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Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
Therapies > Animal

Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?

By Emma Turner
...animal support options for your child, and the terms...Families pay thousands for "ESA certifications" that...perform specific tasks for a person with a disability....disability. Common tasks for children with disabilities:...disabilities) Retrieving medication or emergency alert devices...emergency alert devices (epilepsy, cerebral palsy) Blocking...
School Seizure Action Plans: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know
Special Needs > Epilepsy

School Seizure Action Plans: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know

By Emily Thompson
Your child has epilepsy. The school knows this because you...training doesn't prepare school staff for your child's specific seizure pattern....seizure looks like, what's normal for your child, when to administer rescue...your child, when to administer rescue medication, and when to call 911. It's individual,...
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
Special Needs > Epilepsy

Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets

By Emily Thompson
...seizures are medication resistant....been used for drug-resistant...drug-resistant epilepsy since the...children with epilepsy don't respond...adequately to medications. For many...medications. For many of these...Atkins diets for childhood...childhood epilepsy, including...Therapy Works for Seizures....these ketones for energy instead...respond to medications experience...
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
Special Needs > Epilepsy

Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers

By Emily Thompson
...knows the child has epilepsy. What she doesn't know...that requires the medication in the nurse's office,...no clear threshold for when to act. If you're...family member who cares for a child with epilepsy,...cares for a child with epilepsy, this is what you need...you're alone with them for the first time. (For...For the first time. (For parents managing seizures...
CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine
Health > Alternative Medicine

CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine

By Kelsey James
...forums or Facebook groups for parents of children with...improved their daughter's sleep. And plenty of questions:...approved exactly one CBD medication: Epidiolex, a prescription...syndrome, two rare forms of epilepsy. Epidiolex is pharmaceutical-grade,...and tinctures marketed for anxiety, sleep, or behavioral...marketed for anxiety, sleep, or behavioral issues...
A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients
Special Needs > Epilepsy

A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients

By Emily Thompson
For families managing...managing drug-resistant epilepsy, the standard list...exhausting one: try another medication, consider surgery,...That backdrop matters for understanding why...attention from the epilepsy research community....generally not an option for people with bilateral...bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy, where seizures originate...
Managing Epilepsy for Optimal Learning in the Classroom
Special Needs > Epilepsy

Managing Epilepsy for Optimal Learning in the Classroom

By Clara Bloom
...Challenge of Epilepsy in the Classroom....student with epilepsy, facing...overwhelming, both for students...strategies for managing...managing epilepsy in the classroom,...Understanding Epilepsy and Its...Impact. Epilepsy is a neurological...crucial for teachers...12-year-old with epilepsy. Her seizures,...controlled by medication, can still...learn about epilepsy and its...students about epilepsy, challenging...students with epilepsy to share...
Sleep and Epilepsy: The Interconnected Link and Solutions
Special Needs > Epilepsy

Sleep and Epilepsy: The Interconnected Link and Solutions

By Emily Thompson
...night's sleep, only...drained. For many...with epilepsy, this...reality. Sleep and...and epilepsy share...improve sleep quality...quality for those...Link: Sleep and...and Epilepsy. Epilepsy,...Epilepsy. Epilepsy, a...including sleep. On...side, sleep issues...exacerbate epilepsy symptoms,...that sleep deprivation...with epilepsy more...Changes, Medication, and...Improving Sleep Quality....between sleep and...and epilepsy can...improve sleep quality...quality for those...Consistent Sleep Schedule:...overall sleep quality....a sleep sanctuary...prepare for sleep....for sleep. Limit...
Special Needs App of the Day – Seizure Tracker
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day – Seizure Tracker

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...distinguished apps. "In the epilepsy world, quality of data drives quality...the neurologist. Robert Moss looked for a web-based solution. He couldn't...would help track the seizures and the medications in order to monitor the effectiveness...the surgery, Evan was seizure-free for about two years. When the seizures...
Updating Your Letter of Intent: What Changes Require Revisions
Financial > Financial Planning

Updating Your Letter of Intent: What Changes Require Revisions

By James Williams
...letter of intent for your child three...started a new medication, and their physical...When your child's medication regimen changes,...prescriptions, discontinued medications, dosage adjustments,...reading an outdated medication list can make...information. Document the medication name, dosage,...it treats. If a medication was stopped, note...A diagnosis of epilepsy added six months...
A Discussion of Neurofeedback
Health > Treatment

A Discussion of Neurofeedback

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...when their son was diagnosed with epilepsy. They found that medications managed...diagnosed with epilepsy. They found that medications managed his seizures, but his behavior...brain is not understood well enough for us to comfortably say what's going...work and finding out how to do it for different people, so there's a lot...
Trump Just Signed 100% Tariffs on Brand-Name Drugs. What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Medications.
News > Advocacy

Trump Just Signed 100% Tariffs on Brand-Name Drugs. What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Medications.

By Henry Peterson
...July 31, 2026 for large pharmaceutical...September 29, 2026 for smaller manufacturers....brand-name medications used by disability...neurological medications, ADHD treatments,...which of their medications may be affected...Orphan Drug Act for rare diseases...countermeasures for chemical,...brand-name medications that don't...includes many medications commonly prescribed...prescribed for ADHD, epilepsy,...for ADHD, epilepsy, anxiety,...

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