Special Needs

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...you're "so inspiring" for going to work. A stranger speaks slowly and loudly to you even though your disability has nothing to do with hearing or cognition. Someone compliments your colleague for "being so patient" with you. You know something is wrong, but when you name it, you're told you're being too...

...sphere of neurology, few conditions are weighed with as much...better understand this medical condition and its effect on those with...body movement, making the condition a formidable one to deal with...quality of life and underlying cognitive or physical challenges. Identifying...on two essential factors: cognition and behavior. Changes in social...

...provider of the assessment and recommendations for services is tied directly to the funding source. Comprehensive assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, language, problem solving, social skills,...

...provider of the assessment and recommendations for services is tied directly to the funding source. Comprehensive assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, lan- guage, problem solving, social skills, attention, memory, and adaptive behavior)...

...efficient balance also refine the brain's temporal processes. Demands on timing require a significant expansion of neuron firing, which in turn increase cognition and intelligence. For example, it takes approximately 500,000 neurons to develop the timing ability to hit a target at five feet verus 32 million...

...autism's core social and repetitive behavioral traits without affecting cognition. The team analyzed genomic data from over 9,300 individuals with autism...social communication, and difficulties with social interaction without cognitive deficits or hyperactivity. Bradley noted that "there is a different biology...

...children with CP follows a different timeline, shaped by motor control challenges, muscle tone variations, and the specific presentation of their condition. What matters isn't when your child masters buttoning a shirt compared to neurotypical peers, it's whether they're building the self-care capabilities...

...challenge. Moving from one activity to another requires stopping one task, shifting attention, and starting something new. Without advance notice, that cognitive shift can be exhausting. A visual schedule provides the notice: the child sees that painting comes next, then cleanup, then sharing. The shift is...

...back-and-forth, no scripts, no adult prompting. The exchange lasts three seconds and is entirely unremarkable. That's the point. Group art therapy creates the conditions for peer interaction to happen naturally. Social skills like turn-taking, collaboration, and problem-solving aren't taught in isolation here. They're...

...focus on three core areas: understanding disability from a social and educational perspective, adapting art instruction for learners with varied cognitive and physical abilities, and integrating arts instruction with IEP goals. The disability framework portion teaches educators to recognize that barriers...

Your city says group homes for people with disabilities aren't allowed in that neighborhood. The planning commission denies the conditional use permit. The zoning board says it's too close to another group home. You're told the property doesn't meet the definition of a "family." Federal...

...disabilities, standard long-term care insurance policies often exclude the very conditions you're planning for. The benefit triggers don't match the care model your...developmental and congenital disabilities as uninsurable pre-existing conditions, and the age at which policies become affordable is typically decades...