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Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions,...physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory...mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments....health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments. Common accommodations...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...Late Effects Mean. Late effects are health problems that appear months or years...experienced at least one chronic health condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions...experienced at least one chronic health condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions...condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions classified as severe or life-threatening....
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Respiratory Health for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Family Guide
...both a disability and a respiratory condition, you're not managing two separate...covers the most common respiratory conditions affecting children with special needs,...Understanding the Most Common Respiratory Conditions. Asthma. Asthma is the most common...most common chronic respiratory condition in children. For kids with disabilities,...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...student with this condition. When you request...diagnose medical conditions. They assess educational...categories include "Other Health Impairment," which...Impairment," which covers conditions that limit strength,...chronic or acute health problems. This category...specifically for conditions that don't fit neatly...here. If your child's condition is so rare that it's...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
...children with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific:...with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific: autism,...chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific: autism, Down syndrome,...matters when you're dealing with rare conditions and need someone who understands...
Research > Genetics
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
...provides answers. For others, it rules out specific conditions. And for many, the results are inconclusive. Here's...therapies. It can guide medical monitoring for related health issues that appear with certain genetic conditions....health issues that appear with certain genetic conditions. And if a genetic variant is identified, siblings...
Research > Funding
Where Research Dollars Go: Understanding Funding Gaps Across Disability Conditions
...results for your child's condition. The list is short....National Institutes of Health distributes roughly...13-to-1 ratio for two conditions affecting similar population...funding lines. Rare conditions with smaller coalitions...conditions with smaller coalitions don't generate that...medical need. Within each condition's funding envelope, allocation...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...Severe physical disabilities: conditions that substantially limit one...Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a...disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a licensed professional...disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular...mobility impairments. If your condition substantially limits a major...
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...in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric conditions, prescribe medication, and monitor how medications...Psychologists have doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors. They can't prescribe...
Medical > Psychiatry
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
...related to their underlying condition. They're treatable mental...They're treatable mental health disorders occurring alongside...quarter receive mental health care. That gap is the...that gap. Why Mental Health Conditions Are More Common...gap. Why Mental Health Conditions Are More Common and Often...knowledge that their condition is progressive. Depression...
Medical > Orthopedics
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
...pulled from bone. Density decreases. Fracture threshold drops. For children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions that limit weight-bearing, this process starts early and compounds over time. Studies show non-ambulatory children have 20 to 40% lower bone mineral...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Rights for People with Disabilities: Your Complete Legal Guide
...providers. IDEA covers school-based health services for children. HIPAA...cover. IDEA protects school health services but stops at age...have ever had. Pre-existing condition coverage is the one most people...based on disability or chronic health conditions. The protection...disability or chronic health conditions. The protection applies whether...