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Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
Legal > Government Benefits

Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits

By James Williams
If your child receives Supplemental Security...long-term planning as your child approaches adulthood. What...using it correctly, keeping records of how it's spent, and reporting...broadly: food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and personal items. You...activities that support your child's development. What you cannot...
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
Legal > Healthcare

Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Consent to Guardianship Alternatives

By Isabella Johnson
Your child's 18th birthday...lose access to medical records. The special...access to medical records. The special education...tools require your child to have capacity...Waiting until a medical crisis or until...Documentation. Before your child turns 18, you're...stops. Your adult child becomes the patient,...in. Unless your child has been determined...
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
Your child's MS symptoms don't...documented in your child's medical records....in your child's medical records. But to...child's medical records. But to a teacher...case. When your child's symptoms are invisible,...assumption is that your child is capable of what...cognitive stamina. A child with MS fatigue...issues do. Your child may forget instructions...
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
Therapies > Speech

What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment

By Caroline Harris
...been told your child needs a speech...they ask your child to do? What are...focus on your child instead of worrying...they meet your child. Bring: Medical...child. Bring: Medical history: Any records...history: Any records related to hearing...milestones: When your child first babbled,...appointment If your child uses any communication...yours, not your child's....
How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate: A Complete Guide to Special Needs Advocacy
News > Advocacy

How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate: A Complete Guide to Special Needs Advocacy

By Amelia Harper
When your child first receives...IEPs, therapies, medical appointments,...You know your child better than anyone...be clear. Your child needs you to be...at school, in medical settings, and...throughout your child's life. Start...information about your child's needs, progress,...therapy notes, medical records, and correspondence...notes, medical records, and correspondence...
The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents
Health > Diagnosis

The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents

By Daniel Evans
You've been told your child needs a neuropsychological...measures how your child's brain processes information....explains why their child learns differently....assessments miss. A child who reads at grade...memory deficit. A child who knows math facts...requires documented medical necessity. Your referral...source should provide records showing that less intensive...
Children’s Medical Records: 5 Things to Watch
Parenting > The Early Years

Children’s Medical Records: 5 Things to Watch

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...our children's medical records. Knowing...children's medical records. Knowing what's...Getting ahold of your child's records has never...of your child's records has never been easier...their children's medical record and have...children's medical record and have at their...being told the child is overweight by...than where your child's health is right...
Flying with Special Needs Children
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Flying with Special Needs Children

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...you have a child with special...special needs child can be manageable....that your child has special...that your child may become...dress your child in easy, slip...ID and your child's ID ready...copy of your child's medical records...your child's medical records in...child's medical records in your purse...explain your child's behavior....needs your child has, proper...
Transitioning to Adult Healthcare: Preparing Your Young Adult with Special Needs for the Move
Health > Treatment

Transitioning to Adult Healthcare: Preparing Your Young Adult with Special Needs for the Move

By Henry Bennett
Your child turns 18 and you realize you don't...pediatrician for 15 years. They know your child's baseline, their communication style,...care with or without support. Can your child explain their diagnosis in one sentence?...pediatrician to speak directly to your child, even if you're translating or filling...
Common Medications Taken During Pregnancy Are Linked to Increased Autism Risk in a New Study of 6 Million Births. Here's What Families Need to Know.
News > Research

Common Medications Taken During Pregnancy Are Linked to Increased Autism Risk in a New Study of 6 Million Births. Here's What Families Need to Know.

By Lucas Johnson
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center published a study April 20,...that analyzed 6.14 million U.S. birth records and found that commonly prescribed...Found. The research team analyzed birth records from the Epic Cosmos database spanning...1.47-fold higher risk of having a child later diagnosed with autism spectrum...
CMS Just Ordered All 50 States to Revalidate Their Medicaid Providers in 30 Days. Here's What Families Who Rely on Those Providers Need to Do Now.
Legal > Government Benefits

CMS Just Ordered All 50 States to Revalidate Their Medicaid Providers in 30 Days. Here's What Families Who Rely on Those Providers Need to Do Now.

By James Williams
...relies on for Medicaid-funded services. If your child receives home care, therapy, or medical equipment...If your child receives home care, therapy, or medical equipment through Medicaid, this audit creates...ownership, or let licenses lapse without updating state records, it's a compliance problem that can suspend billing...
Managing Multiple Medications for Children with Medical Complexity: A Parent's Safety Guide
Health > Treatment

Managing Multiple Medications for Children with Medical Complexity: A Parent's Safety Guide

By Henry Bennett
When your child takes five or more medications,...sense together? Children with medical complexity face a five times...the counter. This is a living record. Include: Medication name,...date Known side effects your child has experienced Update it...new specialist asks what your child...

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