Every few years, when the Paralympics come around, one question floods the internet: wait, isn't this the Special Olympics? They're not the same thing. They've never been the same thing. But the confusion is genuine, and it's worth clearing up before the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games open in Milan on March 6. Two Organizations. Two Missions. They're built from different foundations: different founding stories, different athletes, different eligibility requirements, and different ideas about what competition is for. Special Olympics was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including conditions like Down syndrome, autism, and other cognitive or developmental disabilities. Special Olympics is participation-focused: athletes train, compete, and celebrate. The emphasis is on inclusion, belonging, and the joy of sport. The Paralympics was founded in 1960, when 400 athletes with physical disabilities from 23 countries gathered in Rome, competing in the same city as the Olympic Games for the first time. Today, the Paralympic Games run alongside every Summer and Winter Olympics, governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The athletes competing in Milan are elite, world-class competitors who qualified through ranked international competition. Many hold world records. The emphasis is performance at the highest level. Who Competes in Each? Special Olympics: Athletes with intellectual disabilities, defined as an IQ under 75-80 combined with significant adaptive behavior challenges Open to anyone age 8 and older No upper limit on the number of...

Special Olympics vs. Paralympics: What's the Difference?

Every few years, when the Paralympics come around, one question floods the internet: wait, isn't this the Special Olympics? They're not the same thing. They've never been the same thing. But the confusion is genuine, and it's worth clearing up before the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games open in Milan on March 6. Two Organizations. Two Missions. They're built from different foundations: different founding stories, different athletes, different eligibility requirements, and different ideas about what competition is for.  Special Olympics was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including conditions like Down syndrome, autism, and other cognitive or developmental disabilities. Special Olympics is participation-focused: athletes train, compete, and celebrate. The emphasis is on inclusion, belonging, and the joy of sport.  The Paralympics was founded in 1960, when 400 athletes with physical disabilities from 23 countries gathered in Rome, competing in the same city as the Olympic Games for the first time. Today, the Paralympic Games run alongside every Summer and Winter Olympics, governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The athletes competing in Milan are elite, world-class competitors who qualified through ranked international competition. Many hold world records. The emphasis is performance at the highest level. Who Competes in Each? Special Olympics:  Athletes with intellectual disabilities, defined as an IQ under 75-80 combined with significant adaptive behavior challenges Open to anyone age 8 and older No upper limit on the number of...

Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise is a collection of essays from the parents of children with "invisible" but very real disabilities. As these parents share their stories, a sense of empathy and support emerges until the reader comes away feeling that they, too, are not alone. There are other people who have done those good and bad things they never thought they would do in the process of raising their children. They've expressed doubt and screamed out in frustration. These parents have been judged by those who don't understand because they have never faced the challenges of loving a child and yet feeling the need to apologize for them everywhere they go. In addition to the 32 parents who have written about their experiences, 25 experts give insight into topics ranging from ADHD to homeschooling to a child's social IQ in each chapter's question and answer sections. This book is an excellent resource for parents who take comfort in the very real accounts of others who have been “in the trenches.” Those who pick it up take their places in a support network for parents of children with invisible special needs. Below is an essay titled "Dominoes" excerpted from Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise. It was written by one of the book's editors, Adrienne Ehlert Bashista. "Butthole dickhead asshole poopy head." My eight-year-old son turns over the dominoes. "Asshole son-of-a-bitch my butt is a big buttcrack. I'M DONE!" he yells. "COME PLAY!"...

Book shares real stories from parents of kids with 'invisible' disabilities, offering insights and forming a support network.

