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Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide
...restructured around them. Research shows that 84% of adult siblings of childhood cancer survivors report family stress as a major issue during their brother...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...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...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...neuronal membranes, modulate neurotransmitter function, and reduce oxidative stress in brain tissue. The exact mechanisms aren't fully understood, but the...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
...management. 84% of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's...of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's disability...or sister's disability was a major issue. The stress wasn't the disability itself but the questions...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Supporting Siblings of Children with Special Needs: A Parent's Guide
...language for yet. 84% of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's...of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's disability...sister's disability was a major issue. Most of that stress wasn't the disability itself but the questions...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Supporting Siblings: A Parent's Guide to Helping All Your Children Thrive
...siblings of children with disabilities finds that 84 percent report family stress as a major part of their childhood experience. Most of them didn't talk...disabilities finds that 84 percent report family stress as a major part of their childhood experience. Most of them didn't talk about it at the time. They watched...
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
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...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
How to Help Your Child with Special Needs Build and Keep Friendships
...loves trains doesn't need to join the soccer team to make friends. They need to find other kids who love trains. Shared interest is the engine of childhood friendship regardless of disability. A LEGO club, a model railroad group, a gaming community, an art class focused on the medium your child gravitates...