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IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
Education > Special Education

IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...and assistive technology, are under pressure from federal cuts. And survey data shows 80% of school leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health...shows 80% of school leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions in assistive technology and specialized...
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
News > Education

New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.

By Diana Foster
...higher than their non-disabled peers, according to data from Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. New Hampshire's...district would pick up costs for 504 accommodations: health-related supports, ADHD accommodations, vision needs,...creates an easy excuse for rejection. The National Data Shows a Pattern. Wisconsin rejected 40% of open...
Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.
Financial > Financial Planning

Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.

By James Williams
...caregivers ages 18-64 rely on Medicaid for their own health insurance, coverage now threatened by OBBBA work...annually. That figure nearly doubles all out-of-pocket health care spending nationwide and exceeds total Medicaid...disability families, this isn't an abstract policy data point but the cost of care you're absorbing because...
Caregiver Burnout in Special Needs Parenting: Recognition, Prevention, and Recovery
Health > Mental Health

Caregiver Burnout in Special Needs Parenting: Recognition, Prevention, and Recovery

By Lily Matthews
...that consistently measure higher than general population norms. In 2026 data, 78% of caregivers report experiencing burnout. That number is not a failure...stress. It is not laziness, weakness, or bad time management. The World Health Organization recognizes it as an occupational phenomenon, and caregiving,...
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
Health > Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making

By Kelsey James
...from rigorous clinical trials to parent testimonials on forums. What the Data Shows About CAM Use. Parents turn to alternative medicine frequently. A Kennedy...Pediatrics recommends open conversation about complementary therapies, but the data shows a significant disclosure gap. Parents often research and implement...
The Activity Gap: Why Kids with Disabilities Exercise Far Less, and What Families Can Do
Health > Exercise

The Activity Gap: Why Kids with Disabilities Exercise Far Less, and What Families Can Do

By Emma Turner
...every sports invitation, or avoid physical activity altogether often senses something is off, but may not realize how common that experience is. The data, when you see it, tends to feel familiar. More than one in four people with disabilities report no regular physical activity during a typical week....
Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Special Needs Populations
Research > Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Special Needs Populations

By Kelsey James
...often need volunteers to participate. This includes people with specific health conditions who may benefit from the new treatment being studied. Participating...determine if new therapies will be safe and effective for them. This lack of data makes it harder for doctors to make evidence-based treatment decisions for...
Neurofeedback: Myth and Reality
Health > Alternative Medicine

Neurofeedback: Myth and Reality

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...article, appearing in Clinical Electroencephalogram, John K. Nash [2] states data from 1971, suggesting, "under arousal of frontal cortex might explain ADHD...and working memory. Although all of the above appears correct, conclusive data relating these findings to the practice of EEG biofeedback has yet to be...
AT&T and Exmovere Partner to Fight SIDS
News > Technology

AT&T and Exmovere Partner to Fight SIDS

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...rate, skin temperature, moisture, and movement. The data is sent to the parent's smart phone, tablet or computer...is currently developing, which would display the data on the garment itself. Exmobaby is not designed...Exmovere is currently searching for distributors and health care providers to help make the technology ubiquitous...
CDC Offers New Epidemiology Camps for Kids
Education > K-12

CDC Offers New Epidemiology Camps for Kids

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...which is the study of health-related states or events,...about different public health fields. Participants will...environment affects our health. The other educational...input and analyze survey data Design and propose public...Design and propose public health strategies based on epidemiological...based on epidemiological data Based on the popularity...
Special Needs App of the Day: iBioMed
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: iBioMed

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...track of their children's health information–particularly...ability to easily share health records with other family...also provides access to a health discussion forum and can...people at the same time. Health data is fully encrypted...the same time. Health data is fully encrypted and...would rather not to upload health information to the server,...
Parent Age Related to Child's Odds for Autism
Research > Genetics

Parent Age Related to Child's Odds for Autism

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...developing autism. Interestingly, the data also showed that the risk is the same...University of Aarhus School of Public Health, tells Reuters Health that if genetic...School of Public Health, tells Reuters Health that if genetic problems arising from...create a higher risk than just one. The data from this study showed that children...

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