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Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
If your child has cerebral palsy, there's...this pathway until their child is already experiencing...looks like based on your child's GMFCS level. What Hip...staying in place as your child grows. It's not treatment....silently. By the time a child is in pain or has visible...options like physical therapy adjustments, bracing,...
Research > Brain Science
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
...term before. Neuroplasticity. Your child's neurologist mentions it. The physical...neurologist mentions it. The physical therapist brings it up. Someone in a parent...therapist brings it up. Someone in a parent support group says it's why early intervention...how those principles show up in your child's life, and what you can realistically...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...that intensive therapy produces better...it to your child's next appointment....and standard therapy schedules. Now...intervention parents consider: gluten-free...ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication...answers. But parents don't have the...You have a child who needs decisions...study on speech therapy outcomes for...study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds...another as parent-reported functional...
News > Research
What Evidence-Based Really Means in Special Education and Therapy
...It's in your child's IEP. It's on...IEP. It's on the therapy center's website....here's what most parents don't realize:...participants. A therapy backed by one...evaluating a therapy recommendation,...reviewing your child's IEP, understanding...worked for my child." It's valid as...provider cites parent testimonials as...effectiveness at scale. A therapy "supported by...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
...close to covering your child's therapy appointments,...covering your child's therapy appointments, specialist...afford the care your child needs. This is the...Beckett Waivers: When Parent Income Doesn't Count....Katie Beckett was a child who needed hospital-level...home, regardless of parent income. The policy...it works: if your child has a disability or...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy in 2026: What Families Need to Know About Gene Therapy and Daily Life
...hearing about gene therapy. Maybe your child's...therapy. Maybe your child's neurologist...Maybe another parent brought it up...FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular...And while gene therapy is making headlines,...evaluate gene therapy as an option,...treatments your child receives. ELEVIDYS:...one-time gene therapy approved for boys...still tight. Your child may qualify if:...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...managing a child who hits...mentions Parent-Child...Parent-Child Interaction...Interaction Therapy. You Google...where a therapist coaches...with your child, strengthening...with a therapist watching...treats the parent-child...parent-child relationship...PCIT Is. Parent-Child...Parent-Child Interaction...Interaction Therapy was developed...phases: Child-Directed...(CDI) and Parent-Directed...Phase 1: Child-Directed...follow your child's lead...play. The therapist coaches...
Therapies > Play
What Is Play Therapy? A Parent's Guide for Special Needs Families
...play therapy. Or...your child's school...Play therapy sounds...something a parent could...your child already...occupational therapy sessions....Play therapy is a...with therapeutic...distinct therapeutic...licensed therapists...The therapist is...the child does,...play therapy is,...forms of therapy, which...play therapist....Play Therapy Is (and...Play therapy operates...medium. A child who...dolls. A child processing...The therapist creates...the child toward...
Therapies > Physical
Physical Therapy for Children with Special Needs: A Complete Parent's Guide
...Your school-age child trips constantly...despite years of therapy. These are the...moments when parents wonder: does my...wonder: does my child need physical...need physical therapy? And if they do,...start? Physical therapy for children with...know if your child needs it, what...find a qualified therapist you can trust....What Physical Therapy Addresses in Children....
Therapies > Animal
Animal-Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Parent's Guide to All Your Options
...for animal therapy for children...But if your child is sensory-sensitive,...ones. Animal therapy includes work...what your child needs and what...Animal-Assisted Therapy Means. The..."animal-assisted therapy" gets used...Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a...credentialed therapist, which includes...occupational therapist, physical...therapist, physical therapist, speech-language...part of the therapeutic plan....
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
Your child's neurologist just told...hearing about dietary therapy from other parents online,...dietary therapy from other parents online, and you need to...these families, dietary therapy becomes the next conversation...protocols. How Dietary Therapy Works for Seizures. The...ketogenic diet shifts your child's brain from running primarily...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Supporting Siblings of Children with Special Needs: A Parent's Guide
...she caused her brother's autism. Your teenager cancels plans to help with therapy appointments, and you feel relief instead of concern. Your preschooler has...anyone deciding they should. You can't eliminate the reality of raising a child with special needs. You can shape how your other children experience it....