Results
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...researching animal support options for your child, and the terms keep overlapping: service...therapy dog program would meet their child's needs immediately at no cost. This...pressure therapy during meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing...Blocking or creating space in crowds (anxiety, PTSD) If a dog isn't trained to perform...
Education > K-12
The Special Education Evaluation Process: What Parents Need to Know
...education evaluation for your child, or the school has suggested...finally happening, and anxiety about what comes next....specific questions: Does your child have a disability? Does...assessments based on your child's suspected needs. A child...child's suspected needs. A child referred for reading struggles...different tests than a child referred for behavioral...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Wearable Technology for Autism: Evidence-Based Monitoring vs Marketing Hype
...Smartwatches that claim to detect your child's meltdown before it happens. Wristbands...Wristbands that promise to measure anxiety in real-time, sending alerts to your...help you understand your autistic child's internal states. The promise is compelling....about what's happening inside their child, especially when communication challenges...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
You put your child to bed at 8:30. At 10:00 they're still awake, humming...overwhelming at night when the house is quiet and the child's awareness of textures, sounds, and light intensifies....awareness of textures, sounds, and light intensifies. Anxiety and difficulty with transitions also play a role....
Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
Your child seeks out tight hugs,...furniture repeatedly. Your child's nervous system is looking...fight-or-flight mode. When a child with sensory processing...measurable reductions in anxiety and increases in calm-alert...with autism, ADHD, and anxiety disorders. A 2020 randomized...weighted blankets reduced anxiety in children with autism...
Therapies > Animal
Small Animal Therapy: How Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, and Cats Help Children with Special Needs
...limited but consistent: smaller animals can reduce anxiety, improve peer engagement, and provide a safe entry...children who struggle with sensory processing or anxiety, that predictability matters more than therapeutic...touch, to pull back if it feels like too much. The child controls the pace, and that control is the intervention....
Education > K-12
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
Your child wakes up complaining of...learn. School refusal is anxiety-driven absence from school,...prospect of attending. The child isn't choosing to stay...as communication. The child who melts down every morning...overwhelm ranks high among anxiety triggers. Cafeterias,...inside a blender." Social anxiety compounds when students...
Education > Other
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Your child reads three years ahead...imagining it. Your child may be twice exceptional:...You end up with a child who's bored in class...exceptional means a child qualifies as both gifted...processing disorder, anxiety, or a physical disability....interact constantly. The child who can't write legibly...problem-solving. The child with autism might have...
Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...You've been told your child needs a speech therapy...will they ask your child to do? What are...what's coming. The anxiety isn't about the...can focus on your child instead of worrying...before they meet your child. Bring: Medical...milestones: When your child first babbled, said...appointment If your child uses any communication...yours, not your child's....
Therapies > Play
What Is Play Therapy? A Parent's Guide for Special Needs Families
...play therapy. Or your child's school mentions it...home, or what your child already does in occupational...to observe what the child does, how they interact...becomes the medium. A child who can't articulate...who can't articulate anxiety about parental divorce...separation through dolls. A child processing trauma might...intervenes to guide the child toward emotional...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy for Special Needs Children: What Parents Should Know
When your child's therapist recommends...motor skills, reducing anxiety, or supporting emotional...They're designed around your child's IEP or treatment plan,...qualified to work with your child. What Music Therapy Is...use drumming to help a child with cerebral palsy develop...singing to help a nonverbal child with autism practice turn-taking...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Respiratory Health for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Family Guide
When your child has both a disability...managing how they interact. A child with cerebral palsy and...A ventilator-dependent child with a developmental disability...developing children. A child with limited verbal ability...changes in sleep patterns. A child with low muscle tone may...differences, stress and anxiety can be significant triggers...