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The Questions Every Parent Should Ask Before Enrolling in a Clinical Trial
You've found a trial. The eligibility...to filter out trials. They're the framework...risks of this trial compared to standard...face without the trial. If the trial...trial. If the trial involves a new...involves a new medication, ask what adverse...it's a device trial, ask about failure...invasive are the trial procedures compared...doing? Some trials require only what...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
...decisions when the information available ranges from rigorous clinical trials to parent testimonials on forums. What the Data Shows About CAM Use. Parents...and implement alternatives without professional guidance, which creates medication interaction risks and eliminates an important safety check. Which Therapies...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Managing Epilepsy for Optimal Learning in the Classroom
...Classroom. Imagine being a student with epilepsy, facing not only the daily trials of academics and social life but also the unpredictable onset of seizures....bright 12-year-old with epilepsy. Her seizures, although controlled by medication, can still occur during class. Her teacher, Mr. Thompson, has taken the...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients
...standard list of options is a familiar and often exhausting one: try another medication, consider surgery, weigh a stimulation device. Each carries its own risks...backdrop matters for understanding why a therapy currently in clinical trial is drawing real attention from the epilepsy research community. Early data...
Research > Clinical Trials
Advancing Care and Treatment for People with Special Needs Through Research
...Special Needs. Research and clinical trials help doctors and scientists learn...causes and risk factors Developing new medications and treatments Creating assistive...Behavior and learning assessments Trials of new treatments or therapies Research...any time. Learn more about clinical trials. How Research Improves Lives. Research...
Research > Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Special Needs Populations
...Clinical Trials? Clinical...Clinical trials are research...therapies, or medications to see...Clinical trials often need...clinical trial is voluntary....enrolling in a trial is right...clinical trials. Why Clinical...Clinical Trials Matter...clinical trials. However,...clinical trials is essential...clinical trials is important....Clinical Trials. Several...clinical trials: Lack...clinical trials are an...option Trials often have...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The Role of Medication in Treating Special Needs Children
Medications and nutritional supplements...children and adults. Medications are one component...before and during a medication trial. Target symptoms...during a medication trial. Target symptoms...sleep disturbance. Medications must be used in combination...reduced without medications. If a target behavior...be changed. Every medication has side effects,...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
New Treatment Guidelines for ADHD
...guidelines recommend medication treatment for children...such early use of medication "will further the...prescription of medication to young children."...side effects of the medications, such as loss of...also recommend a trial of behavioral interventions...by treatment with medication if the behavioral...easily available and medication is. Read more here....
Research > Drug Development
Muscular Dystrophy Drug Success
...American Heart Association journal, Circulation . Success in future clinical trials could mean that patients may never need wheelchairs and could live longer...Pittsburgh, PA. The 24-year-old lives with DMD and has been taking these medications for over five years. “I’ve been ahead of the curve,” he said. “I walk longer...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...research exists across nearly every intervention parents consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen time limits for ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication timing, classroom inclusion models. The disagreement isn't a sign that science is broken. It's a sign that science is working exactly as designed:...
Parenting > Adulthood
Housing Options for Adults with Disabilities: From Supported Living to Independence
...live safely and work toward what they want? Group homes house 4–8 residents with 24-hour staff coverage. Staff are there around the clock, handling medication management, meal preparation, personal care, and daily structure. The provider owns or leases the home, so residents don't hold the lease and have...
Health > Treatment
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine: Evidence-Based Strategies That Actually Work
Medication administration is...that over 30% of medication errors in pediatric...won't take their medication, you're managing...the most common medication challenges: pill...and sensory-driven medication resistance. These...of taking actual medication. M&Ms and Skittles...motor practice from medication stakes. Your child...