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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Why Girls with Asperger Syndrome Are Diagnosed Late and What Parents Can Do
Your daughter struggles in social situations but holds it together...mechanical systems, and overt social withdrawal. Girls with Asperger...systems, and overt social withdrawal. Girls with Asperger syndrome...Girls are more likely to mimic social behavior rather than opt out...the outside, this looks like social competence. What screeners...
Parenting > Diagnosis
When and How to Seek a Second Opinion for Your Child's Diagnosis
...moved past them without follow-up. Stimming, regression, sleep disruption, social withdrawal. If your concerns weren't explored or documented, the evaluation...them without follow-up. Stimming, regression, sleep disruption, social withdrawal. If your concerns weren't explored or documented, the evaluation may have...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The Role of Medication in Treating Special Needs Children
...their child's potential. Behavioral, educational, social and communication data need to be collected from...behaviors, aggression, and tantrums; 5) anxiety, social withdrawal 6) sleep disturbance. Medications must...behaviors, aggression, and tantrums; 5) anxiety, social withdrawal 6) sleep disturbance. Medications must be used...
Education > K-12
Building Social Skills in Group Settings
...issues with social relatedness,...performing social reciprocation....recognizing social cues. More subtly,...often have social challenges that...frequently lead to social anxiety and...anxiety and withdrawal. Fulton Psychological...Group offers social skills groups...recognizing social cues, self-awareness...self-awareness in social situations,...shyness and social fears, and appropriate...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Understanding Hearing Impairments and Beyond
...hearing loss may include difficulty understanding speech, frequently asking others to repeat themselves, turning up the volume on the TV or radio, and withdrawing from conversations. If you suspect you or a loved one has hearing loss, it's important to see a healthcare professional for an evaluation. Diagnosing...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
The Benefits Of Meditation For Autism
...with autism often have difficulty in social situations and may be withdrawn or...difficulty in social situations and may be withdrawn or unresponsive. However, there is...can help to improve communication, social skills, and overall quality of life....help to improve communication and social skills.
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
The Help Group Serves Children with Autism
...friends at his school and often ate lunch by himself. His challenges with social skills often led to teasing by the other children, so Jake became increasingly...often led to teasing by the other children, so Jake became increasingly withdrawn and isolated. After his...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Sexuality Education for People with Disabilities: Why It Matters and Where to Find It
Sexuality education protects people with disabilities from abuse and supports healthy relationships, yet access is limited.
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
...the curriculum, the internet had a forum for whatever else came up, and this one rarely does. Teaching consent, managing safety, creating space for social connection while staying present enough to intervene: none of this has a template, and most parents find themselves working it out as it arrives. Start...
Research > Assistive Tech
Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness
...tablets with AAC apps, eye-gaze systems) produce better results than low-tech options (picture boards, PECS books, communication charts) when the goal is social communication. Children using high-tech AAC initiate more conversations, respond more often to peers, and participate more actively in group settings....
Parenting > Adulthood
How Job Coaches Help Young Adults with Disabilities Succeed in the Workplace
...wanting and doing feels enormous when your child has a disability that affects how they learn tasks, communicate with coworkers, or manage the unspoken social rules of a workplace. That's where job coaches come in. Job coaches aren't therapists or classroom aides. They're workplace strategists who teach the...
Education > K-12
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
...before school may be signaling that navigating social interactions without support has become untenable....between classes felt like being inside a blender." Social anxiety compounds when students struggle to read...anxiety compounds when students struggle to read social cues or...