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Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome....read a blog post by an autistic adult who says "Don't...call me a person with autism. I'm autistic." You see...person with autism. I'm autistic." You see Deaf community...Reducing someone to their diagnosis was the norm in medical,...disability is one part of a person's identity, not...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Your child has an ADHD diagnosis. You've started treatment....whole story. Up to 80% of children with ADHD...disorders, affecting 30–50% of children with ADHD,...sleep disorders, and autism spectrum conditions...separate, unrelated diagnoses that happen to show...the cognitive load of anxiety. Sleep disruption,...at reading because of undiagnosed dyslexia...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...therapist mentioned autism. Or your child...child was just diagnosed and you recognized...syndrome, or autism spectrum disorder....relationships and decades of experiences that...frame. A late diagnosis doesn't erase...way." What the Diagnosis Means. The DSM-5...syndrome into autism spectrum disorder...you're receiving a diagnosis today, it'll...mental health. The diagnosis is validating....
Social Engagement > Support Groups
How to Start a Support Group for Families with Special Needs
...groups that exist don't match your situation: wrong diagnosis, wrong age group, meetings at impossible times....Condition-specific or condition-agnostic? A group for parents of children with autism creates immediate common ground....condition-agnostic? A group for parents of children with autism creates immediate common ground. A group for any...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
...inspiration, just mechanics. Types of Support Groups: Who They Serve....Some are condition-specific: autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy....cerebral palsy. Others are diagnosis-agnostic and focus on shared...matches families by specific diagnosis, which matters when you're...isolation, and the logistics of long-term care. If you're not...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Supporting Siblings of Children with Special Needs: A Parent's Guide
...caused her brother's autism. Your teenager cancels...feel relief instead of concern. Your preschooler...again after two years of being dry at night....language for yet. 84% of adult siblings report...a major issue. Most of that stress wasn't the...eliminate the reality of raising a child with...feeling angry. When the diagnosis comes, they connect...
Research > Genetics
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
...child has a diagnosis. Autism, cerebral...diagnosis. Autism, cerebral...developmental diagnosis isn't about...each type of genetic test...Matters After a Diagnosis. A diagnosis...diagnosis. A diagnosis like autism...diagnosis like autism or cerebral...specific genetic diagnosis may qualify...than 25% of autism cases,...than 25% of autism cases, around...around 32% of cerebral palsy...and 36-53% of unexplained...
Health > Diagnosis
The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents
...recommended it after years of struggling in school. Maybe...and weaknesses that inform diagnosis, treatment planning, and school...For many families, it's the diagnostic step that finally explains...suspected conditions like autism, ADHD, or learning disabilities...disabilities that require formal diagnosis. The evaluation measures cognitive...
Health > Diagnosis
Getting Diagnosed as an Adult: The Late Autism and ADHD Discovery
...asking whether any of this started before...looking. Late diagnosis of autism and...Late diagnosis of autism and ADHD...diagnosis of autism and ADHD is not...Why Childhood Diagnosis Misses So Many....Misses So Many. Autism and ADHD are both...ADHD are both diagnosed using criteria...clinical observation of children. The...development for autism. That requirement...
Health > Diagnosis
How to Fight an Insurance Denial for Your Child's Autism or ADHD Evaluation
...necessary." No explanation of what that means...evaluation is required to diagnose a condition that...assessment, both of which cost less...but no description of specific functional...DSM-5 criteria for autism and ADHD require...Without evidence of those impairments...exploratory rather than diagnostic. Timing also matters....insurer may argue the diagnosis is established and...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Best Apps for Children with Autism: Sorted by Skill Area
...received a diagnosis for their child...searches "best autism apps" will...find hundreds of results, most...results, most of them treating...them treating autism apps as a unified...Searching "autism apps" without...searching "autism therapy" and...recommendations across autism diagnoses....across autism diagnoses. Proloquo2Go...relatively small set of high-frequency...involvement of a trained speech-language...
Financial > Grants
Therapy Grants for Autism, Speech, and OT When Insurance Says No
...needs therapy is one of the more exhausting...already gotten the diagnosis, already found a provider,...EOB The explanation of benefits you receive...becomes the foundation of everything else. Grants...typically require: A copy of the denial letter, including...reason code A letter of medical necessity from...National Grants for Autism-Related Therapies These...