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Health > Treatment
Behavioral Problems and Medication in Kids
...than typical childhood misbehavior,...oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct...or conduct disorder (CD). These...(CD). These disorders typically...hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety...(ADHD), anxiety disorders, depression,...depression, and bipolar disorder....and bipolar disorder. One of the...Once these disorders are formally...improve these disorders, but oftentimes...with these disorders, such as...
Parenting > Adulthood
Social Security Disability Benefits for Young Adults: SSI and SSDI Explained
...prevents substantial work. Your child doesn't automatically carry their childhood approval into adulthood. The SSA re-tests the case against a different...hold a routine. Two things make this review different from the original childhood approval: The income test changes. Under 18, the SSA counts a portion...
Therapies > Speech
Speech Therapy Activities Parents Can Do at Home Between Sessions
...the next session. For some children the goal isn't a single sound but the motor planning behind stringing sounds together, which is the case with childhood apraxia of speech. Home practice matters even more there, since consistency is part of...
Lifestyle > Relationships
How Much Caregiving Responsibility Is Too Much for a Sibling
...question is whether the help you're asking for has quietly become an expectation they can't refuse, and whether that expectation is costing them their childhood. Parentification happens when a child takes on caregiving or household management responsibilities that should belong to an adult. It's not the occasional...
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
...and swallowing, voice disorders, stuttering, and alternative...communication and swallowing disorders. The scope includes:...therapy." Articulation disorders (difficulty producing...or /s/), phonological disorders (patterns of sound errors),...of sound errors), and childhood apraxia of speech (motor...may have a language disorder even if their pronunciation...
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 > General Special Needs
Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
...your other children need formal support structures designed for siblings, 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 issue. The stress wasn't the disability itself but the questions no one...
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.