Book Excerpt: Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise

  Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise  is a collection of essays from the parents of children with "invisible" but very real disabilities. As these parents share their stories, a sense of empathy and support emerges until the reader comes away feeling that they, too, are not alone. There are other people who have done those good and bad things they never thought they would do in the process of raising their children. They've expressed doubt and screamed out in frustration. These parents have been judged by those who don't understand because they have never faced the challenges of loving a child and yet feeling the need to apologize for them everywhere they go. In addition to the 32 parents who have written about their experiences, 25 experts give insight into topics ranging from ADHD to homeschooling to a child's social IQ in each chapter's question and answer sections. This book is an excellent resource for parents who take comfort in the very real accounts of others who have been “in the trenches.” Those who pick it up take their places in a support network for parents of children with invisible special needs. Below is an essay titled "Dominoes" excerpted from Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise. It was written by one of the book's editors, Adrienne Ehlert Bashista.  "Butthole dickhead asshole poopy head." My eight-year-old son turns over the dominoes. "Asshole son-of-a-bitch my butt is a big buttcrack. I'M DONE!" he yells. "COME PLAY!"...

Almost every school activity, including listening to teachers, interacting with classmates, singing along in music class, following instructions in physical education, etc, depends on the ability for students to process sounds and have a strong auditory system in learning. But what happens if this auditory system has deficits? Can a child still learn? Does my child have Auditory Processing Disorder? Auditory Processing (APD) is a very common learning disability and affects about 5% of school-age children. Auditory Processing can present itself with many different symptoms and behaviors. Often these behaviors resemble those seen with other learning challenges, like language difficulties, attention problems and autism. Most children with auditory processing difficulties show only a few of the following behaviors. No child will show all of them. However, any child who displays several of these symptoms should be carefully evaluated for auditory processing disorder. Delayed speech Persistent articulation errors Abnormally soft, loud, flat, formal, or "pedantic" speaking voice Difficulty conducting casual conversations Difficulty reading or spelling due to problems discriminating word sounds Difficulty following oral directions Difficulty organizing behaviors A tendency to appear quiet, distracted, or off topic during group discussions or to interrupt or blurt out answers Long delays before responding to questions or instructions Preferences for nonverbal tasks or a markedly higher performance IQ than verbal IQ Difficulty taking notes...

APD affects about 5% of children, making it hard for them to differentiate sounds in language, impacting their learning and attention.

Auditory Processing Disorder in Children

 Almost every school activity, including listening to teachers, interacting with classmates, singing along in music class, following instructions in physical education, etc, depends on the ability for students to process sounds and have a strong auditory system in learning. But what happens if this auditory system has deficits? Can a child still learn?    Does my child have Auditory Processing Disorder?    Auditory Processing (APD) is a very common learning disability and affects about 5% of school-age children. Auditory Processing can present itself with many different symptoms and behaviors. Often these behaviors resemble those seen with other learning challenges, like language difficulties, attention problems and autism. Most children with auditory processing difficulties show only a few of the following behaviors. No child will show all of them. However, any child who displays several of these symptoms should be carefully evaluated for auditory processing disorder.    Delayed speech   Persistent articulation errors   Abnormally soft, loud, flat, formal, or "pedantic" speaking voice   Difficulty conducting casual conversations   Difficulty reading or spelling due to problems discriminating word sounds   Difficulty following oral directions   Difficulty organizing behaviors   A tendency to appear quiet, distracted, or off topic during group discussions or to interrupt or blurt out answers   Long delays before responding to questions or instructions   Preferences for nonverbal tasks or a markedly higher performance IQ than verbal IQ   Difficulty taking notes...

Is there still something to be said about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that has not already been said? Absolutely. After all, the real source of the problem has never been identified, although we know that stimulant medication can be helpful in some 70% of cases. We may be on the threshold of a new understanding of ADHD, and that will bring along new remedies that do not rely on medications. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) approximately 8% of 4 to 17 year-olds have been diagnosed with ADHD (some 4.4 million in 2003). But just more than half of these are taking medication for the condition. So for whatever reason, medication is not really the answer. Recent research has shown that ADHD and its subtypes can be identified from a person’s brainwaves, or EEG. Now, if a brainwave measure can highlight differences that allow us to predict medication response, perhaps the problem is one of “blighted circuitry” rather than of altered chemistry. We now believe that this is indeed the case. And if there is a circuitry problem that responds to a drug remedy, then it must be a software problem, not a hardware problem. The software remedy on the horizon that addresses the blighted circuitry is neurofeedback. Neurofeedback is a training technique based on the brainwaves themselves. Just as the EEG can indicate to us what medication may be most appropriate, it can also indicate to us what kind of EEG-based training can affect a remedy....

