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Medical > Psychiatry
Medication or Therapy? How to Decide What Your Special Needs Child Needs First
...Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric conditions, prescribe...minutes, focused on symptom tracking and medication adjustments. What Psychologists Do. Psychologists have doctoral-level...Psychologists have doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors. They can't prescribe...
Medical > Cardiology
Vital Footsteps Towards Heart Health for Down Syndrome Individuals: Prevention, Treatment, and Lifestyle Adjustments
...Lifestyle Changes. Heart health is a critical aspect...protocols, and lifestyle adjustments becomes pivotal in enhancing...can lead a normal and healthy life. Prevention and...stage, delivering better health outcomes for this special...community. Lifestyle Adjustments for Better Heart Health....Adjustments for Better Heart Health. In addition to medical...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Nick Jonas on Living with Type 1 Diabetes
...credits his doctor and the people around him with helping him make the life adjustment. Now, doing the show on Broadway, Jonas says, “I'm in the best health I've...adjustment. Now, doing the show on Broadway, Jonas says, “I'm in the best health I've been in since my diagnosis.” For the full interview, go here.
News > Advocacy
5 Months Into ABLE's Age Expansion, Only 1 in 60 Eligible Adults Has Enrolled
The ABLE Age Adjustment Act expanded eligibility for tax-advantaged savings...sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and mental health conditions with onset before age 46 can now open...housing, transportation, assistive technology, health care, and employment support. Why Enrollment Remains...
News > Technology
Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
...being a limitation families are expected to work around and became a compliance failure for the provider. What Changed on July 8. The Department of Health and Human Services updated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in May 2024, the first major revision in nearly 50 years. Most of the attention since...
Financial > Government Benefits
How Trial Work Period Lets You Test Employment Without Losing SSDI
...to run back to back. Social Security counts them inside a rolling 60-month window, so you might use three of them this year, take a break when your health flares, and pick up the rest a year later. The clock only measures the most recent five years. A month counts...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
If your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family relies on a prosthetic limb, a wheelchair seating evaluation,...legislature are going to have very difficult choices to make," former Oregon Health Authority director Bruce Goldberg told OPB. Kotek's own assessment was shorter:...
Health > Alternative Medicine
How to Choose Safe CBD Products: Purity Testing and Quality Verification
How to read a Certificate of Analysis and spot the red flags that separate a tested CBD product from a marketing claim.
Education > Special Education
30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...timing. The findings land just weeks after the department announced it would hand off much of its special education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services, including the monitoring that produced this year's ratings. Robyn Linscott, director of education and family policy at The Arc...
Legal > Government Benefits
25 States Sue to Block Medicaid's New Work Requirements Rule for Disabled Adults
...complaint states plainly that "people with disabilities, patients in the middle of cancer treatment, or those struggling with another serious or complex health condition, shouldn't be at risk of losing the care" that keeps them stable. The states are asking the court to...
Health > Alternative Medicine
THC vs CBD: What Parents Need to Know About Cannabis Products
How to read cannabis product labels, why full-spectrum CBD can legally contain THC, and how to avoid accidental exposure in children.
Health > Alternative Medicine
CBD Safety Research for Children with Autism and Epilepsy
What clinical trial data shows about CBD safety for children who have both autism and epilepsy, and what to ask before starting it.