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Parenting > Self-Care
What Happens Next?
...witness and executive coaching, wrote about "growing...separation." When special needs parents spend so much of their...dependence to independence. Parents spend several years bringing...difficult for any child and parent, and it can seem like...the support system that parents and children have relied...guardianship is one option for parents. If the court decides...
News > Sports
The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding
...the price, and the conversation stopped. Equipment costs are the barrier parents cite most often when explaining why their child isn't participating in...components, and other adaptive sports gear; Sport Expense Grants cover coaching, training, competition entry fees, and travel to events. Applications open...
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Self-Advocacy: How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Their Needs
...this accommodation" at twenty-seven. Why Self-Advocacy Starts Early. Most parents focus on advocating for their child. That's necessary. But if your child...learning the first two. High schoolers should be doing all three, with you coaching from the sidelines instead of leading the conversation. Research from the...
Therapies > Other
What is Recreation Therapy?
...occupational therapy, because it has those same goals. Through activity and coaching sessions, recreation therapists can help guide a client through leisure...to achieve an overall healthy, balanced life. The need for leisure for parents and children with special needs is great. They need the respite and skills...
Parenting > School Years
Family Coaching Improves the Well-Being of the Whole Family
...family feels the impact. Family coaching addresses the well-being of...well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs...strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement...solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effective in families living...Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment...
Education > Tutoring
Family Coaching Improves Well-Being of the Whole Family
...family feels the impact.Family coaching addresses the well-being of...well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs...strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement...solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effec- tive in families...conditions.Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
Strategies for executive function in students with learning differences — working memory, planning, organization, and task initiation.
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
Proactive hip X-ray monitoring prevents painful dislocation in children with CP. Here's the schedule by GMFCS level.
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
...spent years building frameworks for things other parents take for granted. First relationships are no different....intervene: none of this has a template, and most parents find themselves working it out as it arrives. Start...Conversation Before Puberty. The mistake most parents make is waiting until their teen shows interest...
Research > Drug Development
Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
How to evaluate trial participation: phase, risk categories, volunteer rights, investigator credibility, and peer support networks.
Research > Brain Science
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
You've heard the term before. Neuroplasticity. Your child's neurologist mentions it. The physical therapist brings it up. Someone in a parent support group says it's why early intervention matters. But here's what gets confusing: you're hearing it in three different contexts (cerebral palsy,...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...research exists across nearly every intervention parents consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen...methods, and slowly building toward answers. But parents don't have the luxury of waiting decades for scientific..."improvement" as standardized test scores; another as parent-reported functional communication. One...