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Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
...harmonies, and their uniqueness,...lifestyle choices and the ADD/HD individual...systems, parenting and guidance systems,...their own eyes and the eyes of...worldly success and acceptance....air, water and diet Proper...Proper use of herbs, supplements,...use of herbs, supplements, and aromatherapies...supplements, and aromatherapies...on complete and accurate assessments...their learning and processing styles...
Education > Special Education
The Education Department Just Released $144 Million for Special Education. Here's How to Make Sure Your Child Sees It.
...education, ages 3-21) and $20.5 million for Part...intervention for infants and toddlers, birth to...research sitting unspent, and proposals to transfer...for student services, and families have specific...funding, meaning it supplements base appropriations...for special education and related services covered...programs for babies and toddlers with developmental...
News > Research
Premature Birth Nearly Triples the Risk of Cerebral Palsy. Here's What to Ask Before NICU Discharge.
...Behind the Numbers. The 2025 systematic review, published in Neurology Research International, analyzed observational studies from multiple databases and revealed a clear dose-response pattern: the earlier the birth, the higher the risk. Cerebral palsy odds by gestational age: Extremely preterm (under...
News > Lifestyle
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
...50 states, Puerto Rico, and 36 countries. This distribution...under $50,000 annually, and 24% are first-time grant...fees, travel expenses, and equipment maintenance. Grant...CAF-preferred vendors) and funding toward equipment...hockey, beep baseball, track and field, cycling, surfing,...adaptive climbing, swimming, and sitting volleyball. The...
News > Education
Louisiana Just Advanced a Bill That Would Make Schools Prove They're Correctly Serving Your Child in Special Ed. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) and co-authored by Rep. Kathy Edmonston,...Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Nevada in placing the responsibility...proceedings, with evidence, witnesses, and legal arguments. In most states,...evaluations, employ the specialists, and document the services. As Rep....districts hold all the power and information." The practical...
News > Advocacy
Congress Just Reintroduced a Bill That Would Require Streaming Services and Video Apps to Work Better for People with Disabilities. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility...of communication and video technologies....tools like Zoom, and 911 emergency systems...Communications and Video Accessibility...content shown online and set audio description...Netflix, Disney+, and Max now produce...accept text, photos, and video didn't exist...television programming, and finding or activating...closed captions and audio description,...
Legal > Government Benefits
CMS Just Delayed Key HCBS Safeguards by 17 Months. Here's What Families Receiving Home Care Should Do Now.
...Medicaid home and community-based...person-centered planning and HCBS Settings...maintain records, and report to CMS....technical assistance and existing state...existing state plan and waiver oversight...program reviews and waiver assurance...waiver assurance and reporting requirements."...Colorado, Maryland, and Idaho are actively...is stressed, and the formal complaint...during the gap, and how to document...
News > Advocacy
Pennsylvania Just Signed Three Executive Orders to Protect Disability Families. Here's What It Means and What Other States Can Do.
...state agencies collect and share disability data,...access to the governor, and reestablish the Developmental...requests for autism and disability data from...refused to comply with and now codifies that refusal...of disability rights and services in Pennsylvania....nondiscrimination policy and places new limits on...disabilities, family members, and experts in relevant...
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...research, and civil rights...services, home and community-based...community-based support, and advocacy infrastructure....independently and participate...by states and networks of...older adults and people with...technology, and advocate for...they're run by and for people...counseling, and training for...older adults and people with...Independent Living, and Rehabilitation...outcomes, and policies that...Ombudsman Program and Adult...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...abduction, assault and battery, and contributing...assault and battery, and contributing to the...abuse of non-verbal and autistic children...surveillance. Jessie Blow and Tabatha Saunders...implementation failures and retaliation at the...disability rights and restraint protocols....an internal review and removed the three...implement her child's IEP and retaliated after...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...cutting staff and services will...Education Act (IDEA), and it doesn't bend...therapy, OT, PT, and assistive technology,...federal cuts. And survey data shows...service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions...assistive technology and specialized equipment,...in their IEP, and a school's inability...FAPE Guarantees and What It Doesn't...special education and related services...state standards and conform to their...
News > Research
The FDA Just Gave a Rare Pediatric Gene Therapy Its Fastest Regulatory Track. Here's What Families of Children with NGLY1 Deficiency Need to Know.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted...improvements in motor function and cognitive skills in patients...affects multiple body systems and is characterized by global...complex movement disorders, and alacrima, which is the inability...expedite the development and review of regenerative medicine...help address issues faster and keep the trial moving forward....