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News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
...Interagency Autism Coordinating...annual autism research...asked for comment,...federal autism research...priorities for what...scientific and advocacy leadership...from the Autism Society...and the Autistic Self...Autistic Self Advocacy...Self Advocacy Network,...clinicians with decades...vaccines and autism. That...complies with federal...research, advocacy, and...organizations for individuals...organizations for individuals with...individuals with autism...with autism spectrum...stacked with people...
News > Advocacy
RFK Jr.'s Autism Panel Just Voted to Create a 'Profound Autism' Federal Category. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Interagency Autism Coordinating..."profound autism" designation...of autistic individuals....autistic individuals. If...federal autism research...serve autistic people...people with the...profound autism as individuals...as individuals age...older with an autism...an autism diagnosis...assistance with daily...include individuals who...to autism. Mainstream...and advocacy organizations...Foundation, Autism Speaks,...the Autistic Self-Advocacy...Autistic Self-Advocacy...Self-Advocacy Network...meeting with no discussion...profound autism...
News > Advocacy
FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Electric Shock Devices Used on People with Disabilities
...Administration missed its self-imposed May 2026...used to manage self-injurious behavior...behavior in people with disabilities....residents, including autistic individuals...including autistic individuals and those with...individuals and those with intellectual...Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...media requests for comment on the...was shocked for speaking Spanish...Spanish and for resisting mistreatment....
Career > Advancement
Career Advancement for Special Needs Individuals
...Advancement for Special...Needs Individuals. Career...important for everyone,...including individuals with...individuals with special...boosts self-esteem,...needs individuals often...But with the...needs individuals bring...employees with disabilities....benefits for special...needs individuals: Increased...Improved self-confidence...and self-advocacy...self-advocacy Expanded...needs individuals progress...trail-blazers for others....people with disabilities...needs individuals may...flexibility for medical...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Empowering Individuals with Disabilities: The Cornerstone of Respiratory Transition Planning
Empowering Individuals with Disabilities:...Individuals with Disabilities:...Setting the Stage for Empowerment....a big plus for busy people....the best dog for you depends...time to spend with your dog, a...a good fit for you. However,...good match for you. Here are...perfect dog for you: Consider...have to spend with a dog. Research...a good fit for you. Meet several...
Career > Finding Jobs
Empowering Individuals with Special Needs: The Critical Role of Family and Caregivers
...support for individuals...for individuals with...individuals with special...empowering individuals with...individuals with special...and advocacy can...care for, helping...by individuals with...individuals with special...employment Individuals with...Individuals with special...difficult for them...However, with the...Empowering Individuals with...Individuals with Special...to individuals with...individuals with special...boost self-esteem...essential for pursuing...empowering individuals to...Assisting with skill...of individuals with...individuals with special...
News > Advocacy
Your State May Not Know How to Exempt You From Medicaid Work Requirements. Here's What Disability Families Should Do Before June.
...KFF Health News that "we don't like self-attesting" and that "documentation...June 30 and August 31. Many families with disabled children assume their diagnosis...law establishes work requirements for able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 enrolled...Federal law defines medically frail individuals as those who are blind or disabled,...
Lifestyle > Independence
Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
...norms for dressing...accounts for cerebral...development for children...children with CP follows...building the self-care capabilities...skills for children...children with cerebral...child: self-care,...child with spastic...equipment for toileting...child with athetoid...struggle with precise...required for buttoning...verbal self-advocacy...verbal self-advocacy skills...matter most for your child's...developed. Self-Care Milestones...Children with spastic...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...that students ages 14-21 with IEPs can access a separate...Pre-ETS isn't a replacement for IEP transition services....counseling, and instruction in self-advocacy. Both systems...and instruction in self-advocacy. Both systems work together....activities to students with disabilities ages 14-21,...informational interviews with professionals in fields...
Career > Finding Jobs
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
...or coordinated services for a family member. When someone...terms employers use. Start with a Skills Inventory. List...or household management Self-directed learning or skill...Community involvement or advocacy For each item, write down...involvement or advocacy For each item, write down the...managed medical appointments for a family member, that included...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
...life they can live with genuine autonomy....is more effective with real structure behind...results. Starting With an Honest Baseline....into six domains: Self-care: Bathing, grooming,...Communication and self-advocacy: Asking...Communication and self-advocacy: Asking for help,...self-advocacy: Asking for help, stating preferences,...through each domain with your child in mind....
Education > Higher Education
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
For twelve years,...replaces it is self-advocacy....it is self-advocacy. And here's...schools provide self-advocacy instruction...provide self-advocacy instruction...news is that self-advocacy is...that self-advocacy is a skill,...leaves home. Self-Advocacy Is...home. Self-Advocacy Is Procedural...parents treat self-advocacy as...treat self-advocacy as something...register with the Disability...