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Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Delayed Its DDA Wage Cuts One Day Before They Started. Here's What Self-Directing Families Should Do Now.
On June 30, one day before Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration was set to cut what...Medicaid waiver for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year's budget cut $126 million...timeline for putting them into effect. What's Delayed, and Until When. The state didn't cancel the...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...are worsening. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are five times more likely...disabilities (IDD) are five times more likely to delay or forgo mental health care due to cost compared...behavioral health services for individuals with developmental disabilities or apply restrictive criteria that...
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
...different timeline. The muscle tone differences, developmental delays, and communication challenges that come...timeline. The muscle tone differences, developmental delays, and communication challenges that come with...designed for neurotypical children assume certain developmental readiness markers: the ability to follow multi-step...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Scooter Boards and Prone Carts for Early Mobility
...at a low, exploratory height while moving through space, which feels different from being carried or pushed in a stroller. Both serve the same developmental window: very young children who need mobility before they're ready for a wheelchair or gait trainer. Who Benefits Most. Prone scooter boards and...
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.
...multiple body systems and is characterized by global developmental delay, cognitive impairment ranging from mild...and is characterized by global developmental delay, cognitive impairment ranging from mild to profound,...a regulatory pathway designed to expedite the development and review of regenerative medicine therapies...
Education > Early Intervention
What to Expect During Your Child's Early Intervention Evaluation
...infants and toddlers with developmental delays or diagnosed conditions....toddlers with developmental delays or diagnosed conditions....different areas of your child's development. Depending on your state...the team might include: A developmental specialist or service coordinator...physical therapist and a developmental specialist. If your child...
Therapies > Music
How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs
...systems designed specifically to fund developmental and therapeutic services that insurance...Music therapy is typically coded as developmental or educational support, not medical...music therapy to address speech delays, motor planning, or emotional regulation,...similar denials when the goal is developmental progress rather than recovery from...
Research > Genetics
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
...22q11.2 deletion syndrome or Angelman syndrome when a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing...deletion syndrome or Angelman syndrome when a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES)...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey: How Whole Genome Sequencing Is Changing Rare Disease Diagnosis
...test rather than a last resort, particularly when a child presents with developmental delays, congenital anomalies, or neurological symptoms that don't fit a...than a last resort, particularly when a child presents with developmental delays, congenital anomalies, or neurological symptoms that don't fit a recognizable...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...happens. For families raising children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges,...families raising children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges,...programs extend it to age 12 for children with developmental disabilities. The model has two phases: Child-Directed...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...attention problems, or the pediatrician flagged developmental delays, or you noticed your child can't run like...problems, or the pediatrician flagged developmental delays, or you noticed your child can't run like they...transition to a different kind of medical and developmental management, one that most families enter without...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Your Early Intervention Roadmap for Down Syndrome: Therapy Options from Birth to Age Three
...therapy for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Under IDEA...and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Under IDEA Part...Each addresses a specific aspect of development that hypotonia affects. Hypotonia...therapy addresses feeding, oral motor development, and later, language. OT focuses...