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When Your Pediatrician Isn't Enough: Building a Medical Home for Complex Needs
...pediatrician's office. But when you call with a question about whether the new seizure medication might be causing the digestive issues, nobody can answer because...might be causing the digestive issues, nobody can answer because nobody's tracking how all these pieces fit together. That gap is the coordination problem,...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day – Seizure Tracker
...Moss, creator of Seizure Tracker...Tracker Seizure Tracker Robert...Lisa Moss began tracking their son Evan's...their son Evan's seizures when he was one...old. But Evan's seizures were so frequent...help track the seizures and the medications...Develop the Seizure Tracker App?...surgery, Evan was seizure-free for about...years. When the seizures returned they...
Health > Alternative Medicine
How to Choose Safe CBD Products: Purity Testing and Quality Verification
...The Certificate of Analysis behind it is the actual evidence, and most parents shopping for a product to help with their child's anxiety, sleep, or seizure activity have never been shown how to read one. That gap matters more in this category than almost anywhere else in the supplement aisle. The FDA does...
Health > Alternative Medicine
CBD Safety Research for Children with Autism and Epilepsy
...general CBD guides address. You're asking whether it's safe to add to a seizure medication regimen that took months to get right, in a body that's already...published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2017, found a median seizure reduction of about 39 percent in the CBD group compared to 13 percent with...
Lifestyle > Independence
Medication Management Independence for Teens with Chronic Conditions
...stepped back. Why the Handoff Feels Risky. Medication management isn't filing papers or doing laundry. The stakes are physiological. A missed dose of a seizure medication, an insulin error, a skipped immunosuppressant: these aren't "oops" moments. They're medical events. Parents who've spent years keeping...
Lifestyle > Independence
Emergency Response Skills: When and How to Call 911
...recognize and remember. Start with three categories: Medical emergencies: Someone is unconscious, having trouble breathing, bleeding heavily, or having a seizure that doesn't stop. Chest pain. A fall where the person can't get up. Allergic reactions with swelling or difficulty breathing. Fire or gas: Smoke...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Voice-Activated Emergency Calling for People Living Alone with Disabilities
...when you fall. Your phone is charging on the kitchen counter. You can't get up. This scenario is why people living alone with mobility limitations, seizure disorders, or other disabilities need emergency calling that doesn't depend on reaching a device. Voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home have...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
School Seizure Action Plans: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know
...has a seizure in the...child's seizures look...Generic seizure training...specific seizure pattern....pattern. A Seizure Action...does. A Seizure Action...has a seizure. It describes...what the seizure looks...first seizure at school...What a Seizure Action...school seizure action...child's seizure type(s)....Absence seizures look...tonic-clonic seizures. Focal...aware seizures look...awareness seizures. The...does the seizure usually...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...child's neurologist just told you the seizures are medication resistant. You've tried...protocols. How Dietary Therapy Works for Seizures. The ketogenic diet shifts your child's...metabolic shift appears to reduce seizure activity through multiple mechanisms....medications experience significant seizure reduction on a ketogenic diet. The...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
...this is the seizure type that requires...to respond to seizures with no medical...parents managing seizures at home, see...complete guide to seizure first aid.) What...before the first seizure, not during it....child had a seizure recently? What...Tonic-clonic seizures involve the whole...consciousness. Absence seizures look like the...seconds. Focal seizures may involve confusion,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...abroad. Even software-only solutions run on hardware subject to tariffs. Pharmaceutical products: Specialty medications for rare genetic conditions, seizure disorders, metabolic diseases. Many rely on imported active ingredients or are manufactured entirely outside the US. Proposed tariffs up to 200% could...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Call 911
...their first seizure, parents describe...things worse. Seizure first aid is...The Types of Seizures and What Each...Like. Not all seizures look alike,...Tonic-clonic seizures, sometimes...called grand mal seizures, involve the...hear the word "seizure." It typically...minutes. Absence seizures look like the...documentation. Focal seizures begin in one...Tonic-Clonic Seizure. The first...