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How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers
Research > Funding

How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers

By Henry Peterson
...prosthetics CAF Operation Rebound: Support for U.S. military veterans, first responders, and active-duty personnel with permanent physical disabilities...prosthetics CAF Operation Rebound: Support for U.S. military veterans, first responders, and active-duty personnel with permanent physical disabilities CAF Idaho...
The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.
News > Advocacy

The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.

By Amelia Harper
...CoorDown (an Italian Down syndrome rights nonprofit) released a 91-second video for World Down Syndrome Day 2026 featuring Noah Matthews Matofsky, the first person with Down syndrome to land a major Disney role. The video is now viral. Over 20,000 upvotes on Reddit's r/TikTokCringe, coverage from The Drum...
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
Medical > Orthopedics

Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures

By Dr. Jack Davis
...child's femur breaks from a fall that wouldn't bruise an ambulatory peer, the first question most parents ask themselves is what they did wrong. The answer...Why Non-Ambulatory Children Lose Bone Density. Bone is living tissue. It responds to the forces placed on it. When you walk, every step creates impact that...
Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges
Medical > Neurology

Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges

By Andrew Donovan
...memory holds information temporarily while you use it, like remembering the first part of a sentence while reading the end. Cognitive flexibility allows you...perspectives without getting stuck. Inhibitory control helps you pause automatic responses. Planning and organization let you sequence steps toward a goal. Think of...
What's on at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on March 10: Cross-Country Skiing Opens at Tesero
News > Sports

What's on at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on March 10: Cross-Country Skiing Opens at Tesero

By Brock Jefferson
...new chapter: para cross-country skiing makes its first appearance at these Games, sprint races at Tesero,...concussion that cut into her training season. She responded in biathlon with a gold medal in the sprint sitting...cross-country as well as biathlon. Tuesday is the first day they're on a pure ski course, no rifle, no...
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
Education > Tutoring

Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability

By Julia Rivera
...problems shut them down before they finish reading the first sentence. Teachers say practice more. Worksheets...recognizing a diagnosable learning difference that responds to targeted intervention. Dyscalculia tutoring...programs work. Parents can advocate for them. But first, you need to know what to ask for. What Dyscalculia...
Oksana Masters Has Medaled at Five Straight Winter Paralympics. Last Year She Didn't Race at All.
News > Sports

Oksana Masters Has Medaled at Five Straight Winter Paralympics. Last Year She Didn't Race at All.

By Brock Jefferson
...fine. What they found on the replay was Oksana Masters on the podium in her first Paralympic race in more than three years, 1 minute, 14 seconds behind Kendall...expect Masters to be building, and it is the part of para biathlon that responds fastest to race mileage. She has...
Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia Won't March: The 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony Boycott Explained
News > Sports

Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia Won't March: The 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony Boycott Explained

By Brock Jefferson
...Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling, marking the first time the Russian flag has appeared at a Paralympics...Paralympics since Sochi 2014. Since then, the responses have been arriving fast, and they're still coming....Boycotting the Opening Ceremony. Ukraine was first. On February 20, the National Paralympic Committee...
How to Build an Exercise Routine for a Child with Special Needs (Without Burning Out)
Health > Exercise

How to Build an Exercise Routine for a Child with Special Needs (Without Burning Out)

By Emma Turner
...consistency is there, the length can grow naturally. But consistency has to come first. Match the Movement to the Child. Not every child responds to the same activities,...consistency has to come first. Match the Movement to the Child. Not every child responds to the same activities, and trying to fit a child into something that doesn't...
App of the Day: Simplex Spelling
Assistive Tech > Apps

App of the Day: Simplex Spelling

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...kept building on the apps to serve the needs of our children. They have responded well to the apps — as have many other kids. We're pleased to make such a...research regarding the best curriculum for teaching literacy after the first reading curriculum she tried didn't click with our son. Lisa realized...
Special Needs App of the Day: TransEz
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: TransEz

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...support him — strategies that never crossed her mind when she raised her first child. For example, she realized early on her grandson responds well to...raised her first child. For example, she realized early on her grandson responds well to visual prompts. But laminating cards is time consuming and it is...
Clues and Symptoms of Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Clues and Symptoms of Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...school. At home, perhaps your child: Doesn't understand what is said. Responds slowly or is reluctant to talk. Says he or she didn't hear parts of conversations....because he was sure no one would want to eat lunch with him. When David first...

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