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Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: iLiveMath
Don't just learn math — live it. The iLiveMath...iHomeEducator blends math with themes from...Entomology The app tests math skills through illustrated...children to apply their math skills. Level 1...addition to learning math principles, the...problems. These mental math puzzles might...problems. These mental math puzzles might be...These mental math puzzles might be difficult...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...Information Stick. Working memory is the mental workspace where students hold and manipulate...limited, verbal instructions disappear, math steps get lost mid-problem, and reading...aloud what they're about to do. For math problems, this means talking through...step as they complete it, freeing up mental space for the work itself rather...
Research > Brain Science
How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization
...irrelevant distractions, and shift between different mental tasks. When these systems develop differently or...shows up as disorganization, reading struggles, or math confusion. Understanding that difference changes...directions like "Put your backpack away, get out your math book, and turn to page 42," working memory is what...
Education > Tutoring
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
...have dyscalculia, a specific math learning disability as neurologically...laziness, anxiety, or being "not a math person" rather than recognizing...Dyscalculia is not general math struggle. It is a specific deficit...symbols to quantities, perform mental math, or estimate amounts function...quantities, perform mental math, or estimate amounts function...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...tools for recreation. That doesn't make them less important. Studies consistently show that adaptive sports participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with disabilities. But "improves quality of life" doesn't meet the medical necessity threshold most insurers use....
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Orientation and Mobility Training: The Foundation of Independence for Visually Impaired Children
...changes texture near the stairs). A qualified O&M specialist uses play-based activities that look nothing like formal instruction. They're building the mental map your child will use for every navigation task that follows. Preschool and early elementary children learn protective techniques (how to use your...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...sensitivities that others don't notice. You might have spent years masking, adapting your behavior to fit in, at significant cost to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It explains why social interactions that seem effortless for others leave you exhausted. Why certain textures,...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...of format. A 2011 meta-analysis in BMC Public Health found that peer support groups, whether online or in-person, produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating chronic illness and disability. The difference isn't whether they work. It's how they work. In-person...
Financial > Loans
The Complete Guide to TPD Discharge: How Disabled Borrowers Can Get Student Loans Forgiven
...through its disability compensation system. Physician certification: A licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy certifies that you have a physical or mental impairment that has lasted or is expected to last at least 60 months, prevents you from...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...developmental disabilities Severe physical disabilities: conditions that substantially limit one or more major life activities Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a licensed professional The definition of "severe physical disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral...
Medical > Psychiatry
Medication or Therapy? How to Decide What Your Special Needs Child Needs First
...What Psychiatrists Do. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric conditions, prescribe medication,...adjustments. What Psychologists Do. Psychologists have doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors. They can't prescribe medication in most...
News > Advocacy
How to Request Workplace Accommodations Under the ADA Without Risking Your Job
...for employers with 15 or more employees. That includes full-time, part-time, and probationary workers. A disability under the ADA is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Major life activities include things like walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,...