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Parenting > The Early Years
Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences
...method itself. Standard sleep training assumes a child can self-soothe...training assumes a child can self-soothe but chooses not to....neurology. Why Standard Sleep Training Doesn't Work. Cry-it-out and...this works because they can self-soothe once they stop protesting....the wrong target. Sensory Regulation Comes First. Before any behavioral...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Strategies for Neurodivergent Adults and Children
...processing differences, emotional regulation often depends on managing sensory...controlled by it. Understanding Sensory Self-Care. Sensory self-care isn't about...Understanding Sensory self-Care. Sensory self-care isn't about fixing anything....overwhelming or insufficient, emotional regulation suffers. You can't think when fluorescent...
Education > Early Intervention
IDEA Part C Explained: Your Complete Guide to Early Intervention Services for Babies and Toddlers
...problem-solving, speaking and understanding language, relating to others and emotional regulation, and self-care skills like eating and dressing. A child also qualifies if...understanding language, relating to others and emotional regulation, and self-care skills like eating and dressing. A child also qualifies if they have...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Best Apps for Children with Autism: Sorted by Skill Area
...different purposes: communication, social skill development, emotional regulation, academic learning. Searching "autism apps" without a specific skill in...skill in mind is like searching "autism therapy" and hoping the results self-sort by what your child needs. Communication Apps. For children who are...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy
...develop fine motor, cognitive, feeding, social, self-care, and strength skills. By using play, self-care...self-care, and strength skills. By using play, self-care tasks, social and community therapeutic activities,...with children who have sensory integration and regulation dysfunction. These clients have difficulty tolerating...
Parenting > The Early Years
Taming a Monster Child
Children with ODD or conduct disorder exhibit extreme behavior, but Neurofeedback can improve self-regulation and reduce symptoms.
Education > K-12
Building Social Skills in Group Settings
...variety of issues with social relatedness, such as recognizing facial cues, regulating emotions and performing social reciprocation. For example, children with...friendships, conflict resolution, empathy building, recognizing social cues, self-awareness in social situations, anger management, appropriate expression...
Parenting > Support Groups
Support for Special Needs Parents
...for their reputations, which can result in extreme behavior. Reports of parents essentially keeping their child as prisoner to protect the family's reputation is not necessarily a foreign concept, as heinous as it may be. Other parents have to deal with schools refusing to accept their child, or the schools...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...delays may not recognize early warning signs. Standard action plans assume the child will notify an adult when symptoms start. They assume the child can self-administer medication with minimal supervision by middle school. They assume typical respiratory effort and that peak flow measurements are possible....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...for their own academic lives. Students with dyslexia can absolutely get the support they need in college, but the process requires a different kind of self-advocacy, and most students don't realize that until they're already struggling through their first semester. What Changes When You Leave High School....
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...