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Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...you're wondering what that means. What happens in the room? What will they ask your child to do?...speech-language pathologist (SLP) will need background information. Bringing the right documents saves time and gives...context before they meet your child. Bring: Medical history: Any records related to hearing tests,...
Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide
...different one, with less information, less control, and often...disruption, and isolation in real time. Here's how...disruption is about them. Information gets filtered. Parents...the child with cancer in age-appropriate detail....but because the child in treatment has immediate...treatment has immediate medical needs that consume available...
Legal > Healthcare
How to Appeal an Insurance Denial for Speech, OT, or ABA Therapy
...denial letter arrives in the mail. Your child's...documented progress in every session. The...that includes specific information. If any of this is...clinical criteria or medical policy the insurer...you should document in your appeal letter....clinical guidelines or medical policy referenced in...medical policy referenced in the denial letter....
News > Advocacy
How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate: A Complete Guide to Special Needs Advocacy
...navigating IEPs, therapies, medical appointments, and insurance...better than anyone else in that room. Advocacy...advocacy at school, in medical settings, and...advocacy at school, in medical settings, and throughout...capturing and organizing information about your child's...file. Keep everything in one place: diagnosis...documents, therapy notes, medical records, and correspondence...
Medical > Neurology
Sensory Processing Disorder: The Neuroscience Behind Your Child's Sensitivity
...child covers their ears in the cafeteria. They...children. It's not in the DSM-5, which means...which means it exists in a diagnostic limbo that...structural differences in white-matter pathways,...the BraIn Scans Show. In 2013, UCSF researchers...found abnormalities in the posterior white-matter...that carry sensory information from the brainstem and...
Medical > Neurology
Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges
...child's challenges in three completely different...attention, how to hold information in mind while using...to hold information in mind while using it,...meta-analysis published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience...consistent shared features in neurodevelopmental...but they're rooted in overlapping brain systems....Working memory holds information temporarily while you...
Legal > Employment
Should You Disclose Your Disability to Your Employer? A Decision Guide
...disclosing, then face a medical change that makes disclosure...isn't "should I disclose?" in the abstract. The question...hire, they cannot require medical information unless it...cannot require medical information unless it is job-related...disability, or when your medical condition changes in a...medical condition changes in a way that affects your...
Health > Diagnosis
The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents
...recommended it after years of struggling in school. Maybe the teacher suggested...parents know nothing about until they're in it. A neuropsychological evaluation...measures how your child's brain processes information. It tests memory, attention, problem-solving,...Insurance often requires documented medical necessity. Your referral source should...
Health > Diagnosis
How to Fight an Insurance Denial for Your Child's Autism or ADHD Evaluation
...Evaluations Get Denied. Insurance companies assess medical necessity through a narrow lens: whether the evaluation...less expensive assessments could provide the same information. A neuropsychological evaluation costs $2,000 to...functioning. Without evidence of those impairments in the authorization request, the evaluation looks...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Navigating Healthcare for Children with Special Needs: Medical Homes, Care Coordination, and Insurance Strategies
...from the same information, that the PT...is operating in a vacuum. This...default, carrying information between providers...It's called a medical home, and it...problem. What a Medical Home Is. A medical...medical Home Is. A medical home is not a...culturally effective. In practical terms,...already function as medical homes without...intentionality. A medical home is explicitly...
Career > Interviewing
How to Request Interview Accommodations Without Over-Explaining Your Disability
...entitled to is your medical history. Timing the...include the request in the same communication...them." Then follow up in writing. Earlier is...setup, not filing a medical disclosure. For a...room: "I do my best in lower-distraction environments....For written questions in advance: "I process...advance: "I process information more effectively when...
Legal > Employment
Navigating Workplace Accommodations for Employees with Special Needs
Understanding Disability Rights in the Workplace. People with disabilities...employer. It's best to make your request in writing. Explain how your disability...could help. Your employer may ask for information to show that you have a disability...employer cannot ask for your complete medical records. Once you request an accommodation,...