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30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
Education > Special Education

30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...district tells you it's doing everything it...Until now, there's been no real way to...check whether that's true beyond the walls...walls of your child's school. This month,...intervention programs for children from birth through...publishing it. What's new is the timing....the Department of Health and Human Services,...produced this year's ratings. Robyn Linscott,...
THC vs CBD: What Parents Need to Know About Cannabis Products
Health > Alternative Medicine

THC vs CBD: What Parents Need to Know About Cannabis Products

By Kelsey James
...That Confuses Everyone. The 2018 Farm Bill defines hemp, and by extension legal CBD, as cannabis containing no more than 0.3% THC by dry weight. That's not zero. A product can be entirely compliant with federal law and still deliver measurable THC with every dose, especially in a product marketed for...
CBD Safety Research for Children with Autism and Epilepsy
Health > Alternative Medicine

CBD Safety Research for Children with Autism and Epilepsy

By Kelsey James
...You're asking whether it's safe to add to a seizure...right, in a body that's already managing two...overlapping conditions. That's a narrower, more urgent...20 to 30 percent of children with autism, far higher...tested specifically in children with Dravet syndrome...that appear in some children with autism. The trial...with placebo. That's real data from randomized,...
Video Chat Friendships for Children with Limited Mobility
Lifestyle > Relationships

Video Chat Friendships for Children with Limited Mobility

By Alice Whitman
...to a friend's house because...challenges, health considerations,...convenience. It's access to the...and for many children with limited...friendships count. It's how to help...Work Best for Children. Not all video...translate to children's needs. FaceTime...to children's needs. FaceTime...for younger children because it's...because it's simple to start...your child's friend uses...
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
Assistive Tech > Mobility

Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology

By Dr. Fiona Maddox
...trainer in that search, here's what you need to know:...clinical use. It supports children as young as 18 months and...that attach to the child's legs, a harness system...connects to the child's existing walker or gait...United States and has Health Canada approval. Primary...Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina...
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
News > Advocacy

The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.

By Henry Peterson
...accessibility under the ADA. The rule's contents haven't been made public, and...digital services families with disabled children use daily. What the DOJ Sent to OMB....costly," according to Disability Scoop's April 14 report. The contents remain...director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, told Disability Scoop the timing...
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
Special Needs > Respiratory Health

Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know

By Samantha Kay
...already know your child's respiratory patterns better...template captures. The school's job is to translate that...Disabilities Co-Occur. Children with disabilities often...Accounts for Your Child's Needs. Start with the standard...action plan your child's doctor provides. Then modify...specific ways your child's disability affects asthma...
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine: Evidence-Based Strategies That Actually Work
Health > Treatment

Getting Your Child to Take Medicine: Evidence-Based Strategies That Actually Work

By Henry Bennett
...onto the floor. For families with children who have disabilities, particularly...Pill-Swallowing Progression That Works. Many children refuse to swallow pills, and forcing...shaping approach developed at Nationwide Children's Hospital that uses candy-coated...approach developed at Nationwide Children's Hospital that uses candy-coated chocolate...
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
Global Insights > Healthcare

Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed

By Ivy Sullivan
...covering your child's therapy appointments,...coverage for one in three children with special health...children with special health care needs, according...income exceeds the state's standard Medicaid threshold....created a waiver allowing children who would qualify for...still in place. It's called the Katie Beckett...Medically Needy. Here's how it works: if your...
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
Global Insights > Healthcare

The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care

By Ivy Sullivan
...pediatrician. That's expected. What isn't...and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...finding a new doctor. It's about entering a system...Fewer than half of children with special healthcare...children with special healthcare needs aged 12 to...insurance or geography. It's this: adult providers...before it arrives. Here's the timeline, the framework...
Animal-Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Parent's Guide to All Your Options
Therapies > Animal

Animal-Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Parent's Guide to All Your Options

By Daniel Thompson
When you search for animal therapy for children with special needs, you'll find pages of results...Goals are documented. Progress is measured. This is healthcare, not enrichment. Animal-Assisted Activities...to provide comfort and social interaction. There's no individualized treatment plan. The handler may...
Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide
Special Needs > Cancer

Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide

By Aiden Moore
...their brother or sister's treatment. What's less...sister's treatment. What's less discussed is that...treatment, not after. Your healthy child isn't waiting...isolation in real time. Here's how to support them...scaled-down parental worry. It's fundamentally different....house because someone's nauseous. Small children...someone's nauseous. Small children don't have the cognitive...

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