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Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
Special Needs > Spina Bifida

Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...child's pediatric spina bifida...spina bifida clinic has been...ages out of pediatrics, and that...about this transition when their...crises. Transition planning...your child to manage their...take years to build, not...starting transition conversations...everything" to "I understand...focus shifts to hands-on...knowing when to go to the...when to go to the ER versus...versus when to call the...
Patients Share the Significance of Transition
Career > Accommodations

Patients Share the Significance of Transition

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...from pediatrics into...the adult medical...young adults express...shock to your...wait to jump...from adults with...with transitioning...from pediatrics to...pediatrics to adult-oriented...to adult-oriented...first transitioning...the pediatric to...pediatric to the...the adult clinic...adult clinic because...difficult to adapt...adapt to new...my adult doctor...more adult health...need to be...talking to an..."adult" doctor..."adult" problems....the pediatric clinic...pediatric clinic is...switched to is...blunt, to the...directly to me....me to clinic...to clinic but...was transitioned,...in to see...me to clinic...to clinic but...
Advice on Transition from Pediatrics to Adult
Parenting > Adulthood

Advice on Transition from Pediatrics to Adult

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...our Transition article...from a pediatric clinic...pediatric clinic to an...clinic to an adult...to an adult clinic....adult clinic. This...explains to us her...when I transitioned and...directly to me and...CF). Transitioning to...Transitioning to the adult...to the adult clinic...adult clinic was awful....patient to her…I'm...started to get to...to get to know each...inconvenience to her. ....that my adult doctor...having to...
Occupational Therapy
Therapies > Occupational

Occupational Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...purpose is to assist clients...daily life. Pediatric occupational...include: pediatric intensive...private clinics, and schools....schools. Pediatric therapists...and young adults who have...in order to determine...developed to ensure that...clients to develop...enable them to live more...environment due to an over-...desensitized to inputs that...are able to better cope...leading to more typical...response to non-preferred...
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
Research > Assistive Tech

Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials

By William Lewis
...seen is a clear answer to whether any of this...any of this applies to your 7-year-old who...most studies recruit adults, and the gap between...between "approved for adults" and "usable by a child...tested, explains why pediatric BCI design is fundamentally...fundamentally different from adult applications, and shows...shows you exactly how to find trials your child...
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
Global Insights > Healthcare

The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care

By Ivy Sullivan
...young adults with neurodevelopmental...transfer to adult...transfer to adult care....without transition support....designed for adults who had...who had pediatric disabilities....aged 12 to 17 receive...adequate transition support,...according to Got Transition...to Got Transition and MACPAC....this: adult providers...what to do when...Most adults with cerebral...seeing pediatric specialists...and how to adjust...differences. Adult providers...specialists in adult systems)...trained on adult-onset...
Navigating the Age 18 Disability Benefits Transition: What Changes, What Stays, and How to Prepare
Legal > Government Benefits

Navigating the Age 18 Disability Benefits Transition: What Changes, What Stays, and How to Prepare

By James Williams
...you're about to enter a benefits...status under adult standards....designed for adults who once...your young adult keeps income...and access to services...services tied to SSI receipt....child under pediatric disability...standards to adult disability...standards to adult disability...practice. Adult Disability...applies the adult definition:...inability to engage in...activity due to a medically...expected to last at least...
Transitions: Give Some Independence . . .
Lifestyle > Independence

Transitions: Give Some Independence . . .

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...series on transitioning from...from the pediatric to adult...pediatric to adult...pediatric to adult medical...defining transition and why...going to start...at how to start...start the transition process...fact, the transition to responsibility...transition to responsibility...enough to spit peas...things to get control...teaches us to share...easiest way to share...what to do and...when to do it,...we say to a child:...like to take your...planning to do your...
Transitioning to Adult Healthcare: Preparing Your Young Adult with Special Needs for the Move
Health > Treatment

Transitioning to Adult Healthcare: Preparing Your Young Adult with Special Needs for the Move

By Henry Bennett
...single adult doctor...supposed to find someone...where to begin....The transition from pediatric...from pediatric to adult...pediatric to adult...pediatric to adult healthcare...and how to find providers...work of transition starts...At 14 to 16, the...finding an adult doctor...young adult will need...need to navigate...navigate adult care with...change to a provider...history? Adult medicine...young adult can't...pediatrician to speak...directly to your child,...
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
...feel overwhelming. Pediatric MS is rare (roughly...meetings where you'll need to explain invisible symptoms...invisible symptoms to teachers who've never...what families need to know: recognizing symptoms,...diagnosis. Understanding Pediatric MS. Multiple sclerosis...children can differ from adults. Kids are more likely...Kids are more likely to have: Polysymptomatic...
Successfully Transitioning Special Needs Kids
Parenting > Adulthood

Successfully Transitioning Special Needs Kids

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Successful Transitions: Moving...from Pediatrics into...into Adult Care...teenager, transition is...need to know....about "transition." But...mentioned transition yet....years to properly...the transition process...time to start...about transition is...is transition and...discussing transition. The...word "transition," as...of Pediatrics as...young adults with...child-centered to adult-oriented...to adult-oriented...So, "transition" refers...refers to the...into adult medical...refers to the...the adult medical...
Robotic-Assited Therapy for Cerebral Palsy
Assistive Tech > Hardware

Robotic-Assited Therapy for Cerebral Palsy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...study is slated to start in June,...Researchers hope to find the best...been used for adults, but this machine...first one for pediatric use. It works...child's legs to simulate normal...choose a character to walk in sync...for the child to engage in walking....children ages four to 12. They will...this model is to investigate the...some are able to walk with the...

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