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Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
You see the homework on the desk. You know your child understands...finished none. The frustration builds on both sides. Executive function challenges...students across all learning differences: dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and others. These...skills respond to practical support. Research shows that external structures can...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
...parent your child has dyslexia, you'll probably leave...different results depending on who delivers it. If you...evidence-based approach built on explicit, systematic phonics....tap while they learn. Research on how dyslexic brains...while they learn. Research on how dyslexic brains process...learn. Research on how dyslexic brains process language...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
...means ignoring technology that genuinely helps. The research on screen time and special needs is mixed, sometimes...ignoring technology that genuinely helps. The research on screen time and special needs is mixed, sometimes...appointment isn't zoning out. An 8-year-old with dyslexia using Learning Ally to keep up with grade-level...
Health > Nutrition
Proper Digestion, Proper Development
...digestion junkie. Most of my research and education focuses on...research and education focuses on how to improve digestive...special needs, we must focus on creating the most optimal...Why am I so focused on digestion? Digestion...suffer. We are losing out on valuable building blocks...allergies, dyspraxia or dyslexia, who has not got digestive...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading
...might have dyslexia. As one of...disabilities, dyslexia has been...of much research. A study...signs of dyslexia are present...to read. Dyslexia is a reading...such as dyslexia have been...problem, this research suggests...component to dyslexia. In this...In this research study, 96...reading later on. The ability...part of dyslexia therapy....out that research was completed...
News > Education
Conference Watch: International Dyslexia Association Reading and Learning Conference in Chicago, November 9-12
...International Dyslexia Association...knowledge about dyslexia and other...struggling with dyslexia, the IDA...parents of dyslexic children....information on dyslexia....information on dyslexia. The IDA...signs of dyslexia and a recent...entrepreneurs may be dyslexic. This unique...tracks: Research, Clinical,...Family/Advocacy, and Research to Practice....members of the dyslexia community...field of dyslexia. A wide...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Sexuality Education for People with Disabilities: Why It Matters and Where to Find It
...relationships safely. Yet many never receive it. The gap isn't theoretical. Research from UC Davis showed that after completing the Relationships Decoded curriculum,...about their bodies without shame, and building relationships that are based on mutual respect rather than confusion or pressure. Starting education before...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...rocking or asking questions. At midnight you're lying on the floor next to their bed hoping your presence...multiple studies tracking sleep patterns in children on the spectrum. The struggle you're in isn't a parenting...approaches alone aren't enough. Here's what the research shows and how to use both. Why Autistic Children...
Research > Genetics
CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Pediatric Disorders: What Families Need to Know
...next few years. But the infrastructure being built right now, including the research centers, clinical trials, and specialized expertise at major children's hospitals,...either removes a faulty segment, inserts a corrected one, or turns a gene on or off. When it works, it addresses the genetic cause of a disease rather...
Research > Genetics
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
...Now you're trying to figure out whether the $300 test is enough or if you should fight your insurance for the $3,000 one. The short answer: it depends on what you're trying to find, what your insurance will cover, and how much uncertainty you can live with while you wait for answers. What Each Test Detects....
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...NIH autism research funding dropped...Foundation Autism Research Initiative)...cerebral palsy research averaged $22.7...adulthood research. The rest...rest focused on early intervention...decisions on disability...disability research. This lag...disability research the way it...contract, entire research areas stall....disability research splits into...for autism research. Their grants...
Research > Drug Development
Fragile X Drug Trials: The First Real Breakthroughs and What They Mean for Families
If you've been following Fragile X drug research for any length of time, you've probably learned...Trials Failed. The mGluR5 hypothesis made sense on paper. Fragile X syndrome results from a missing...models. Three major pharmaceutical companies bet on it. They were wrong, but not randomly wrong. The...