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Career > Interviewing
Sensory-Friendly Interview Environments: Requesting Quiet Spaces and Lighting Adjustments
...an interview when the environment doesn't add cognitive load you don't need. A quiet room, adjustable...you can ask. It's how to frame the request in functional terms that hiring managers understand, and when...to build a soundproof booth is not. The key is functional equivalence. The accommodation should give you...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...address the specific barriers neurodivergent candidates face: executive function under pressure, social reciprocity in small talk, and the cognitive load...executive function under pressure, social reciprocity in small talk, and the cognitive load of masking. Effective neurodivergent interview coaching includes:...
Career > Interviewing
Receiving Questions in Advance: Requesting Interview Accommodations for Processing Delays
...limit major life activities. Processing delays qualify when they affect cognitive functions like concentration, thinking, or communicating. Conditions commonly...life activities. Processing delays qualify when they affect cognitive functions like concentration, thinking, or communicating. Conditions commonly associated...
Career > Advancement
Documenting Achievements When Performance Metrics Don't Capture Your Contributions
...institutional knowledge creation, or the invisible labor that keeps teams functioning. Employees with disabilities often contribute in ways that fall outside...there's no crisis to point to as evidence of your impact. You might do the cognitive work of translating between departments, smoothing communication gaps that...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Free vs. Paid AI Assistants for Cognitive Support: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Compared
...These AI assistants weren't built as cognitive support tools, but thousands of neurodivergent...than raw capability when the goal is cognitive support. Getting the right match...pre-structured input is exactly the executive function skill they don't have. AI assistants...mechanism. These tools take on the cognitive load of structuring, sequencing,...
News > Research
The FDA Just Gave a Rare Pediatric Gene Therapy Its Fastest Regulatory Track. Here's What Families of Children with NGLY1 Deficiency Need to Know.
...Phase 1/2/3 trial showing improvements in motor function and cognitive skills in patients treated for at...trial showing improvements in motor function and cognitive skills in patients treated for at least 52 weeks....characterized by global developmental delay, cognitive impairment ranging from mild to profound, complex...
Education > K-12
The Special Education Evaluation Process: What Parents Need to Know
...most common assessment types are: Psychological evaluation: measures cognitive ability, processing speed, working memory, and executive function. These...measures cognitive ability, processing speed, working memory, and executive function. These tests help...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
..."best" device. It's about matching technology to your child's motor skills, cognitive level, and the environments where they'll use it. This guide covers the...dedicated devices to eye-tracking systems, with a decision framework based on function and a breakdown of what insurance covers. AAC Apps vs. Dedicated Devices:...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...sustained attention, physical endurance, and cognitive stamina. A child with MS fatigue may start the...midmorning that makes it nearly impossible to focus. Cognitive symptoms are equally invisible. Memory problems,...processing speed, and difficulty with executive function don't announce themselves the way mobility issues...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...not a choice. Braille literacy and assistive technology serve different cognitive functions, and children who learn both have measurably better outcomes...choice. Braille literacy and assistive technology serve different cognitive functions, and children who learn both have measurably better outcomes in employment,...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...metabolic disorder who fatigues after 30 minutes of cognitive work qualifies for accommodations based on that...work qualifies for accommodations based on that functional limitation. The district doesn't need to understand...doesn't change anything. The evaluation measures functional limitations in...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...changes arrive before many children have the cognitive or emotional tools to process them. Add sensory...observe patterns, and create rules that help them function in environments designed for neurotypical children....become implicit rather than explicit, and the cognitive load of maintaining a mask becomes too heavy....