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When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen time...screen time limits for ADHD, optimal therapy...therapy intensity, medication timing, classroom inclusion...of waiting decades for scientific consensus....You have a child who needs decisions now. Here's...speech therapy outcomes for three-year-olds with...study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds with...
Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...the Agency for Healthcare...They're screened for cancer less...wasn't designed for adults who...than half of children with special...children with special healthcare...healthcare needs aged 12 to...that match the need. You can start...start preparing for this gap years...context, what medication side effects...effects mattered for this population,...care plans for cognitive or...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...seizures are medication resistant....online, and you need to know what...been used for drug-resistant...percent of children with epilepsy...adequately to medications. For many...medications. For many of these...what you need to know about...Atkins diets for childhood...Therapy Works for Seizures....these ketones for energy instead...documented: many children who don't...respond to medications experience...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Day-to-Day Management: Airway Clearance, Nutrition, and School
...deliberate planning. School staff need clear instructions for medication...staff need clear instructions for medication timing and activity...need clear instructions for medication timing and activity restrictions....twice daily is the baseline for most children with CF. Airway...daily is the baseline for most children with CF. Airway Clearance Methods....
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...But something still doesn't add up. Medication helps with focus during homework,...isn't the whole story. Up to 80% of children with ADHD have at least one co-occurring...anxiety disorders, affecting 30–50% of children with ADHD, and learning disabilities...conditions interact changes what you ask for in evaluation and what you prioritize...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADHD Medication: Separating Facts from Fear for Parents
...ADHD medication and you've...prescription for three...Stimulant medications like Ritalin...stimulant medication in children....medication in children. The findings...clear. Children on ADHD...ADHD medication showed...isn't the medication. Kids...with medication appears...this. Children on ADHD...ADHD medication had lower...unmedicated children with ADHD....ADHD. The medication reduced...what the medication is supposed...most children feel more...
Health > Alternative Medicine
CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine
...in autism forums or Facebook groups for parents of children with disabilities,...or Facebook groups for parents of children with disabilities, you've seen the...The FDA has approved exactly one CBD medication: Epidiolex, a prescription drug used...oils, gummies, and tinctures marketed for anxiety, sleep, or behavioral issues...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
...30% give their children extra vitamins...research CBD, special diets, or herbal...mineral supplements for children with...supplements for children with autism....parents give their children extra vitamins...which creates medication interaction risks...research base for children with...research base for children with autism spectrum...interventions for ASD. They're...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Navigating Respiratory Health for Children with Special Needs
...Challenges. Children with...with special needs...special needs may face...important for parents...specific needs. Respiratory...watch for include...information on medications, treatments,...controller medications to prevent...rescue medications for sudden...medications for sudden...Managing Medications and Treatments....Consistent medication management...vital for many...many children with...administer medications. Use...like medication trackers...Some children may require...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Substance Abuse – Safeguarding Your Special Needs Teenager
...CA, of a special needs...special needs teen being...arrested for supplying...parents of a special needs...special needs child,...child, the need to safeguard...home. We need to ensure...we also need to do...Manipulation of Special Needs...Special Needs Teens...number of special needs...special needs and autistic...prescription medication to the...other children were also...protect our special needs...special needs child...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Diagnosing and Treating ADHD
...school-age children through the...right time, for enough time...validity that medication is up to 70%...ADHD. With medication often comes...The different medications for ADHD are...medications for ADHD are some...be safe. But medication is not a cure....and attend for the time that...time that the medication is taken. At...such, parents need to under- stand...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The Role of Medication in Treating Special Needs Children
Medications and nutritional...treatment of special needs...special needs children...needs children and adults....adults. Medications are one...guidelines for each...specific needs. This...data need to be...during a medication trial....symptoms need to be...disturbance. Medications must...without medications. If a...may need to be...Every medication has side...disturbance. Children with...with special needs...special needs have...than children with...