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Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
...not just better family time management. 84% of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's disability was a major...answered, the identity that shrank to "the disabled kid's sibling," and the anxiety about a future where caregiving becomes their responsibility. Most families...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What Is Williams Syndrome?
...hypersensitive to sound. Most people with Williams syndrome are diagnosed in childhood. There is no cure for Williams syndrome, but there are treatments that...and short stature. They often have heart defects and are predisposed to anxiety and depression. Williams syndrome affects both males and females equally....
News > Research
Robin Borakove, "Angels Among Us”
...sensory overload issues, she was often misunderstood, and among many unhappy childhood experiences, social anxiety, depression and given hurtful nicknames. Fortunately...often misunderstood, and among many unhappy childhood experiences, social anxiety, depression and given hurtful nicknames. Fortunately her fearless optimism...
Health > Treatment
Behavioral Problems and Medication in Kids
...Children and adolescents with extreme behavioral problems, more than typical childhood misbehavior, should be evaluated by their physician for oppositional defiant...other diagnoses such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders, depression, and bipolar disorder. One of the most common comorbidities...
Legal > Government Benefits
What to Do If Your Child's Disability Benefits Are Denied
...answer is yes, you can appeal, and the timeline starts now. Social Security denies a significant percentage of initial applications. At age 18, when childhood SSI recipients are reevaluated under adult disability standards, 55.7% are initially found ineligible. That doesn't mean the case is over. It means...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Recognizing Shunt Failure in Spina Bifida: Signs Every Parent Should Know
...discharge. Some failures present acutely within hours. Others develop gradually over days or weeks, with subtle behavioral shifts that blur into normal childhood variation until they don't. Here's what you're watching for, and when it's time to act. Acute Shunt Failure: Hours Matter. Acute failure typically...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
..."speech therapy." Articulation disorders (difficulty producing specific sounds like /r/ or /s/), phonological disorders (patterns of sound errors), and childhood apraxia of speech (motor planning difficulty that affects speech sequencing) all fall here. Language. Receptive language is understanding what others...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...child can't run like they used to. Late effects are the reason. For many childhood cancer survivors, they constitute disabilities requiring long-term support....manageable. Others are disabling and lifelong. A 2020 St. Jude study tracking childhood cancer survivors into adulthood found that 95% experienced at least one...
Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide
...control, and often less adult attention at the exact moment their world is being restructured around them. Research shows that 84% of adult siblings of childhood cancer survivors report family stress as a major issue during their brother or sister's treatment. What's less discussed is that sibling emotional...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...dietary therapy becomes the next conversation with their neurologist. Here's what you need to know about ketogenic and modified Atkins diets for childhood epilepsy, including how they work, what the research shows, and what families face when they commit to these protocols. How Dietary Therapy Works...
Special Needs > Cancer
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
Cancer treatment changes how the brain processes information. Here's how to get the school accommodations your child needs.
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Why ADHD in Girls Often Goes Undiagnosed and What Parents Can Do
...research confirms is systemic, not anecdotal. A 2026 study from Monash University found boys are diagnosed with ADHD at twice the rate of girls in childhood, and the gap isn't because girls have it less often. It's because their symptoms don't match what clinicians were trained to look for. The Diagnosis...