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Special Needs > Cancer
Leveraging Adaptive Strategies for Cancer Survivors
...good days and bad days, and it's okay to take things one step at a time. Setting realistic goals and celebrating small victories can help survivors stay...and bad days, and it's okay to take things one step at a time. Setting realistic goals and celebrating small victories can help survivors stay motivated...
Medical > Psychiatry
The Changing Face of Special Needs Care: Occupational Therapy
...therapy, making it a therapy tailored to suit individual needs. This involves setting realistic goals in consultation with the patient...making it a therapy tailored to suit individual needs. This involves setting realistic goals in consultation with the patient...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Bring Home The Croods
...they could make up interesting plants and animals but keep it believable. Setting the film in this fictional yet somewhat realistic (emphasis on "somewhat")...but keep it believable. Setting the film in this fictional yet somewhat realistic (emphasis on "somewhat") time period allowed the filmmakers the freedom...
Parenting > Adulthood
Housing Options for Adults with Disabilities: From Supported Living to Independence
...and daily structure. The provider owns or leases the home, so residents don't hold the lease and have less control over household decisions. This setting fits people whose safety genuinely requires continuous oversight: medical complexity, behaviors that need trained staff intervention, or situations...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...environment, with extensive procedural protections for disputes. Parents learn this system by necessity. ADA is broader and applies to nearly every setting outside school. Title I covers employment. Title II covers state and local government services. Title III covers public accommodations: restaurants,...
News > Sports
Declan Farmer Finished the 2026 Winter Paralympics as Para Ice Hockey's All-Time Leading Scorer. He Found the Sport at Nine Looking for Something He Could Win.
...before a record crowd of 10,795 at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. He was named tournament MVP, Best Forward, and Media Best Player after setting new single-tournament records for goals (15) and points (26). His career Paralympic goals total reached 36, and his career points reached 66. Both...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...determine who qualifies. The Two-Part Eligibility Test. IDEA serves students whose disabilities affect their ability to learn in a general education setting, and eligibility requires meeting two criteria: Your child must have a disability that fits within one of the 13 categories below. The disability...
Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
A step-by-step walkthrough of a first speech therapy appointment, from intake forms to assessment activities to goal setting.
Therapies > Speech
How to Support Your Child's Speech Therapy Progress at Home
...at home isn't about replicating the clinic. Your therapist uses structured activities because they need to assess specific skills in a controlled setting. You don't need that structure. What you need is repetition in real situations where your child has a reason to communicate. If your child is working...
Therapies > Physical
Physical Therapy for Children with Special Needs: A Complete Parent's Guide
...Addresses in Children. Pediatric PT focuses on gross motor skills: the large movements that use major muscle groups. Walking, running, jumping, climbing, sitting, standing, balance, and coordination all fall under PT's scope. PTs work with children on: Strength and endurance: building the muscle power needed...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals That Support Inclusion
...It names participation in the general education setting as the context. The goal doesn't say "in the resource...say "in the resource room" or "in a small group setting." It says "during whole-class instruction," "during...not just compliance. Progress isn't defined by sitting still or making eye contact. It's defined by engaging...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
How to Help Your Child with Special Needs Build and Keep Friendships
...means identifying what your child cares about, choosing the right social setting, practicing scenarios at home, and doing the follow-up work that early...an art class focused on the medium your child gravitates toward. These settings reduce social ambiguity because the script is already written: you're here...