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Money Management Skills for Teens with Intellectual Disabilities
Lifestyle > Independence

Money Management Skills for Teens with Intellectual Disabilities

By Nora Bloom
...understand budgeting in theory but hand over their debit card to anyone who asks. Skills don't build in the order textbooks present them. Start with what your teen...point is the transaction they already participate in, not the foundational skill they're supposed to master first. If they receive cash but don't count it,...
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
News > Lifestyle

Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap

By Benjamin Thompson
Teaching your child life skills is an act of sustained,...when to introduce skills, and which teaching...is right now. Life skills organize into six...Money management: Counting coins, making purchases,...on that page is a skill waiting to be built....Introduce What. Life skills teaching is developmental....time to introduce a skill...
Special Needs App of the Day: iLiveMath
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: iLiveMath

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Fresh Entomology The app tests math skills through illustrated questions, which...requires children to apply their math skills. Level 1 involves basic counting for...math skills. Level 1 involves basic counting for beginners, Level 2 teaches addition,...students can also practice their reading skills as well as learn about the theme of...
Georgia's Governor Just Vetoed 900 New IDD Waiver Slots. Here's What Families on the Waiting List Can Do.
Legal > Government Benefits

Georgia's Governor Just Vetoed 900 New IDD Waiver Slots. Here's What Families on the Waiting List Can Do.

By James Williams
...affecting 3,200 people on that waitlist as of March 2026. If your family was counting on one of those 900 slots this year, here's what you need to know and do....institutionalization. Covers residential supports, intensive behavioral services, skilled nursing, and 24-hour care. Both waivers use Medicaid dollars, but they...
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
Education > Tutoring

Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability

By Julia Rivera
...photosynthesis, and write stories that make you laugh. But counting change at the store takes five minutes. Time-telling...naturally through early experiences with objects, counting games, and pattern recognition. Children with...function differently. Symptoms include difficulty counting objects accurately, trouble recognizing patterns...
Tips And Tricks For A Successful Meditation Practice
Health > Mental Health

Tips And Tricks For A Successful Meditation Practice

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...also meditate sitting in a chair or lying on your back on the floor. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Then begin to focus on your breath, counting each inhale and exhale. If your mind wanders, simply bring your attention back to your breath. Start with just a few minutes of meditation and work...
America's Cutest Cat on Animal Planet
Lifestyle > Recreation

America's Cutest Cat on Animal Planet

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...do mean characters! These little kitties are adorable and filled with personality. For the contest, there are seven categories, or "cat-egories," counting down the top five cats in each. Then at the end, one cat is honored as "America's Cutest Cat." Which one will it be? Will it be the adorable little...
Special Needs App of the Day: Over in the Ocean
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Over in the Ocean

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef is a counting and sing-along book come to life. As an interactive app for the iPad, children...After an introduction to all the baby animals, children are asked to play a counting game with them. The app also includes real-life images of the animals along...
Special Needs App of the Day: Montessori Counting Boards
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Montessori Counting Boards

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...dynamic and interactive counting learning experience...experience with Montessori Counting Boards by Grasshopper...children, however, counting might not come so...The Montessori Counting Boards app includes...app includes five counting games in one app:...learners. The Montessori Counting Board app allows...include your own voice counting each number. You...
Special Needs App of the Day: Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...face it — most of us learned about counting from a very cute and very hungry green...lovable friend to life in the app Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar....through five levels: Level 1 teaches counting, and children will practice the names...German, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar does...
What is OCD?
Health > Mental Health

What is OCD?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...people with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel the need to repeatedly wash their hands. Other common compulsions include locking and unlocking doors, counting, hoarding, or repeating a pattern of steps. Often when patterns are interrupted, people with OCD feel a need to start again at the beginning of the...
Types of Learning Disabilities
Special Needs > Learning Differences

Types of Learning Disabilities

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Dyscalculia Dyscalculia is the learning disability that revolves around arithmetic and numbers. Children with dyscalculia have difficulty telling time, counting in a...

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