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Disciplining Children with Bipolar Disorder
...some things might seem obvious or like common sense to an outsider, when coping with acting-out behavior, it is not always easy to see what can be done....behaviors that may indicate a swing or acting-out behaviors. Awareness and avoidance of triggers helps manage the bipolar child's behavior. When early signs...
Health > Mental Health
When Medical Care Becomes Traumatic: PTSD in Disabled Children and Their Families
...urgent and impenetrable. A procedure room where the child knows what's coming and begins to cry before anyone touches them. These are not isolated bad...in media, but the clinical reality: intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance of medical settings, and a nervous system that remains on high alert long...
Lifestyle > Independence
Kitchen Safety and Cooking Independence for Teens with Disabilities
...It's about building systems that make success repeatable. When a parent tells me they're afraid to let their teen use the stove, I understand. But avoidance isn't protection. What protects your teen is preparation, the right tools, and enough practice that safety becomes habit rather than instruction....
Career > Advancement
Speaking Up When Disability Isn't the Problem But Gets Blamed Anyway
...disability as a convenient explanation for problems that have nothing to do with it. Sometimes it's unconscious bias. Sometimes it's organizational risk avoidance. Either way, it derails the conversation you need to have. Why Managers Default to Disability as an Explanation. It's easier to point to disability...
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...spending years in leadership training before making investment decisions on disability research. This lag reflects institutional blind spots, not active avoidance. Small patient populations don't generate the donor urgency that cancer or heart disease do. Academic prestige doesn't cluster around disability research...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...frustration from untreated ADHD can lead to secondary anxiety. A child who repeatedly fails at reading because of undiagnosed dyslexia may develop task avoidance that looks...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Navigating through Gastrointestinal Issues Among Special Needs Individuals
...Studies show the pivotal role of diet in managing GI issues. Strategic nutritional changes such as high fiber intake, sufficient hydration, and avoidance...
Health > Mental Health
Mindfulness Awareness-Avoidance
Story reflects on how we cope with fear and grief, suggesting mindfulness over avoidance to handle emotions in a healthier way.
Medical > Gastroenterology
When Picky Eating Signals a Medical Problem: Distinguishing ARFID and GI Disorders in Special Needs Children
...only treating it as behavioral, you're asking your child to push through something they physically can't tolerate. What ARFID Is. ARFID stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. It's not picky eating. Picky eaters have preferences. Kids with ARFID have limitations severe enough to cause nutritional...
Legal > Government Benefits
Kentucky Just Cut 80% of the Budget for Its Only Comprehensive IDD Clinic. Here's What Families Need to Do Before July 15.
...by July 15, 2026. Families and caregivers testified at a Frankfort legislative hearing on June 24. Gov. Andy Beshear called the cuts "completely avoidable" and hinted at a possible fix to be announced Thursday, June 25. Whether that fix materializes or not, families relying on the clinic need to act...