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Assistive Tech > Apps
ADHD Apps That Help Kids Focus: What Works and What Doesn't
...confident language about training attention and building executive...The category of attention-training games rests on a theory called...rests on a theory called cognitive training: the idea that practicing...a theory called cognitive training: the idea that practicing...app that offers "attention training exercises" is a different...
News > Sports
Special Olympics vs. Paralympics: What's the Difference?
...by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities,...disabilities, including conditions like Down syndrome, autism, and other cognitive or developmental disabilities. Special Olympics is participation-focused:...
Health > Diagnosis
Do You Need a Developmental Pediatrician?
...their child. Developmental pediatricians are often involved in research or training, so they may be valuable resources for information and guidance. Developmental...perspective of the whole child: seeing how health, sleep, diet, motor, cognitive, language, and social-emotional development interact.A developmental perspective...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Title: Summertime Recommendations for Children with ADHD
...to implement new strategies for changing behavior and improving neuro-cognitive impairments. Children with ADHD are consistently looking for new activities...consistently looking for new activities to stimulate the brain. Using a fun brain training routine each day, such as the AttenGo...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Interactive Metronome Hits the Right Beat
Interactive Metronome training helped Diane Solomon's son, with neurological issues, improve his cognitive and motor skills dramatically.
Research > Brain Science
Can Brain Imaging Detect Autism?
...brain changes and functioning can be seen after cognitive skills training, and through the use of MRIs and...functioning can be seen after cognitive skills training, and through the use of MRIs and brain imaging,...brain imaging, this study shows the impact of cognitive intervention. Other studies around the world are...
Research > Brain Science
A Study of Cognitive Skills and the Brain
...and cognitive skills....term "cognitive skill"...of cognitive skills...improving cognitive skills...do cognitive skill...can cognitive skills...numerous cognitive skills...skills training programs...of cognitive testing...which cognitive skill...of cognitive exercises...of cognitive skills...skills training programs...of cognitive skills...skills training programs...on cognitive skill...following cognitive skills...skills training classes....
Therapies > Occupational
Interactive Metronome Therapy
"The Interactive Metronome (IM) is a research-based training program that helps children and adults overcome attention, memory, and...utilize the tools in their therapy sessions. IM is designed to help with cognitive and motor skills, and most patients do see progress throughout the therapy,...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...not be able to position themselves to use an inhaler effectively. A child with sensory sensitivities may resist nebulizer treatments. A child with cognitive delays may not recognize early warning signs. Standard action plans assume the child will notify an adult when symptoms start. They assume the child...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...symptom that interferes with sustained attention, physical endurance, and cognitive stamina. A child with MS fatigue may start the day alert and engaged, then...then hit a wall by midmorning that makes it nearly impossible to focus. Cognitive symptoms are equally invisible. Memory problems, slowed processing speed,...
Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...what developmental milestones looked like in context, what medication side effects mattered for this population, and how to adjust care plans for cognitive or communication differences. Adult providers (internists, family medicine doctors, specialists in adult systems) were trained on adult-onset conditions....
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...that seem to serve the same purpose. Here's what the research shows: it's not a choice. Braille literacy and assistive technology serve different cognitive functions, and children who learn both have measurably better outcomes in employment, independence, and literacy than those who rely on audio alone....