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Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...overlapping: service dog, therapy dog, emotional support animal....on service dog lists when a therapy dog program would meet their...disabilities: Deep pressure therapy during meltdowns or anxiety...meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder)...Interrupting self-injurious behavior (autism, developmental disabilities)...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...showing that intensive therapy produces better outcomes....intensive and standard therapy schedules. Now what?...gluten-free diets for autism, screen time limits...for ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication...A study on speech therapy outcomes for three-year-olds...three-year-olds with autism who are minimally...a study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...language" at your first IEP meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome. A student with a...autistic adult who says "Don't call me a person with autism. I'm autistic." You see Deaf community members...early intervention programs, school systems, and therapy clinics still teach person-first language as the...
Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
...feel grounded and calm. Deep pressure therapy uses firm, consistent touch to activate...has been replicated in children with autism, ADHD, and anxiety disorders. A 2020...blankets reduced anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder during dental procedures....reports from parents and occupational therapists suggest benefit for children who...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase...evidence-based protocol where a therapist coaches you in real...learning by doing, with a therapist watching through a...developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing...Parent-Child Interaction Therapy was developed in the 1970s...lead during play. The therapist coaches you to use...
Therapies > Other
Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Special Needs Children: What the Research Says
...child's therapist suggests...craniosacral therapy. A friend...and art therapy and wonder...complementary therapies for special...complementary therapy categories...children with autism, cerebral...whether a therapy works, the...compare a therapy group to...isolates the therapy's effect...indicator that a therapy produces...whether a therapy shows promise...using a therapy may be improving...because of the therapy, natural...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy for Special Needs Children: What Parents Should Know
...your child's therapist recommends...recommends music therapy, you might...entirely. Music therapy is a clinical...board-certified music therapist (MT-BC)...what music therapy is, who provides...What Music Therapy Is (And What...Isn't). Music therapy is the clinical...within a therapeutic relationship....American Music Therapy Association...outcomes. A music therapist might...child with autism practice...proficiency. Music therapy uses music...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Supporting Siblings of Children with Special Needs: A Parent's Guide
Your 8-year-old asks if she caused her brother's autism. Your teenager cancels plans to help with therapy appointments, and you...she caused her brother's autism. Your teenager cancels plans to help with therapy appointments, and you feel relief instead of concern. Your preschooler has...
News > Research
How to Read Research About Special Needs: A Guide for Parents Who Aren't Scientists
...a study: "New research proves this therapy works for autism." The link goes to...research proves this therapy works for autism." The link goes to a blog summarizing...making decisions about your child's therapies, medications, and interventions...difference matters when you're choosing therapies, advocating with schools, or deciding...
Medical > Gastroenterology
When Picky Eating Signals a Medical Problem: Distinguishing ARFID and GI Disorders in Special Needs Children
...says it's sensory, or behavioral, or just typical autism-related selectivity. They recommend more feeding...autism-related selectivity. They recommend more feeding therapy. You've tried. It's not working. And you're starting...pain or dysfunction that no amount of exposure therapy will fix. If the underlying cause is medical and...
Lifestyle > Art
How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started
...child's therapist mentions...mentions "art therapy" as an...markers. Art therapy isn't...crafts with therapeutic feelings...applications for autism, cerebral...itself: "art therapy" sounds...occupational therapy that uses...what art therapy is, how...What Art Therapy Is and...Not. Art therapy is a mental...board-certified therapists use...isn't the therapy. The therapy...therapy. The therapy happens...Certified Art Therapist, credentialed...in art therapy, completed...providing therapy. That...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
...acupuncture, or music therapy. Others research...for children with autism. Over 30% of parents...multivitamin. Massage therapy has 39% parental...about complementary therapies, but the data...safety check. Which Therapies Have the Best...Evidence. Music therapy and art therapy...therapy and art therapy have the strongest...for children with autism spectrum disorder....