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Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
...being successful. Solutions such as diets, environments, teaching systems, parenting and guidance systems, which if not eliminate the need for medications,...based on complete and accurate assessments of their learning and processing styles Having them taught in flexible, challenging, dialogue based classrooms,...
Health > Mental Health
Q&A with Dr. Kevin Ross Emery
...exercises. From the Western philosophy, I advocate for action-consequence based parenting, critical thinking based education models, and combining learning and education...critical thinking based education models, and combining learning and education styles. Q: You introduce the idea that ADD/HD is a step in the evolutionary...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Aligning the Mis-aligned
...Understanding your Parenting Style and...Parenting Style and Aligning...as the co-parenting alliance....defining the co-parenting alliance...calling it the parenting alliance,...but the co-parenting alliance...review the 4 parenting styles: authoritarian,...parenting styles: authoritarian,...communication styles, and expectations...Authoritarian parenting — this is...this is the parenting style that...parenting style that most...
Parenting > The Early Years
Parenting Strategies For Children With Developmental Disabilities
...a few things to keep in mind when parenting a child with developmental disabilities....Developmental Disabilities On Families. Parenting a child with developmental disabilities...flexible and willing to adjust your parenting style as your child grows and changes....willing to adjust your parenting style as your child grows and changes. There...
News > Research
Study of 12,000 Children Finds Poverty Shapes the Brain More Than Anything Else
...access shaped developing brains more than IQ, parenting style, and health history combined. For families...shaped developing brains more than IQ, parenting style, and health history combined. For families of...(sleep patterns, screen time, physical health, parenting practices, friendships, and socioeconomic conditions)...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Recognizing Caregiver Burnout vs Normal Stress
..."fine" because you don't have the energy to explain that you can't remember the last time you felt like yourself. Is this just what special needs parenting looks like, or is it something else? The distinction matters because stress and burnout require different responses. Stress responds to rest and boundaries....
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Latex Allergy in Spina Bifida: Why It Develops and How to Stay Safe
...enough. When you're managing spina bifida, you collect these moments: small, unglamorous tasks that nobody warned you about, that don't feel like "parenting" so much as inventory management. And yet here we are, learning which boxes to grab and which to leave on the shelf, because this matters. Latex allergy...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...children have chronic sleep problems, according to multiple studies tracking sleep patterns in children on the spectrum. 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 that shape their days shape their...
Parenting > Adulthood
How Job Coaches Help Young Adults with Disabilities Succeed in the Workplace
What job coaches do, how to access them through VR at no cost, and how job carving creates roles that fit your young adult's strengths.
Parenting > Adulthood
Housing Options for Adults with Disabilities: From Supported Living to Independence
The full housing continuum from group homes to independence, with a framework for assessing the right level of support for your child.
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...transitions, or melts down over seemingly minor changes. A friend mentions Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase sounds vague, another parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication." PCIT isn't that. It's a structured, evidence-based protocol where a...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...physical changes your child can't predict or control. Puberty is hard for any child. For autistic children, it brings specific challenges that most parenting guides don't address. Research shows autistic girls begin puberty an average of 9.5 months earlier than their peers. The physical changes arrive before...