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Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...requires major surgery. Many families don't learn about this pathway...protocol exists for a reason: children with CP are at higher risk...exists for a reason: children with CP are at higher risk for hip...muscle release surgery. Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk....release surgery. Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk. Cerebral...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Navigating Spasticity Treatments in Cerebral Palsy: Botox, SDR, and Orthotics Explained
...trying to piece together which treatment your child needs, whether these options work together or replace...other treatments address the underlying tone. Most children with moderate to severe spasticity use more than...treatments address the underlying tone. Most children with moderate to severe spasticity use more than one...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
...care your child needs. This is the...where working families fall through....one in three children with special...three children with special health...children with special health care needs,...special health care needs, according to...most working families assume they don't...waiver allowing children who would qualify...the Medically Needy. Here's how it...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...you're in the room with your child, strengthening...learning by doing, with a therapist watching...happens. For families raising children...families raising children with developmental...raising children with developmental...designed for children ages 2–7 with...children ages 2–7 with disruptive behavior,...to age 12 for children with developmental...for children with developmental...
Therapies > Play
What Is Play Therapy? A Parent's Guide for Special Needs Families
...it supervised playtime with a fancy name? Play therapy...not recreational play with therapeutic benefits....language through which children express, process, and...does, how they interact with materials, what themes...foundational principle: children communicate through play...might repeat scenarios with toy figures until the...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...use utensils at meals. You're wondering if you need private OT on top of school services, or if that's...different parts of your child's life, and for many families, both are necessary at the same time. What School-Based...provided through an IEP is governed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA,...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Orientation and Mobility Training: The Foundation of Independence for Visually Impaired Children
...should begin in infancy. Most families don't learn about it until...skillset that allows a person with visual impairment to navigate...It's a progression that begins with an infant learning their body...continues through adulthood with independent public transportation...Preschool and early elementary children learn protective techniques...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...Each one came with side effects,...online, and you need to know what the...30 percent of children with epilepsy...percent of children with epilepsy don't...many of these families, dietary therapy...conversation with their neurologist....Here's what you need to know about...shows, and what families face when they...documented: many children who don't respond...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...child is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,...meetings where you'll need to explain invisible...guide covers what families need to know: recognizing...covers what families need to know: recognizing...slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows...presentation in children can differ from...MS symptoms in children vary widely depending...blurred vision, pain with eye...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
...month because you need help during a crisis,...sibling of a child with significant care needs,...with significant care needs, and it signals something...specific: your other children need formal support...your other children need formal support structures...responsibility. Most families treat sibling distress...population, and most families don't know they're...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
...diagnosed with hearing loss,...question most families ask is: how...don't agree with each other....one, and many families leave those...of hearing children: what each...shows, and what families need to know...what families need to know before...your child's needs and your family's...and connect with family and...you'll work with, and often...say: many families adjust their...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Day-to-Day Management: Airway Clearance, Nutrition, and School
...deliberate planning. School staff need clear instructions for medication...clearance happens before bed. Some families add a midday session if their...daily is the baseline for most children with CF. Airway Clearance Methods....baseline for most children with CF. Airway Clearance Methods....Sessions typically run 20 minutes with pressure and frequency...