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Research > Assistive Tech
Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness
...researching devices and find yourself staring...picture boards, communication books. Each one...boards, PECS books, communication charts) when the...goal is social communication. Children using...often to peers, and participate more...widely. A child with autism and intact motor...child with autism and intact motor skills...faces different communication barriers than a...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...difference between intensive and standard therapy schedules....consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen time limits for ADHD,...testing ideas, refining methods, and slowly building toward answers....outcomes for three-year-olds with autism who are minimally verbal isn't...parent-reported functional communication. One...
Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...child turns 21 and loses their pediatrician....Harvard, the NIH, and the Agency for...Healthcare Research and Quality documents...physically active, and they die younger....Got Transition and MACPAC. The primary...framework that works, and what to do when...cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome,...this population, and how to adjust...for cognitive or communication differences. Adult...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...through "connection" and "communication." PCIT...through "connection" and "communication." PCIT isn't that....strengthening your relationship and reducing challenging...through a one-way mirror and guiding every interaction...developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing...Child-Directed Interaction (CDI) and Parent-Directed Interaction...patterns that build warmth and attention: describing...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy for Special Needs Children: What Parents Should Know
...rhythm, melody, and structured musical...goals: improving communication, building motor...are goal-directed and measurable. They're...it, how it works, and how to evaluate...Music Therapy Is (And What It Isn't)....They might use call-and-response singing...nonverbal child with autism practice turn-taking...practice turn-taking and joint attention....
Special Needs > Diabetes
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
...irritability and sent them...child has autism, and irritability...autism, and irritability...changes, and being asked...because communication barriers...symptoms and behavior...self-reporting and cognitive...coordination, and communication...coordination, and communication when diabetes...Type 1 and type 2...confusion, and hunger,...adult and cooperate...testing and treatment....verbal communication, symptom...awareness, and the cognitive...also has autism, intellectual...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Employment and Asperger Syndrome: Workplace Rights, Accommodations, and Strategies for Success
...language you never fully learned, and you're burning out from masking...workplace built around neurotypical communication norms and sensory tolerances....neurotypical communication norms and sensory tolerances. The Americans...rights are real, enforceable, and designed to let your skills...The ADA protects adults with autism spectrum disorder, including...
Medical > Psychiatry
When Behavior Becomes Self-Harm: A Parent's Guide to Managing Self-Injurious Behavior in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
...self-injurious behavior, and it happens in 70–80%...that emerges when communication breaks down, when...Understanding what drives it and knowing when to...hair-pulling, eye-poking, and skin-picking. It's...causes tissue damage, and persists despite...rhythmic, soothing, and doesn't cause injury....intellectual disabilities, autism, or both. In this...needs to communicate and what...
Medical > Pediatrics
The Pain Your Child Can't Tell You About: A Parent's Guide to Recognizing Discomfort in Nonverbal Children
...refusing to eat, and crying during diaper...nothing obvious, and suggests waiting...challenges parents face, and one of the most...hospitals, pain clinics, and research settings...intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy,...cerebral palsy, and other conditions...conditions that affect communication are at significantly...underrecognized and undertreated. The...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Dating and Relationships for Adults With Disabilities: Finding Connection and Building Confidence
...include in your profile, and when (or if) to disclose...physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities....needs, mobility devices, and support requirements,...serves a similar audience and has been around longer....Dateability. Hiki is autism-focused. It's built for...built for neurodivergent communication styles: direct language,...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
...7-year-old with autism who regulates through...entertainment. They're communication tools, learning...regulation devices, and sometimes the only...rules don't fit, and following them means...on screen time and special needs is...contradictory, and rarely specific...screens improving communication outcomes for nonverbal...consuming. A kid with autism watching a social...
Lifestyle > Art
How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started
...daughter started communicating through drawing....construction paper and markers. Art...isn't arts and crafts with...applications for autism, cerebral palsy,...syndrome, ADHD, and other disabilities....available, and how to access...Therapy Is and What It's Not....motor skills, and build communication...skills, and build communication pathways. The...materials, and the trained...clinical hours, and passed a national...