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IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
Education > Special Education

IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...what you need to know: a school district's budget crisis never reduces its legal obligation to provide FAPE...school leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions...leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions in assistive...
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
Medical > Psychiatry

The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)

By Chloe Davis
...They're treatable mental health disorders...treatable mental health disorders occurring...quarter receive mental health care. That...receive mental health care. That gap is...That gap is the crisis. Not the prevalence...the prevalence of mental illness in this...close that gap. Why Mental Health Conditions...gap. Why Mental Health Conditions Are More...
When Medical Care Becomes Traumatic: PTSD in Disabled Children and Their Families
Health > Mental Health

When Medical Care Becomes Traumatic: PTSD in Disabled Children and Their Families

By Lily Matthews
...clinical reality: intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance of medical settings, and a nervous system that remains on high alert long after the crisis has passed. How Medical Trauma Shows Up in Children with Disabilities. Children with disabilities face higher rates of trauma exposure across their...
IASO (Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity), AKA Aggressive Behavior
Health > Mental Health

IASO (Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity), AKA Aggressive Behavior

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...medical community aggression is not part of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness can set the...is not part of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness can set the stage for aggression to occur...arousal system (an instinctual, physical response to crisis or danger.) 2. An immature or dysfunctional...
Calm in Crisis
Health > Mental Health

Calm in Crisis

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor

A gentle approach by teachers is crucial to support students in crisis, contrasting with harmful punitive methods.

Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...ago, I spent a good bit of my time crisscrossing the country lecturing on the...Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) — a mental health disorder common among children...Attachment Disorder (RAD) — a mental health disorder common among children who...improving. In fact, it's reached a crisis point and we need to make this issue...
After a Man with Autism Called 911 for Help and Was Fatally Shot, Advocates Are Demanding Change. Here's What Every Disability Family Needs to Know.
News > Advocacy

After a Man with Autism Called 911 for Help and Was Fatally Shot, Advocates Are Demanding Change. Here's What Every Disability Family Needs to Know.

By Amelia Harper
...help during a mental health crisis....during a mental health crisis. He had...mental health crisis. He had autism,...services respond to mental health crises...respond to mental health crises involving...mental health crises involving people...undergoing a mental health crisis,...undergoing a mental health crisis, and...mental health crisis, and advocates...clear: when a crisis happens, calling...
Congress Just Proposed the First-Ever National Hotline for IDD Caregivers. Here's What Families Can Do Right Now.
News > Advocacy

Congress Just Proposed the First-Ever National Hotline for IDD Caregivers. Here's What Families Can Do Right Now.

By Amelia Harper
...directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to...brief intervention, and mental health referrals. Unlike...intervention, and mental health referrals. Unlike general...referrals. Unlike general crisis lines, this hotline would...burnout is a documented crisis. A 2025 AARP study found...report feeling their own health has declined as a result...
Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery
Career > Accommodations

Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery

By Liam Fitzgerald
...defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits...migraines that flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term...that flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term intensive...flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term intensive treatment...
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
Career > Interviewing

Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability

By Liam Richardson
...employers from asking about disability, health conditions, or medical history before...Have you ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple:...ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple: if...question is about your body, your health, or your medical history, it's off-limits...
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
Career > Discrimination

Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits

By Oliver Smith
...includes salary, bonuses you would have earned, and the value of benefits like health insurance you lost. Back pay has no statutory cap under Title VII or the...under Title VII or the ADA. Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, mental anguish, and out-of-pocket medical expenses tied directly to the discrimination....
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
Career > Advancement

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...disability standard is the same as workplace accommodations: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities....life activities. ADHD, dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, chronic health conditions, mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders, and other conditions...

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