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When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...progress after six months; another after two years. One might define "improvement" as standardized test scores; another as parent-reported functional communication...."improvement" as standardized test scores; another as parent-reported functional communication. One...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
The Future of Social Engagement for People with Special Needs
...Needs: Strategies and Tools for Improvement. Human engagement is the cornerstone...innovations are not only improving communication capabilities but also enhancing...field. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Tools. Simply being able to communicate...them. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools are instrumental in...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
The Puzzle of Autism
...have learned in our clinic at the EEG Institute is that autism is primarily a problem of right-brain development, which results in the delayed communication, relational, and connection skills. Also, there is usually a very highly activated nervous system that interferes with the child's ability to be...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Improvements in Autism Symptoms
...therapy involving learning proper social and communication skills are essential to reducing the prevalence...even those with severe autism show signs of improvement. This study followed nearly 7,000 children with...results show that while a majority of the best improvements occurred for those children with high-functioning...
News > Sports
Westwood Village Improvement Association Supports Special Olympics
...with one of the organizers of the campaign, Megan Furey, Marketing and Communications Manager. She told me that not only are they encouraging the businesses...a copy of this article or her flyer provided by the Westwood Village Improvement Association. Just print out this article or flyer from Megan, and for...
Education > Early Intervention
Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers
...Early Intervention. Speech therapy in early intervention focuses on communication and feeding, not just talking. If your child isn't babbling by 6 months,...attention, turn-taking in play, responding to their name Expressive communication: babbling, first words, word combinations, using gestures to request...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Wearable Technology for Autism: Evidence-Based Monitoring vs Marketing Hype
...internal states. The promise is compelling. After all, who wouldn't want objective data about what's happening inside their child, especially when communication challenges make it hard for them to tell you directly? The marketing suggests these devices offer a window into experiences that might otherwise...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
...their solution is essential for your child's communication development. The price spread creates decision...high-tech devices over low-tech options for communication outcomes. The decision isn't about finding the...warranties. The trade-off isn't quality of communication. Both can deliver the same vocabulary, the same...
Therapies > Music
How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs
You've seen what music therapy can do for your child. The engagement during sessions, the communication breakthroughs, the regulation that lasts hours after the music stops. Then you call your insurance company and they say no. Most private insurance...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Funding an AAC Device: Navigating Insurance, Medicaid, and Grants
A practical guide to funding pathways for AAC devices, from private insurance appeals to Medicaid EPSDT to school IEP provision.
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...be enough. The protocols that work for most students assume typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't...ways your child's disability affects asthma recognition and treatment. Communication modifications: If your child is nonverbal or has limited expressive language,...
Research > Assistive Tech
Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness
...eye-gaze systems, picture boards, communication books. Each one promises to help...options (picture boards, PECS books, communication charts) when the goal is social...charts) when the goal is social communication. Children using high-tech AAC initiate...intact motor skills faces different communication barriers than a...