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Time Management and Schedules for Teens with Autism
Lifestyle > Independence

Time Management and Schedules for Teens with Autism

By Nora Bloom
...three mornings a week because twenty minutes passed and they didn't feel it pass. You've set alarms. You've called reminders from the other room. You've put...Perception Differs for Autistic Teens. Executive function governs how we plan, organize, and shift between tasks. For autistic teens, executive function...
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
Financial > Financial Planning

Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts

By James Williams
...community-based services at any age. For individuals with disabilities who have relied on Medicaid for decades, the estate recovery program can target assets that pass through probate. Special needs trusts exist partly to keep assets outside of probate and protect them from this recovery process. But not all special...
Is Self-Employment Right for You? A Reality Check for Adults with Disabilities
Career > Finding Jobs

Is Self-Employment Right for You? A Reality Check for Adults with Disabilities

By Oliver Bennett
...ways that can be advantageous, but only if you use the right tools. The PASS Plan....that can be advantageous, but only if you use the right tools. The PASS Plan....
Environmental Toxins And Breast Milk: What You Need To Know
Health > Nutrition

Environmental Toxins And Breast Milk: What You Need To Know

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...ensure health, wellness and bonding. However, when you nurse a new baby, you pass along small amounts of organic compounds that you are exposed to each day...car exhaust, all women are vulnerable to breast milk contamination. If you plan to have a child, or if you are currently breastfeeding, now is the perfect...
What is a Special Needs Trust Fund?
Financial > Financial Planning

What is a Special Needs Trust Fund?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...strict rules saying that people on disability can only make a certain amount per year — usually $2,000. Therefore, if you and your spouse were to pass away, any liquid assets over $2,000 left for your child would disqualify them from SSI and Medicaid. Your child would have to spend all but $2,000 of...
CMS Just Ordered All 50 States to Revalidate Their Medicaid Providers in 30 Days. Here's What Families Who Rely on Those Providers Need to Do Now.
Legal > Government Benefits

CMS Just Ordered All 50 States to Revalidate Their Medicaid Providers in 30 Days. Here's What Families Who Rely on Those Providers Need to Do Now.

By James Williams
...Medicaid Services is requiring all 50 states to submit plans for revalidating their Medicaid providers within...requiring all 50 states to explain their revalidation plans within 30 days and the political context driving...authorization until resolved. Most providers will pass revalidation without families ever knowing the audit...
Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities
Lifestyle > Recreation

Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...specially designed sleds equipped with skate blades underneath. They propel themselves using short sticks with metal picks on the bottom, and they shoot and pass using the blade end of those same sticks. The rules mirror standard ice hockey with minor adaptations for sled contact. If your child can maintain upper...
When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI
Legal > Government Benefits

When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI

By James Williams

SSI work incentives let children and young adults earn income without losing benefits through programs like SEIE and PASS.

Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
Research > Drug Development

Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework

By Dr. Jenna Collins
...effectiveness in 100 to 300 people. Researchers are looking for a signal that the drug does what it's supposed to do. It's still exploratory. Many drugs that pass Phase 1 fail here. Phase 3 is large-scale confirmation, typically 1,000 to 3,000 participants or more. The drug has shown promise in earlier phases....
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
Legal > Government Benefits

Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.

By James Williams
...costs, providers stop accepting Medicaid patients. Governor Little has 5 days from receipt of the bill to sign it into law, veto it, or allow it to pass without his signature. Families in Idaho have a narrow window to make their voices heard. Families in other states should pay attention. Idaho isn't...
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
...appointments. She cries when you mention school. Her pediatrician says it's "typical teenage stuff" and suggests waiting to see if it passes. It won't pass. And it's not typical. Teenagers with disabilities are up to five times more likely to experience depression and anxiety than their peers without disabilities....
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
Assistive Tech > Mobility

Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do

By Dr. Jack Davis
...medical equipment: Wheelchairs, walkers, patient lifts, adaptive seating, positioning devices. Manufacturing is concentrated overseas; tariff costs pass through distributors and land on retail and insurance reimbursement rates. AAC devices: Speech-generating devices, communication tablets, eye-gaze...

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