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Parenting > Support Groups
The Complete Guide to Finding Support as a Special Needs Parent
...reduced parental stress, improved family outcomes, and better navigation of services. And most parents have never heard of them. Here's how they work: You...heard of them. Here's how they work: You contact your state's program, coordinated nationally through Parent to Parent USA. You're matched one-to-one with...
News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
...federal panels are. It's congressionally mandated, established in 2006 to coordinate federal autism research across agencies and set priorities for what gets...which requires IACC membership to include "leading research, advocacy, and service organizations for individuals with autism spectrum disorder." When the...
Education > Higher Education
Transition Plans Matter
...goals and transition services needed to assist your...transition plan and the services contained in the plan...goal, there must be a coordinated set of activities designed...preferences and interests. The services to be provided may include...instruction, related services, community experiences,...specifically designed and coordinated set of activities. Many...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
New TSA Helpline for Special Needs Travelers
...placed 72 hours ahead of flight time so that TSA Cares will be able to coordinate further support with a TSA Customer Service Manager at the airport should...TSA Cares will be able to coordinate further support with a TSA Customer Service Manager at the airport should the need arise. The TSA website also offers...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...what that means for the services your family relies on....eligibility rules, different service structures, and different...need to request. Your service coordinator should notify...request. Your service coordinator should notify you and...old, reach out to your service coordinator directly....out to your service coordinator directly. The 90-day...
Education > Higher Education
College Disability Resource Centers: How to Register and What Services to Expect
...assume disability services work like high school:...looks like, what services you can expect, and...dedicated to disability services. The name varies:...of Accessibility Services, Student Accessibility...and Section 504, coordinates those accommodations...provides additional services like assistive technology,...extra fees for these services. The DRC is funded...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...management app" is. Transition services: instruction, related services,...services: instruction, related services, community experiences, employment...goals. This isn't theoretical. Services must connect directly to the...developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs,...Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates with them before your child...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Making the IFSP to IEP Transition at Age 3: A Parent's Roadmap
...of early intervention services under Part C of IDEA...the anxiety is real. Services that felt secure can...Your early intervention service coordinator should initiate...intervention service coordinator should initiate this....you're likely to hit a service gap: weeks or months...hasn't started Part B services yet. What Happens at...
Therapies > Occupational
Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)
...hand. From there, the fingers execute fine motor movements with precision. Visual-motor integration allows the child to translate what they see into coordinated hand movements. Proprioception helps them gauge how much pressure to apply. Sensory processing determines whether the pencil feels comfortable or...
Medical > Pediatrics
When Your Pediatrician Isn't Enough: Building a Medical Home for Complex Needs
...Pediatrics defines a medical home as care that's accessible, family-centered, coordinated, comprehensive, and culturally effective. In practice, that means one...child's entire care plan. A medical home doesn't replace specialists. It coordinates them. Your child's medical home provider tracks appointments, reviews...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Navigating Healthcare for Children with Special Needs: Medical Homes, Care Coordination, and Insurance Strategies
...pieces automatically. You become the central coordinator by default, carrying information between providers...continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. In...intentionality. A medical home is explicitly designed to coordinate across the...
Assistive Tech > Vision
Be My Eyes: The Free App Connecting Blind People With On-Demand Visual Help
...reading expiration dates, identifying which button on an unfamiliar appliance does what, confirming which bills are in a wallet, picking a color-coordinated outfit, troubleshooting a TV remote, or working through any number of instructions printed on packaging that was designed for sighted readers. What...