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Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...16 and suddenly transition planning becomes a mandatory IEP agenda...haven't thought about the future, but because "adult life"...(IDEA) requires transition planning to begin no later than the...after a student turns 16. That planning must include measurable postsecondary...to articulate goals for a future they can't yet picture. Start...
Research > Genetics
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
...affect treatment decisions, connect you to clinical trials, or inform family planning. For some families, it provides answers. For others, it rules out specific...genetic conditions. And if a genetic variant is identified, siblings and future pregnancies can be screened. But genetic testing doesn't always find a cause....
Financial > Financial Planning
The Letter of Intent: How to Write the Most Important Document in Your Special Needs Plan
...Many special needs planners consider it the most important part of the planning process, even though it carries no legal weight. The reason is simple:...Intent for a few common reasons. First, they don't know it exists. Estate planning conversations focus on wills, trusts,...
Financial > Loans
Navigating Financial Resources for the Special Needs Community
Understanding Financial Planning for Special Needs. Financial...Special Needs. Financial planning is important for everyone....money and prepare for the future. For people with special...their families, financial planning is even more important....and adaptive equipment. Planning ahead can help make sure...these costs. Financial planning involves setting goals,...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Strategies for Supporting Children with Special Needs
Empower children with special needs through understanding, inclusivity, collaboration, advocacy, skill development, and future planning.
Parenting > Adulthood
Designing a Future for a Child with Special Needs
...amount of anxiety and stress not to mention an underlying feeling of dread. Perhaps the hardest part about making the decision about what your child's future will look like is accepting that it isn't going to even slightly resemble what you dreamed of when you fantasized about their life. If you are like...
Legal > Advocacy
Creating a Legal Plan for Your Child's Future
...should be evaluated to create the best legal plan tailored for that child's future. When a child reaches the age of majority and becomes a legal adult, it...parents that before they meet with an attorney experienced in special needs planning, they discuss with each other their child's abilities, challenges, and limitations....
Financial > Financial Planning
A Special Needs Planning Timeline: 9 Steps to a Sound Family Plan
Planning for the future well-being of your... Planning for the future well-being of your children is a daunting...complexity of adequately providing for the future care of a son or daughter with special...full understanding that traditional planning advice will not work for your family....
Financial > Financial Planning
First Five Steps in Special Needs Planning
What is special needs planning? The focus of special...focus of special needs planning is to protect and...protect and secure the future of our loved ones...Through special needs planning, we work to preserve...ones, now and in the future, and, in particular,...giving direction to future caretakers about the...for your loved one's future. 2. Establish a Special...
Parenting > Adulthood
Support for the Transition to Adulthood
...be raising a special needs child, planning can't wait. The first step is to form...life plan and legal and financial planning. Your child should have the central...child should have the central role in planning, expressing his desires for his future....planning, expressing his desires for his future. You, the parent, are the lead advocate...
Financial > Financial Planning
Improve Your Special Needs Financial Planning
...preventable, it can be minimized with proper planning. This article will provide some general...decrease current expenses and prepare for future expenses for children with special...out a book such as The Special Needs Planning Guide by John W. Nadworny and Cynthia...one found below to help prepare for future expenses. Medical-Financial Audit...
Parenting > School Years
10 Things 14-Year-Olds Can Do to Transition
...will help you map out your future courses that best maximize...2. Take control of your future by participating in your IEP...participating in your IEP and planning with your team If you have...being actively involved in the planning process, you are taking control...are taking control of your future by setting goals based on YOUR...