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Exciting Sale for Disney Learning Apps
Assistive Tech > Apps

Exciting Sale for Disney Learning Apps

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Birthday Surprise (early literacy and pre-math...Surprise (early literacy and pre-math skills)...literacy and pre-math skills) Featuring the beloved...acquire and retain early literacy and pre-math...and retain early literacy and pre-math skills...literacy and pre-math skills at home and on-the-go...Story Showtime! (early reading concepts)...explore essential early reading concepts...
Special Needs App of the Day: The Going to Bed Book
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: The Going to Bed Book

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Nighttime routines involving stories also encourages early literacy and reading skills. Boynton says, "Of...routines involving stories also encourages early literacy and reading skills. Boynton says, "Of course...stories also encourages early literacy and reading skills. Boynton says, "Of course The Going to Bed Book...
Special Needs App of the Day: iTouchiLearn Words
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: iTouchiLearn Words

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Words Spelling Reading Speech Therapy Cognitive Skills Early Learning Literacy Special Education Each...Spelling Reading Speech Therapy Cognitive Skills Early Learning Literacy Special Education Each screen...Speech Therapy Cognitive Skills Early Learning Literacy Special Education Each screen includes background...
Special Needs App of the Day: Starfall ABCs
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Starfall ABCs

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Learn and recognize letters Develop early literacy and reading skills Develop...recognize letters Develop early literacy and reading skills Develop visual...Develop early literacy and reading skills Develop visual and auditory understanding...screens will help reinforce the language skills they learn in school. You can even...
Special Needs App of the Day: Choco Gets a Check Up
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Special Needs App of the Day: Choco Gets a Check Up

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...digital media. The app promotes early learning and literacy skills, and it...The app promotes early learning and literacy skills, and it works much like a real...promotes early learning and literacy skills, and it works much like a real paper...many styles, and it works well for early readers and is enjoyable for learners...
Special Needs App of the Day: Cimo Spelling
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Cimo Spelling

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...is a big draw for young children, and it makes early literacy skills fun to learn. The app is available...big draw for young children, and it makes early literacy skills fun to learn. The app is available for iPhone...for young children, and it makes early literacy skills fun to learn. The app is available for iPhone and...
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy

Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule

By Dr. Harper Clark
...surveillance, and it's designed to catch displacement early, before it becomes painful or requires major surgery....hip displacement as they grow, and catching it early makes a significant difference in outcomes. Here's...place as your child grows. It's not treatment. It's early detection. The X-rays measure something called the...
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...Sleep. Sleep difficulties in autism aren't one problem. They're a cluster of related challenges: difficulty falling asleep, frequent night wakings, early morning waking, and irregular sleep-wake cycles. The neurology behind it involves melatonin production timing, sensory processing differences, and difficulty...
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
Research > Funding

Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families

By Kelsey James
...cerebral palsy research averaged $22.7 million annually from 2014 to 2023. Only 2.3% of that went to lifespan or adulthood research. The rest focused on early intervention and pediatric care. Private foundations working in these spaces are scarcer, and the grants they offer tend to be smaller and more narrowly...
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
Research > Brain Science

Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke

By Emily Thompson
...before. Neuroplasticity. Your child's neurologist mentions it. The physical therapist brings it up. Someone in a parent support group says it's why early intervention matters. But here's what gets confusing: you're hearing it in three different contexts (cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, pediatric stroke)...
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
Research > Brain Science

Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better

By Emily Thompson
...lower on those assessments. Children with more focused, direct connectivity did better. What the brain was doing, it turned out, was compensating. When early injury damages the direct motor pathways from the cortex to the muscles, the brain recruits other regions to help. That shows up on a scan as high connectivity....
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
Global Insights > Culture

Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community

By Dylan Hayes
...identity, not the sum total. A child with cerebral palsy is also a daughter, a reader, a friend. The disability doesn't erase those dimensions. Most early intervention programs, school systems, and therapy clinics still teach person-first language as the default. It's baked into disability rights law,...

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