Neurofeedback could be a comprehensive, medication-free treatment for ADHD, potentially improving brain function and even IQ scores.

Neurofeedback: The Cure for ADHD?

Neurofeedback could be a comprehensive, medication-free treatment for ADHD, potentially improving brain function and even IQ scores.

The second edition of Dr. Thomas W. Phelan's influential guide, All About Attention Deficit Disorder , explains in layman's terms the symptoms and treatments for this all too common condition. All About Attention Deficit Disorder asks the reader, What is your ADD IQ? The book focuses on what the symptoms, impact, and prognosis of ADD are. Dr. Phelan also talks about the diagnostic process doctors use to evaluate for ADD in straight-forward language that parents will appreciate. He outlines some answers to common questions about an ADD diagnosis, then explores treatment options, including medication “myths and misconceptions.” This book is an essential tool for helping people understand the idiosyncrasies of this disorder. Dr. Phelan writes with warmth and wisdom. His chapter on behavior management in children ages 2 – 12 is a wonderful example, as it focuses on changing the way parents think about disciplining their children with ADD/ADHD by first stressing that children are not “little adults.” Instead, he encourages parents to think of themselves as “wild animal trainers.” As happens quite often in this book, the reader will be drawn in by Dr. Phelan's easy-to-understand explanations: being a wild animal trainer does not mean to use whips or be abusive. It requires choosing a largely nonverbal method that effectively gets the child to do what the "trainer" wants. Although this book is essential for parents struggling to understand their child's diagnosis, it can also be an excellent resource for adults who may not have had the...

Dr. Phelan's book 'All About Attention Deficit Disorder' explains ADD symptoms, treatments, and offers hope for management.

Review: All About Attention Deficit Disorder

The second edition of Dr. Thomas W. Phelan's influential guide,  All About Attention Deficit Disorder , explains in layman's terms the symptoms and treatments for this all too common condition.  All About Attention Deficit Disorder asks the reader, What is your ADD IQ? The book focuses on what the symptoms, impact, and prognosis of ADD are. Dr. Phelan also talks about the diagnostic process doctors use to evaluate for ADD in straight-forward language that parents will appreciate. He outlines some answers to common questions about an ADD diagnosis, then explores treatment options, including medication “myths and misconceptions.” This book is an essential tool for helping people understand the idiosyncrasies of this disorder. Dr. Phelan writes with warmth and wisdom. His chapter on behavior management in children ages 2 – 12 is a wonderful example, as it focuses on changing the way parents think about disciplining their children with ADD/ADHD by first stressing that children are not “little adults.” Instead, he encourages parents to think of themselves as “wild animal trainers.” As happens quite often in this book, the reader will be drawn in by Dr. Phelan's easy-to-understand explanations: being a wild animal trainer does not mean to use whips or be abusive. It requires choosing a largely nonverbal method that effectively gets the child to do what the "trainer" wants. Although this book is essential for parents struggling to understand their child's diagnosis, it can also be an excellent resource for adults who may not have had the...

Self-Tests for Parents to Do at Home to Test for Dyslexia When it is comes to testing for dyslexia, there is not one true test that can be done. Because of this problem, many children have dyslexia, yet go untreated for it, while other children may have another learning disability and are wrongly diagnosed with dyslexia. As a parent, you are your child's advocate. Therefore, there are many signs and symptoms you can look when it comes to testing for dyslexia. Children with dyslexia are not dumb or unintelligent. However, due to their learning disability they may struggle with reading, schoolwork, and even paying attention. They may also have low self-esteem or feel dumb, especially if they are comparing themselves with other children. Your child may even have a high IQ, but standardized tests show differently. If homework time is a constant struggle each night, this could be your first clue that your child has dyslexia. How Do They Do Reading Aloud? Ask them to read out loud to you from simple storybooks (do not pick from stories that they could have easily memorized from hearing too many times). If your child struggles with this task or even mixes up the words, it is another sign of dyslexia. Some children will become emotional while reading. Other children will complain of headaches or stomachaches when asked to read a book. What Are A Child's Strengths? Testing for dyslexia is not about looking at...

