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From Up On Poppy Hill – Combo Pack
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Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
The CF Transition to Adult Care: How to Prepare Your Teen for Independent Health Management
...should initiate transition planning by age 15. If they haven't brought it up by then, ask. Transition readiness isn't just about age. It's about whether...Changes in Adult CF Care. Pediatric CF care is family-centered. Parents sit in on appointments, manage medication schedules, and coordinate with the clinic....
Research > Brain Science
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
...across more brain regions, scored lower on those assessments. Children with more...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. But...other regions to help. That shows up on a scan as high connectivity. But those...
Research > Assistive Tech
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
...what's available now from what's being tested,...fundamentally different from adult applications,...computer can act on. Some systems use...electrodes placed on the scalp (non-invasive...sensors that rest on or near the brain...action or focuses on a visual stimulus....stimulus. The BCI picks up the associated brain...EEG systems worn on the...
News > Research
What Evidence-Based Really Means in Special Education and Therapy
...times. It's in your child's IEP. It's on the therapy center's website. Your pediatrician...describe six different levels of evidence, from a single case study to decades of replicated...one Explains. Research quality exists on a spectrum. At the bottom: anecdotal...findings. Everything in between sits on a ladder of increasing reliability....
Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...expected: the outcomes gap that follows. Research from Harvard, the NIH, and the Agency for Healthcare Research...Down syndrome, or intellectual disabilities grew up seeing pediatric specialists who understood their...doctors, specialists in adult systems) were trained on adult-onset conditions. Their residencies didn't...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
...Senate passed a budget on March 13 cutting $126 million...13 cutting $126 million from the Developmental Disabilities...rallied at the statehouse on March 25. The House took...March 25. The House took up the budget March 26. The...If your family depends on DDA services in Maryland,...million reduction is down from Governor Wes Moore's original...
Therapies > Speech
How to Support Your Child's Speech Therapy Progress at Home
...Then life happens. The week gets away from you. By the next session, you're apologizing...they want. A child repeating "more" from a flashcard is performing a task for...communicate. If your child is working on the /k/ sound, you don't need to sit...need to notice every time /k/ shows up naturally: car, cookie, cup, coat, keys....
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
The Wheelchair Transition in Muscular Dystrophy: Preparing Your Child Emotionally and Practically
...last visit. The pediatrician brought it up during the annual checkup. You've watched...they can do, and the transition shifts from loss to capability. This isn't about...difference. When you introduce the idea, focus on what the wheelchair enables. Right now,...power wheelchair means they can keep up with friends at school, participate...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...online course last summer and struggles to keep up when the teacher moves between students. You've asked...certified, and the district says they're "working on it." Three months in, you're still waiting. Or maybe...microphone. By the time he gets home, he's exhausted from straining to hear all day. You know something's wrong,...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Your Early Intervention Roadmap for Down Syndrome: Therapy Options from Birth to Age Three
...your baby is even old enough to sit up. You need to know what those therapies...C, your baby qualifies for services from birth to age three at no cost to your...development, and later, language. OT focuses on fine motor skills, sensory processing,...foundation every other milestone builds on. How to...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
AAC for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Finding the Right Communication System
...needs. When the therapist brought up AAC, you hesitated. She's already...She's already working so hard on speech. Won't a device make her...parents carry, and it's built on a misunderstanding about what...talking, so we just need to work on clarity. But partial speech comes...caregivers. They may not hold up in noisy environments, when the...