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Health > Alternative Medicine
CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine
...rigorous testing. The CBD oils, gummies, and tinctures marketed for anxiety, sleep, or behavioral issues are not FDA-approved. They're classified as dietary supplements, which means they don't go through the same testing or regulatory oversight. A 2017 study published in JAMA tested 84 CBD products bought...
Health > Nutrition
Nutritional Deficiencies in Autism and ADHD: What Parents Should Monitor
...what's medicine. Research documents specific nutrient gaps that occur more frequently in children with autism...the strongest research backing, and how pediatric dietitians approach supplementation. Documented Nutrient...dairy due to texture preferences or casein-free diets often test low for calcium. This affects...
Education > Tutoring
ADHD: When Your Child Needs a Tutor vs an Executive Functioning Coach
...tutor teaches academic content. An executive functioning coach teaches the systems that make academic work possible. Tutors address: Subject matter gaps: hasn't learned long division, doesn't understand photosynthesis Reading comprehension strategies Math skill building Test preparation for specific...
Education > Accommodations
What to Do When Your Child's Teacher Isn't Implementing IEP Accommodations
...their work, or observe in the classroom, you notice the accommodations aren't happening. Parents report this as one of the most common implementation gaps, stemming from a disconnect between the IEP as a legal document and the IEP as a set of practices that must happen daily in the classroom. Teachers...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...enough. The protocols that work for most students assume typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply, gaps appear in coverage. You already know your child's respiratory patterns better than any template captures. The school's job is to translate that knowledge...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
The CF Transition to Adult Care: How to Prepare Your Teen for Independent Health Management
...medication non-adherence during these years. The problems aren't medical. They're structural. Adult clinics operate differently, insurance coverage gaps open at predictable ages, and self-management skills that weren't required at 16 become mandatory at 19. This transition doesn't have to derail care....
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
Charter schools must accept students with IEPs and provide FAPE under IDEA, but capacity gaps exist. Here's what to ask and do.
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
Clinical guidelines recommend starting spina bifida transition planning at 14, not 18. Why earlier preparation prevents care gaps.
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
AAC for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Finding the Right Communication System
...They may not hold up in noisy environments, when the child is tired, or when motor control is compromised by excitement or fatigue. AAC fills those gaps. A child can use her voice when it works and switch to her device when it doesn't. That's not...
Research > Funding
Where Research Dollars Go: Understanding Funding Gaps Across Disability Conditions
How NIH allocates disability research funding, which conditions are underfunded, and what families can do to advocate for change.
Parenting > Early Intervention
Making the IFSP to IEP Transition at Age 3: A Parent's Roadmap
When the transition starts, what happens if your child doesn't qualify for an IEP, and how to avoid service gaps between Part C and Part B.
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Rights for People with Disabilities: Your Complete Legal Guide
...but not the right to make medical decisions for someone else. This guide shows which protection applies when, how these laws interact, and where the gaps are. The Affordable Care Act: Insurance Coverage Protections. The ACA created the strongest insurance protections people with disabilities have ever...