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DBT Skills for Caregivers Managing Intense Emotions
Lifestyle > Self-Care

DBT Skills for Caregivers Managing Intense Emotions

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills weren't designed for...that learning these skills doesn't require a perfect...disorder, but its core skills apply to anyone dealing...therapy focuses on four skill sets: mindfulness,...Distress tolerance skills help you survive a...Emotion regulation skills help you understand,...doesn't promise that life will get easier...
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
Lifestyle > Recreation

Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference

By Franklin Morris
...purpose. Those programs prioritize access, social connection, and quality of life without formal goals or clinical oversight. Both have value. The confusion...insurance. RT interventions might include adaptive sports, art therapy, social skills groups, community reintegration outings, or sensory-based activities. The...
Medication Management Independence for Teens with Chronic Conditions
Lifestyle > Independence

Medication Management Independence for Teens with Chronic Conditions

By Nora Bloom
...ends in three years, and you can't follow them to college, to a job, to the life they're building. At some point, this has to become theirs. The question...what to do when the pharmacy's out of stock will not suddenly acquire those skills at 18 because a parent finally had to let go. They learn by doing it while...
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
Lifestyle > Independence

Assistive Technology for Eating Independence

By Nora Bloom
...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,...
Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Lifestyle > Independence

Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy

By Nora Bloom
...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....
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
Career > Finding Jobs

Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers

By Oliver Bennett
...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...
Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets
Career > Advancement

Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...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...
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.
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.

By Lucas Johnson
...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...
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
News > Lifestyle

Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap

By Benjamin Thompson
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...
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
News > Advocacy

After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning

By Amelia Harper
...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...
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
Assistive Tech > Hardware

AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...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...
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
Education > Special Education

Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs

By Isabella Johnson
...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...

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