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Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Teaching Bowel and Bladder Independence in Spina Bifida: A Guide for Parents
...child's urologist mentions self-catheterization at the...the caths, all the bowel care, and the idea of handing...earlier, built on small skills that compound into full...that compound into full self-management. Here's what...hasn't built the motor skills and body awareness the...participating in their own care by age 8 to 10 have higher...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
The CF Transition to Adult Care: How to Prepare Your Teen for Independent Health Management
Your teen's CF care has been coordinated...to adult CF care is a documented...predictable ages, and self-management skills...self-management skills that weren't...have to derail care. Parents who...extend pediatric care to 21 if the...directly with the care team. What Changes...in Adult CF Care. Pediatric CF...Pediatric CF care is family-centered....clinic. Adult CF care assumes the...manages their own care. Your presence...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...employment, or other work-based goals Independent living skills: where appropriate, goals related to daily living,...where appropriate, goals related to daily living, self-care, and community participation Each goal must...appropriate, goals related to daily living, self-care, and community participation Each goal must be...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
...bladder and bowel care, tracks orthopedic...Bifida Clinical Care Guidelines say...preventable care crises. Transition...something's wrong. Skills that take years...learning active self-management skills...self-management skills and because four...for gradual skill transfer. At...taking over their care immediately....to hands-on skills. Self-catheterization....hands-on skills. Self-catheterization....
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Your Early Intervention Roadmap for Down Syndrome: Therapy Options from Birth to Age Three
...children with DS. PT targets gross motor skills: rolling, sitting, standing, walking....language. OT focuses on fine motor skills, sensory processing, and self-care...motor skills, sensory processing, and self-care tasks like holding a spoon or...skills, sensory processing, and self-care tasks like holding a spoon or transitioning...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
...disability isn't just standard diabetes care with extra steps. The entire approach...Standard diabetes education assumes verbal self-reporting and cognitive skills that...verbal self-reporting and cognitive skills that may not match your child's profile....diabetes management rely heavily on self-reporting. The child is supposed to...
Lifestyle > Independence
Assistive Technology That Helps: Tools for Daily Living Independence
..."Here's what's available for self-feeding," she says. Forty-seven...technology for daily living skills isn't complicated because the...teaches you how to start with the skill and work backward to the tool....wheelchair. For daily living skills, most of what you'll encounter...switch. Start low-tech unless the skill gap genuinely...
Lifestyle > Independence
Building Independence: A Life Skills Roadmap for Children with Special Needs
...five essential skill areas and four...adulthood. The Five Skill Areas That...Independence isn't one skill. It's a cluster...focus only on self-care miss the...only on self-care miss the executive...navigation skills that determine...household. Self-care and personal...household. Self-care and personal...These are the skills that determine...Communication and self-advocacy are...self-advocacy are the skills that protect...
Education > Early Intervention
IDEA Part C Explained: Your Complete Guide to Early Intervention Services for Babies and Toddlers
...adaptive development. These span motor skills and mobility, thinking and problem-solving,...others and emotional regulation, and self-care skills like eating and dressing....and emotional regulation, and self-care skills like eating and dressing. A...emotional regulation, and self-care skills like eating and dressing. A child also...
Medical > Orthopedics
Improving Outcomes for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities through Early Intervention
...abilities and skills. They can also...talking and language skills Physical therapy...can also affect self-care skills like...also affect self-care skills like dressing...affect self-care skills like dressing...child's motor skills and abilities....outcomes in mobility, self-care, and social...mobility, self-care, and social skills...self-care, and social skills for children with...
Special Needs > Cancer
Leveraging Adaptive Strategies for Cancer Survivors
...overall well-being. Self-Care and Coping Strategies....overall well-being. Self-Care and Coping Strategies....survivors is to prioritize self-care. This means taking...to prioritize self-care. This means taking...It also means taking care of emotional health...develop new coping skills to manage stress and...decisions about their care. It can also help them...
Career > Finding Jobs
Empowering Individuals with Special Needs: The Critical Role of Family and Caregivers
...in the lives of those they care for, helping them to overcome...for them to showcase their skills and abilities, leading to underemployment...environment, families can help boost self-esteem and confidence, which...abilities. Assisting with skill development and training Families...actively contribute to the skill development and training of...