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Career > Discrimination
Confidentiality Violations: When Employers Disclose Disability Information Without Consent
Your manager mentioned your chronic condition in a staff meeting. A coworker... Your manager mentioned your chronic condition in a staff meeting. A coworker asked...obtained about an employee's medical condition or disability must be kept confidential...them. They don't need to know your diagnosis. They need to know you...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...student with this condition. When you request...whether the diagnosis has a name,...impact, not diagnosis recognition....education. They don't diagnose medical conditions....diagnose medical conditions. They assess...which covers conditions that limit strength,...alertness due to chronic or acute health...specifically for conditions that don't fit...your child's condition is so rare that...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...child has an ADHD diagnosis. You've started treatment....one co-occurring condition, according to data...autism spectrum conditions also appear frequently...separate, unrelated diagnoses that happen to show...Understanding how these conditions interact changes...treatment. Why These Conditions Overlap. ADHD doesn't...direction matters too. Chronic frustration from...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
...with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some...disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific:...conditions. Some are condition-specific: autism, Down...cerebral palsy. Others are diagnosis-agnostic and focus on...families by specific diagnosis, which matters when you're...you're dealing with rare conditions and need someone who...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Diagnosing and Treating ADHD
...common neuro-biologic health conditions seen in school-age children...distractions. The complex diagnosis that is ADHD is not easy to...professional making that diagnosis. We know with scientific validity...focus is imperative.ADHD is a chronic condition. As such, parents...imperative.ADHD is a chronic condition. As such, parents need to...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Diagnosing and Treating ADD
...common neuro-biologic health conditions seen in school-age children...distractions. The complex diagnosis that is ADHD is not easy to...professional making that diagnosis.We know with scientific validity...focus is imperative.ADHD is a chronic condition. As such, parents...imperative.ADHD is a chronic condition. As such, parents need to...
Lifestyle > Independence
How to Organize the Chaos
...their child has been diagnosed with a chronic condition?...been diagnosed with a chronic condition? It's virtually...diagnosed with a chronic condition? It's virtually impossible...the healthcare arena diagnosed with breast cancer a...after my daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's disease....of second opinions, diagnostic tests, invasive procedures,...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic disease in which the protein product...bowel movements. CF is a genetic condition, which means it is inherited from...each year. Most children with CF are diagnosed by age 2, so receiving care from...care from an early age is likely. Diagnosis typically happens from a test at...
Legal > Government Benefits
CMS Just Published the Rule That Defines Medicaid's 'Medically Frail' Exemption. Here's What Disability Families Need to Do Now.
...the rule says, what conditions qualify, and what you...use disorder: Active diagnosis or participation in treatment...Serious or complex medical condition: Chronic conditions requiring...complex medical condition: Chronic conditions requiring...medical condition: Chronic conditions requiring ongoing treatment...failure, COPD, epilepsy, chronic kidney disease, and cancer....
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Navigating Respiratory Health for Children with Special Needs
...unique respiratory health challenges. Some common conditions include asthma, chronic lung disease, and muscular...challenges. Some common conditions include asthma, chronic lung disease, and muscular disorders that affect...breath, and frequent respiratory infections. Early diagnosis and proper management are key. Creating an Action...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Recognizing Caregiver Burnout vs Normal Stress
...the problem is you. It's not. The problem is using tools designed for one condition on a state that requires clinical intervention. The Clinical Difference...non-responsive. It doesn't lift when the crisis passes because it's rooted in chronic depletion that's been building for months or years. Rest doesn't fix it....
Career > Accommodations
Job Sharing and Reduced Hours as Accommodations
...sustainable when chronic fatigue crashes...when a medical condition makes full-time...But if your condition limits stamina,...barrier your condition makes insurmountable....this applies: Chronic fatigue syndrome...unsustainable Chronic pain conditions...Chronic pain conditions requiring treatment,...Progressive conditions where full-time...whether your condition creates a functional...