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Our Special Lives – A Child With Blindness
Special Needs > Visual Impairments

Our Special Lives – A Child With Blindness

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...has some light and color...noticed it on a very...Christmas lights were up and...lights were up and she (Emma)...would go up and feel...go to a light and look...look at it and she would...another light and looked..."That's a red light." "She would...a green light'. Before...said red light, green light,...light, green light, blue light....green light, blue light. She...light, blue light. She started...
Blue for Autism Awareness Month
Global Insights > Advocacy

Blue for Autism Awareness Month

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...You Light it Up...Light it Up Blue?...Light it Up Blue?...it Up Blue? In...Speaks' "Light it Up..."Light it Up Blue"..."Light it Up Blue"...it Up Blue" campaign,...wearing blue T-shirts,...outside light bulbs...bulbs to blue ones....lighting up their...with blue lights....blue lights. Check..."wear blue to work...Include blue-colored...owners — light up your...light up your...with blue lights...blue lights or serve...serve blue food...Visit Light It Up...Light It Up Blue...Light It Up Blue...It Up Blue for...
How to Get Your Child Started in Adaptive Sports: A Complete Guide for Parents
News > Sports

How to Get Your Child Started in Adaptive Sports: A Complete Guide for Parents

By Brock Jefferson
You've watched your child light up at the Paralympics...watched your child light up at the Paralympics coverage,...you've just been thinking it's time to get them more...for my kid" to showing up at practice isn't obvious....between ages 4 and 6, but it's never too late. A..."what's the right age?" It's "is my child interested?"...Think You Don't Need It. Before your child joins...
Smart Home Technology That Improves Independence for People with Disabilities
News > Technology

Smart Home Technology That Improves Independence for People with Disabilities

By Andrew Donovan
...smart home devices can help. It's which devices address the...people who can't easily reach light switches, thermostats, or door...to a wall switch to turn off lights before bed. Someone with cerebral...The value comes from pairing it with compatible smart devices...the home, and those costs add up quickly. Smart Locks Eliminate...
Adaptive Sports and Fitness for Children with Disabilities: Where to Start and How to Succeed
Health > Exercise

Adaptive Sports and Fitness for Children with Disabilities: Where to Start and How to Succeed

By Emma Turner
You've watched your child light up at the Paralympics on TV, or heard... You've watched your child light up at the Paralympics on TV, or heard them...open. What's missing isn't motivation. It's a sequence. You need to know what...physical exam. This isn't a formalIty. It's the conversation that determines what...
BrightStar Reader for Dyslexia
Assistive Tech > Apps

BrightStar Reader for Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...dyslexia, you understand how important it is to get treatment quickly; the faster...improve skills, the faster you can catch up in the classroom or at work. BrightStar...Are easily distracted by changes in light contrasts while reading Need to use...Developers of the BrightStar reader say it is just like "taking a pill, but with...
Eye Implants Restore Vision
Assistive Tech > Vision

Eye Implants Restore Vision

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...AG in Germany, contain 1500 light detectors that allow the optic...patients were able to detect light and see objects against a dark...had gone to sleep has woken up!" The initial results of the...will continue to have follow-up visits. Clinical trials have...4,000 individuals in Europe, and it is a genetic condition. The...
When Homeschooling Chooses You
Education > Other

When Homeschooling Chooses You

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...the school, fantasizing about dropping and picking up my kids. It was before the word "autism" became part...fantasizing about dropping and picking up my kids. It was before the word "autism" became part of our vocabulary....curriculum and offered encouraging words. I felt light headed when I thought of teaching math to a child...
Weighing Up the Options
Financial > Financial Planning

Weighing Up the Options

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...needs without realizing it. I knew he was a bit...autism, I didn't add up the sums for a long...I don't beat myself up, though, because he...reason I would pick up the signs. After all,...tiring... In the end, it was a conversation with...together in my head. It had been brewing for...age-mate of my son, the light bulb lit, and I drove...
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
Education > K-12

When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal

By James Peterson
Your child wakes up complaining of a stomachache. Again. By the time...school refusal. And for students with special needs, it's rarely about not wanting to learn. School refusal...morning may be telling you that the fluorescent lights trigger sensory overload by second period. The student...
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome

Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis

By Lily Matthews
...in the abstract. What it means for you, right...what came before, but it recontextualizes everything....receiving a diagnosis today, it'll say ASD Level 1 (requiring...framework they grew up with. Both terms describe...same neurotype. What it means functionally:...diagnosis is validating. It explains why social...textures, sounds, or lights are unbearable. Why...
Assistive Technology That Helps: Tools for Daily Living Independence
Lifestyle > Independence

Assistive Technology That Helps: Tools for Daily Living Independence

By Nora Bloom
...Forty-seven pages of spoons. It's not that you don't appreciate...appreciate the options. It's that you don't know which...which $28 spoon solves it better than the $12 one....the tools are complex. It's complicated because there...purchases under $50. Built-up handles on utensils, dressing...control units that operate lights and locks, tablet-based...

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