-day life and learn to navigate the...They must manage the stress of day-to-day life and learn to navigate the systems...into a new stage of schooling, how to move through their child's adolescence, and...
News > Education
Special Ed Kids Go to Space Camp in New Film
...education teacher Mike Kersjes has now been made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the same title. Kersjes, played by John Corbett (Sex in the City, My...characters in the class are played by young actors with disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome. The story focuses on their ability to work together to...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sensory Friendly Films for Autism
...but while movie-going is a...children with autism. The bright...children with autism, and they often...before the movie is over. Still...families. The Autism Society and...children with autism and their families....families. The movies are family-friendly,...much about autism might not understand...children with autism are extremely...a typical movie theater, and...child with autism might screech...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
The “Othering” of Autism
...see the movie. But on...weekend's movie trip, the...the pre-movie advertising...advertisement for "autism awareness."...to have autism"? There...the word autism, and I...children with autism and their..."I hate autism" or "autism...autism" or "autism is bad,"..."I have autism." So if...So if "autism is bad"..."I have autism," by the...the term "autism" but had...child with autism. Autism...Autism. Autism is more...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...as it happens. For families raising children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges, PCIT offers something rare: a short-term...Parent-Directed Interaction (PDI). Each phase teaches specific skills. You don't move to the next phase until you've mastered the current one. Progress is measured...
Research > Drug Development
The Drug Development Pipeline for Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know About How Treatments Go from Lab to FDA Approval
You see a headline about a promising autism drug entering Phase 2 trials, and you wonder if this could be the treatment...average. That timeline holds across conditions, though rare disease drugs can move faster under specific circumstances. The process isn't arbitrary. Each stage...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
How Elemy's Transition to Software Impacts the Autism Spectrum Community
Elemy's Move to a Predominantly Software-Based Company....transformation, making a strategic move towards its goal of becoming a primarily...light on Elemy's evolution from an autism service provider backed with technology...whole point of our business was to move gradually towards a model where we...
Health > Exercise
Yoga for People with Disabilities
...cerebral palsy, specialized yoga instructors will cradle the individual and move their arms and legs to help them relax. The instructors will also ask individuals...but also they are used for those with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, ADHD, or learning disabilities. Yoga...