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Disability in Film and TV: A Parent's Guide to Media Representation and Why It Matters
...own lives. The difference between authentic and harmful representation is the difference between a tool...it. Here's how to find the good stuff, spot the harmful patterns, and turn what your child watches into...into productive conversations about disability and self-worth. What Authentic Representation Looks Like....
Medical > Psychiatry
When Behavior Becomes Self-Harm: A Parent's Guide to Managing Self-Injurious Behavior in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
...not attention-seeking. It's self-injurious behavior, and it happens...behavioral therapist, or 911. Self-injurious behavior (SIB) isn't...evaluation to crisis care. What Self-Injurious Behavior Is. SIB includes...includes head-banging, hand-biting, self-scratching, hair-pulling, eye-poking,...It's distinct from stimming (self-stimulatory behavior), which...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Demystifying Gastrointestinal Problems in Autistic Children
...communication challenges they face, leading to increased anxiety, aggression, or self-harm. A Multidimensional Approach to Diagnosis. Understanding and appropriately...communication challenges they face, leading to increased anxiety, aggression, or self-harm. A Multidimensional Approach to Diagnosis. Understanding and appropriately...
Health > Nutrition
Gluten Free/Casein Free (GFCF) Diet Cheat Sheet
...nitrites, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, preservative, MSG, and high fructose corn syrup. These ingredients can cause severe behavioral problems, sleep disorders, poor self-control, meltdowns, anxiety, aggression, hyperactivity, irritability, depression, mood swings, aches and pains and a host of other ailments and negative...
Education > K-12
How to Stand Up to Bullying at School
...to defend. *Taekwondo lessons or working with someone who can help with self-esteem, encourages children to stand tall, use good eye contact and signal...it" may or may not work. Sometimes it back fires and kids may end up being harmed worse. *It is...
Health > Mental Health
RADs and Cutting
Mom discovers daughter's self-harm and learns it's a stress coping mechanism. Looks for ways to help by reducing stress.
Education > Early Intervention
Ask the Developmental Doc
...the actual mechanics of the programs and am concerned that he'll get too self-absorbed and that the whole endeavor might do more harm than good. Your thoughts?...that he'll get too self-absorbed and that the whole endeavor might do more harm than good. Your thoughts? – Marilyn P. Silverlake, CA. Dear Marilyn, Whether...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
...ADD/HD individuals as broken, we can stop trying to fix them, especially quick fix them. When we can embrace working with their own natural rhythms, harmonies, and their uniqueness, then we can truly take advantage of a plethora of all natural solutions. These solutions are needed because basic incompatibilities...
Financial > Financial Planning
First-Party Special Needs Trusts: When the Person with a Disability Funds the Trust
...need one, and what the Medicaid payback means in practice. What a First-Party Special Needs Trust Is. A first-party special needs trust (also called a self-settled trust or d(4)(A) trust) is funded with money that belongs to the person with a disability. That's the key distinction. The funds came to them...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...specific workplace readiness training, job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, postsecondary education counseling, and instruction in self-advocacy. Both systems work together. Accessing Pre-ETS early means your student gets more support, not duplicated effort. What Pre-ETS Includes. Federal...
Career > Finding Jobs
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
...you've held in the past five years. Include: Paid work: full-time, part-time, contract, or gig Volunteer positions Caregiving or household management Self-directed learning or skill development Community involvement or advocacy For each item, write down the specific tasks you performed. Not broad descriptions,...
Career > Finding Jobs
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
...Centers Offer. The services at these centers fall into three categories: self-service resources you can access without an appointment, staff-assisted services...with a specialist, and intensive programs that involve formal enrollment. Self-service typically includes computer labs with internet access, resume-building...