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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...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
The CF Transition to Adult Care: How to Prepare Your Teen for Independent Health Management
...these years. The problems aren't medical. They're structural. Adult clinics operate differently, insurance coverage gaps open at predictable ages, and self-management skills that weren't required at 16 become mandatory at 19. This transition doesn't have to derail care. Parents who start preparing at age...
Global Insights > Employment
Why More People with Disabilities Are Becoming Their Own Boss and How to Start
...changing: people with disabilities are self-employed at nearly twice the rate of...choice. If you've been thinking about self-employment but don't know where to start,...heard of. This guide walks through why self-employment is growing, what resources...the concrete first steps to take. Why Self-Employment Is Growing Among People with...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
Self-advocacy doesn't start at graduation....often ask when to start teaching self-advocacy. The answer is earlier...transition from parent advocacy to self-advocacy isn't a single handoff....School: Ages 5–10. At this age, self-advocacy means understanding...a trusted adult. Start with self-awareness. Help your child notice...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...integrated employment, supported employment, or other work-based goals Independent living skills: where appropriate, goals related to daily living, self-care, and community participation Each goal must be based on age-appropriate assessments of your child's strengths, preferences, and interests. The...