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Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...unrelated diagnoses that happen to show up together. Many share underlying neurological pathways. ADHD and dyslexia both involve phonological processing and...These Conditions Overlap. ADHD doesn't cause dyslexia or anxiety, but the neurological systems they affect intersect. Phonological processing deficits appear...
Parenting > The Early Years
Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences
...not to. For many children with developmental differences, that assumption is wrong. A child who can't...For children with autism, sensory processing differences, or other developmental disabilities, the underlying...underlying cause of sleep disruption is often neurological, not behavioral. The child isn't refusing to...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Strategies for Neurodivergent Adults and Children
...now. Sensory processing differences don't expire. They just stop...ADHD, and sensory processing differences, emotional regulation often...day. Sensory processing differences are common in both autism...form of sensory processing difference, and ADHD frequently includes...These aren't quirks. They're neurological realities that affect daily...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Demystifying Gastrointestinal Problems in Special Needs Kids
...Special Needs Children Many children with special needs also contend with neurological differences. These variations can significantly affect gastrointestinal...Children Many children with special needs also contend with neurological differences. These variations can significantly affect gastrointestinal functioning....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
What Exactly IS Dyslexia?
...named under the broad category of "learning disabilities" or "learning differences," and involves neurological and structural issues related to brain and...category of "learning disabilities" or "learning differences," and involves neurological and structural issues related to brain and body development. Other...
Therapies > Play
DIR/FLOORTIME: A Developmental Approach to Play Therapy for Children Impacted by Autism Treatment
...While currently there is no cure for autism, a neurological disorder that can impact multiple systems in...He called it DIR (developmental, individual-differences, relationship-based model) or, in practice,”Floortime”...developmental level, strengthen potential underlying neurological elements that may be impeding development and...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Social Skills Groups for Children and Teens with Autism
...many questions. I am often asked what is the difference between DIR/Floor Time and ABA (Applied Behavioral...child's current developmental capacity, underlying neurological differences that might be interfering with optimum...developmental capacity, underlying neurological differences that might be interfering with optimum development,...
Therapies > Play
DIR/FLoor Time: Play Therapy For Children with Autism
...While currently there is no cure for autism, a neurological disorder that can impact multiple systems in...He called it DIR (developmental, individual differences, relationship-based model) or, in practice,...developmental level, strengthen potential underlying neurological elements that may be impeding development and...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...The struggle you're in isn't a parenting failure. Sleep regulation is neurologically different for many autistic children, and the sensory and routine needs...neurology behind it involves melatonin production timing, sensory processing differences, and difficulty transitioning between states. Many autistic children...
Education > Tutoring
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
...school-age children have dyscalculia, a specific math learning disability as neurologically grounded as dyslexia. Yet it receives a fraction of the attention, funding,...being "not a math person" rather than recognizing a diagnosable learning difference that responds to targeted intervention. Dyscalculia tutoring exists....
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
...Differs from Regular Tiredness. MS fatigue isn't solved by sleep. It's neurologically driven, caused by the immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous...watching. This doesn't mean your child is fragile or incapable. It means the neurological cost of everyday tasks is higher for them than for their peers. What...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...symptom in pediatric MS, affecting up to 80 percent of children with the condition. It's not tiredness that resolves with a good night's sleep. It's a neurological symptom that interferes with sustained attention, physical endurance, and cognitive stamina. A child with MS fatigue may start the day alert and...