Parents can assess signs of dyslexia at home by noting challenges in reading aloud, analyzing strengths, and observing behaviors.

Test at Home for Dyslexia

 Self-Tests for Parents to Do at Home to Test for Dyslexia  When it is comes to testing for dyslexia, there is not one true test that can be done. Because of this problem, many children have dyslexia, yet go untreated for it, while other children may have another learning disability and are wrongly diagnosed with dyslexia. As a parent, you are your child's advocate. Therefore, there are many signs and symptoms you can look when it comes to testing for dyslexia. Children with dyslexia are not dumb or unintelligent. However, due to their learning disability they may struggle with reading, schoolwork, and even paying attention. They may also have low self-esteem or feel dumb, especially if they are comparing themselves with other children. Your child may even have a high IQ, but standardized tests show differently. If homework time is a constant struggle each night, this could be your first clue that your child has dyslexia.    How Do They Do Reading Aloud?  Ask them to read out loud to you from simple storybooks (do not pick from stories that they could have easily memorized from hearing too many times). If your child struggles with this task or even mixes up the words, it is another sign of dyslexia. Some children will become emotional while reading. Other children will complain of headaches or stomachaches when asked to read a book.  What Are A Child's Strengths?  Testing for dyslexia is not about looking at...

The average age for autism diagnosis is 4 years, but what if we could diagnose it sooner? IntegraGen, Inc. has announced the ARISk assessment test, which looks at gender-specific genetic markers to assess the risk of autism in children. The 65 genetic markers are associated with autism. Other recent studies have found that there could be anywhere from 600 to 1200 genes responsible for causing autism. (link to SN article). The IntegraGen test is meant to assess the risk of autism in children from multiplex families, meaning siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder would be tested, between 6 and 30 months of age. Early intervention has proven to help with IQ scores and language and social skills, so diagnosing autism as late as 4 years of age might reduce the impact of intervention. The M-CHAT test for autism is only available for use after 16 months of age, so IntegraGen set out to find a reliable tool for autism assessment. Scientists, parents, and therapists realize that early intervention is the best option for helping children realize their full potential. The turn to genetics as a source of research has helped the autism community, and more research is pointing to specific genes as a cause of autism. Of the 65 genetic markers that the ARISk examines, eight are specific to both males and females, 29 for males only, and 28 for females only. As autism often runs in families, the...

IntegraGen's ARISk test uses gender-specific genetic markers to assess autism risk in young siblings of autistic children.

ARISk Assessment for Autism

 The average age for autism diagnosis is 4 years, but what if we could diagnose it sooner? IntegraGen, Inc. has announced the ARISk assessment test, which looks at gender-specific genetic markers to assess the risk of autism in children. The 65 genetic markers are associated with autism.    Other recent studies have found that there could be anywhere from 600 to 1200 genes responsible for causing autism. (link to SN article). The IntegraGen test is meant to assess the risk of autism in children from multiplex families, meaning siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder would be tested, between 6 and 30 months of age.    Early intervention has proven to help with IQ scores and language and social skills, so diagnosing autism as late as 4 years of age might reduce the impact of intervention. The M-CHAT test for autism is only available for use after 16 months of age, so IntegraGen set out to find a reliable tool for autism assessment. Scientists, parents, and therapists realize that early intervention is the best option for helping children realize their full potential.   The turn to genetics as a source of research has helped the autism community, and more research is pointing to specific genes as a cause of autism. Of the 65 genetic markers that the ARISk examines, eight are specific to both males and females, 29 for males only, and 28 for females only. As autism often runs in families, the...

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