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Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Visual Processing and the Special Needs Child
...which resulted in referral to a developmental optometrist." The above scenario...resulted in referral to a developmental optometrist." The above scenario is seen repeatedly...above scenario is seen repeatedly in developmental optometry. Many children have difficulty...seen repeatedly in developmental optometry. Many children have difficulty processing...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Visual Processing and the Special Need Child
...which resulted in referral to a developmental optometrist." The above scenario...resulted in referral to a developmental optometrist." The above scenario is seen repeatedly...above scenario is seen repeatedly in developmental optometry. Many children have difficulty...seen repeatedly in developmental optometry. Many children have difficulty processing...
Lifestyle > Independence
When to Step Back: Balancing Support with Independence
...stepping in. The Research on Over-Helping. Developmental psychologists call it learned helplessness....complete it at 100%. A 2019 study published in Developmental Psychology tracked 240 children with developmental...developmental Psychology tracked 240 children with developmental disabilities across 18 months. Researchers found...
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
...bowel control on a different timeline. The muscle tone differences, developmental delays, and communication challenges that come with the diagnosis all...training programs designed for neurotypical children assume certain developmental readiness markers: the ability to follow multi-step verbal instructions,...
Lifestyle > Independence
Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Your child's pediatrician hands you a developmental milestone chart. Your neighbor mentions when her daughter learned to...dressing independently. None of it accounts for cerebral palsy. Life skills development for children with CP follows a different timeline, shaped by motor control...
Financial > Financial Planning
Financial Planning for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Supported Decision-Making for Money
When your child with an intellectual or developmental disability turns 18, you'll face dozens of decisions about their adult life. One of the most consequential is how they'll manage money. The traditional...
Financial > Financial Planning
Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability: Planning for Future Care Costs
...exclude the very conditions you're planning for. The benefit triggers don't match the care model your child needs. The underwriting process treats developmental and congenital disabilities as uninsurable pre-existing conditions, and the age at which policies become affordable is typically decades away from...
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 > Advocacy
Pennsylvania Just Signed Three Executive Orders to Protect Disability Families. Here's What It Means and What Other States Can Do.
...advisory commission with direct access to the governor, and reestablish the Developmental Disabilities Council to continue advocacy work across the state. The...previously exist at this level. Executive Order 3 reestablishes the Developmental Disabilities Council. The council fulfills Pennsylvania's obligations...
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.
...disease affects multiple body systems and is characterized by global developmental delay, cognitive impairment ranging from mild to profound, complex movement...designation is not approval. It's a regulatory pathway designed to expedite the development and review of regenerative medicine therapies that show preliminary clinical...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...to enforce it when districts try to avoid their obligations. Transportation Is a Related Service Under IDEA. IDEA defines related services as "developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Standing Frames for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Medical Benefits Beyond Walking
...bones stay thinner and more fragile: vulnerable to fractures during transfers, during falls, sometimes without any obvious cause. A 2019 study in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology...