Special Needs

Articles

...dollars, and now this hit family is available for home viewing....family is available for home viewing. The Croods is the first family...viewing. The Croods is the first family film that features an entire...film that features an entire family. At a gathering of domestic...the world. They are a whole family who are dealing with typical...

...screen. The series stars Andie MacDowell as a family court judge in the small, Pacific Northwest town...town of Cedar Cove. Along with her friends and family, the stories immerse viewers in the ups and downs...on in every episode, and although the primary viewing target is women, I think men will find some of...

...religious story because it really isn't. It's an engaging story meant for family viewing. When a stranger pulls 12-year-old Luke out of a lake, he is near...story because it really isn't. It's an engaging story meant for family viewing. When a stranger pulls 12-year-old Luke out of a lake, he is near death....

...member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group dedicated to promoting family-friendly apps. The app is easy to use, and even children without visual...to another level. The videos of the ASL signs can be enlarged for easier viewing, and it is another component that makes the app friendly for individuals...

If your family's home care, respite hours, or day supports arrive through Medicaid, there is a piece of paper somewhere in your state capital with an expiration date...

...the same staff for a while. The purchase agreement is private, the new owner's plans are private, and in most states no one is required to tell the family anything at all. Illinois is close to changing that for its own residents. A bill passed by the General Assembly this spring and sent to Gov. JB Pritzker...

If your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family relies on a prosthetic limb, a wheelchair seating evaluation, or an ABA program, those services now appear by name on a state document about where...

...child's school. This month, the federal Department of Education handed every family in the country a way to check anyway. On July 9, the department released...produced this year's ratings. Robyn Linscott, director of education and family policy at The Arc of the...

...search with no idea what's negotiable. I've walked enough families through this same math to know the sticker price almost never reflects what the family ends up paying once every funding channel gets checked. Here's what animal-assisted therapy costs by modality, and where the money to cover it tends...

...in three places: your attention is finite, and right now nobody in your family, including you, has a clear picture of how it's being spent. Why Everyone...diagnosis doesn't just add a new task to your list. It reorganizes the whole family around a single center of gravity, and everyone else adjusts their orbit...

...a program coordinator before signing anything. Has Your Child Been Around This Specific Animal Before, or Just Animals in General? Comfort with the family cat doesn't predict comfort with an 1,100-pound horse, and comfort with a calm golden retriever at a friend's house doesn't predict comfort with a...

...pages mean. That document is the Individualized Family Service Plan, and once you know what belongs in...build around your specific child and your specific family before early intervention services can begin. Every...specific test result or observation behind it. 2. Family concerns, priorities, and resources. This...