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Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
...therapist references age-based norms for dressing...skills development for children with CP follows a different...of CP. Life skills for children with cerebral palsy include...themselves independently by age three but need adaptive...for toileting well into elementary school. A child with athetoid...Spastic CP (Most Common). Children with spastic CP typically...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
Self-advocacy doesn't start at graduation. It starts in elementary school, when your child learns to name what they...what that progression looks like at each stage. Elementary School: Ages 5–10. At this age, self-advocacy...each stage. Elementary School: Ages 5–10. At this age, self-advocacy means understanding their own needs...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Orientation and Mobility Training: The Foundation of Independence for Visually Impaired Children
...enters school, sometimes not until elementary age. The spatial concepts a toddler...school, sometimes not until elementary age. The spatial concepts a toddler builds...that follows. Preschool and early elementary children learn protective techniques...follows. Preschool and early elementary children learn protective techniques (how to...
Health > Nutrition
Going Gluten, Casein and Chemical Free
...since his diagnosis of autism at age six, I searched high and low for help...Thanksgiving holiday break, The director of elementary special education told us that my...for moderate to severely autistic children. His father and I were shocked, but...several non-verbal, heavily stimming children. They were being rewarded with dye...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: ConversationBuilder
ConversationBuilder helps elementary-age children who have trouble conversing with peers... ConversationBuilder helps elementary-age children who have trouble conversing with peers... ConversationBuilder helps elementary-age children who have trouble conversing with peers in social...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
Structured teaching strategies and age-appropriate progressions for building independent living skills from elementary through young adult.
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
...the formal post-secondary kind that kicks in at age 16 under IDEA, but the school-to-school kind that...same advocacy muscle each time. When to Start Elementary-to-Middle Transition Planning. Fifth grade is...counselor mentions it in passing. The fall. The elementary-to-middle transition brings a larger building,...
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Self-Advocacy: How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Their Needs
...someone else to fight their battles. Self-advocacy has three parts: understanding your disability, knowing your rights, and communicating your needs. Elementary schoolers can start with the third part. Middle schoolers can begin learning the first two. High schoolers should be doing all three, with you coaching...
Assistive Tech > Software
Best Text-to-Speech Software for Dyslexic Students: A K-12 Guide
...platform, and what the assignment looks like. For Elementary Students: Simplicity Is the Feature. At the K-5...of the work. NaturalReader works well for this age range. It reads aloud from any digital text, displays...confusion, and has a free tier that covers most elementary reading needs without requiring a school purchase...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...three staff members at S.P. Morton Elementary School in Franklin, Virginia on charges...abuse of non-verbal and autistic children in a special education classroom,...same school. This case exposes how children in special education, especially...protocols. What Happened at S.P. Morton Elementary. The investigation began in February...
Assistive Tech > Software
Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared
...district supports for accommodations, and whether you're planning for elementary learning or eventual employment. Many blind students end up fluent in more...licenses, which shifts the cost equation considerably for families whose children use JAWS only at school. If your district covers the license, JAWS costs...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
Your child managed elementary school with routines...child. For autistic children, it brings specific...arrive before many children have the cognitive...Different for Autistic Children. Autistic children...children. Autistic children often rely on masking...for neurotypical children. During puberty,..."catch up" socially in elementary school may suddenly...