Special Needs

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...put your child to bed at...autistic children have...patterns in children on the...in isn't a parenting...isn't a parenting failure....autistic children, and...Melatonin is a safe, evidence-based...Autistic Children Struggle...They're a cluster...autistic children produce...neurotypical children, which...and the child's awareness...also play a role. Bedtime...Bedtime is a transition,...and for children who find...

You're looking at your adult child and asking yourself when the housing...two options: live with us or move to a group home. The problem is everything...support. The right fit depends on your child's support needs, not on what you think...meaningful question is: what does your child need to live safely and work toward...

...feels enormous when your child has a disability that...when your child has a disability that affects...unspoken social rules of a workplace. That's where...that match what your child can do instead of forcing...roles they can't. What a Job Coach Does. A job...WhAt a Job Coach Does. A job coach is a trained...Does. a job coach is a trained professional...

...managing a child...managing a child who hits...chAnges. A friend...Parent-Child Interaction...another parenting technique...that. It's a structured,...where a therapist...with your child, strengthening...doing, with a therapist...through a one-way...raising children with...rare: a short-term...parent-child relationship...Parent-Child Interaction...designed for children ages...12 for children with...phases: Child-Directed...Phase 1: Child-Directed...follow your child's lead...

Your child managed elementary...playground, a predictable...changes your child can't predict...for any child. For autistic...autistic children, it brings...that most parenting guides don't...before many children have the...you have a transition...Autistic Children. Autistic...Autistic children often...neurotypical children. During...maintaining a mask becomes...chAnges. A child who...changes. A child who appeared...

...knowing you need a support group and...How do you know if a group is functional...functional or just a scheduled venting...for parents raising children with disabilities...and focus on shared parenting challenges. Parent...support groups cast a wider net. These...care: spouses, adult children caring for aging...care. If you're not a parent but you're...

...and your child still doesn't...assumes a child can...assumes a child can self-soothe...For many children with...is wrong. A child who...wrong. A child who can't...conditioning a child to...conditioning a child to fall...independently. The child learns that...won't bring a parent,...developing children, this...protesting. For children with...behavioral. The child isn't refusing...inputs the child's brain...system. For children who seek...

...siblings of children with special...needs carry a particular...parentification: when a child takes...parentification: when a child takes on adult-level...to cAtch. A child who stops...to catch. A child who stops asking...possible when one child requires more...your typical child visible and...many times in a row. What Age-Appropriate...Explaining a sibling's disability...your typical child the language...frustration. Young children, ages 3...

...know how hard to press a pencil without breaking...both happen in the same child, with different senses....with different senses. A hypersensitive child might...senses. A hypersensitive child might cover their ears at...when you brush their hAir. A hyposensitive child might...their hair. A hyposensitive child might not notice when they're...

...how parents of children with special...became the norm: no childcare needed, no...support. It's a problem disguised...difference between a group that helps...place. What Makes a Virtual Support...Group Supportive. A helpful group...predictor of whether a group will help...TrAnsparency matters. A mod who explains...who explains why a post was removed...scroll through a week of posts...

When your child gets a...child gets a diagnosis,...is "join a support...showing up to a Facebook...group or a community...walk into a room of...stages of a journey...one-to-one with a trained...parent whose child has the...same or a similar...MAtching Is. A parent-to-parent...match isn't a support...group. It's a structured...between a newly-diagnosed...family and a "veteran...diagnosis, child age, and...parent isn't a therapist...therapist or a case manager....They're a parent...

...therapist sees your child twice a week. The...your child twice a week. The neurologist...neurologist scheduled a follow-up in six...months. You have a binder of paperwork...of paperwork and a list of next steps,...neediness. It's a valid search for...one-to-one with a trained parent whose...trained parent whose child has a similar diagnosis,...whose child has a similar diagnosis,...