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Lifestyle > Independence
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
...the ability to participate in family meals, build confidence, and practice skills that transfer to other parts of daily life. Here's how to match tools to...build confidence, and practice skills that transfer to other parts of daily life. Here's how to match tools to your child's specific needs, get them funded,...
Lifestyle > Independence
Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
...cerebral palsy. Life skills development...palsy. Life skills development...Understanding Life Skills in the...Understanding Life Skills in the Context...Context of CP. Life skills for children...of CP. Life skills for children...in how these skills are learned,...self-advocacy skills earlier than...child's daily life, supported by...They're the skill being developed....
Career > Finding Jobs
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
...bureaucracies, taught yourself skills online, or coordinated...draw a blank. The skills are there. The challenge...What Transferable Skills Assessment Means. Transferable...Means. Transferable skills assessment is the systematic...you've done, naming the skills those activities required,...use. Start with a Skills Inventory. List every...Self-directed learning or skill development Community...
Career > Advancement
Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets
...noise to your professional life. That's a skill set. The...professional life. That's a skill set. The question isn't...management." The gap isn't your skills. It's the translation....Why Disability-Derived Skills Go Unrecognized. Hiring...core project management skills. You've done the work....Identifying Your Transferable Skills. Start with the systems...
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.
...showing improvements in motor function and cognitive skills in patients treated for at least 52 weeks. For families...regulatory pathway. NGLY1 Deficiency is a serious, life-threatening genetic condition with no approved treatment....preliminary clinical evidence of addressing serious or life-threatening diseases. For families, this means three...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
Teaching your child life skills is an...your child life skills is an act of...what kind of life they can live...to introduce skills, and which teaching...is right now. Life skills organize...right now. Life skills organize into...that page is a skill waiting to be...Introduce What. Life skills teaching...Introduce What. Life skills teaching is developmental....introduce a skill...
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...transition planning is the section of your child's IEP that prepares them for life after high school. It's not optional. By age 16 at the latest (many states...employment, community living. This planning should answer real questions: What skills does my child need to hold a job? What supports will they need to live as...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
...about matching technology to your child's motor skills, cognitive level, and the environments where they'll...ruggedized hardware designed to survive drops, spills, and daily transport. Battery life exceeds consumer...survive drops, spills, and daily transport. Battery life exceeds consumer tablets. Repair is handled by...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...planning is the legally required bridge between school-based services and adult life. If you wait until senior year to ask about it, you've already missed the...employment, supported employment, or other work-based goals Independent living skills: where appropriate, goals related to daily living, self-care, and community...
Therapies > Speech
How to Support Your Child's Speech Therapy Progress at Home
...practice at home. You nod, take notes, and fully intend to follow through. Then life happens. The week gets away from you. By the next session, you're apologizing...therapist uses structured activities because they need to assess specific skills in a controlled setting. You don't need that structure. What you need is...
Therapies > Physical
Physical Therapy for Children with Special Needs: A Complete Parent's Guide
...coordination, balance, and mobility challenges that interfere with daily life. It's not just for kids who can't walk. PT helps children climb stairs safely,...Physical Therapy Addresses in Children. Pediatric PT focuses on gross motor skills: the large movements that use major muscle groups. Walking, running, jumping,...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...isn't better than the other. They address different parts of your child's life, and for many families, both are necessary at the same time. What School-Based...necessity is a legal standard, not a functional one. School-based OT focuses on skills needed to participate in the classroom: holding a pencil to complete written...