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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Alexithymia and Asperger Syndrome: Difficulty Identifying Emotions
Alexithymia makes emotions hard to name, not absent. What it means for Asperger syndrome, therapy, and everyday self-awareness.
Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
...behind that flyer. A Therapy Dog Is a Guest, Not a...Not a Service Animal. A therapy dog belongs to a volunteer...Partners, Alliance of Therapy Dogs, or Therapy Dogs...Alliance of Therapy Dogs, or Therapy Dogs International. The...even evaluated. What a therapy dog does not have is public...anywhere its handler goes. A therapy dog goes where it is invited....
Therapies > Speech
How to Request a Speech Therapy Evaluation Through Your School
...A written request that specifically asks for a special education evaluation is different. It triggers...with. What to Put in Writing. The letter doesn't need legal language. It needs three...Writing. The letter doesn't need legal language. It needs three...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Social Skills Groups for Adults with Asperger Syndrome
...the format works, and how to tell a good one from a waste of a Tuesday evening. What a Social Skills Group Does. A social skills group is not group therapy for a personality flaw. It's structured practice, usually built around a specific skill: reading tone, opening a conversation with a stranger, or recognizing...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Micro Self-Care: One-Minute Practices for Overwhelmed Caregivers
...medication schedules, therapy appointments, IEP meetings,...of raising a child with special needs, the advice to "take...raising a child with special needs, the advice to "take an...substitutes for rest or therapy. They're stopgaps that...regulation. You don't need a spa day. You need a...don't need a spa day. You need a practice that fits into...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sharing Caregiving Responsibilities: Division of Labor for Couples
...parent handles the therapy schedule, coordinates...raising children with special needs, and research...children with special needs, and research confirms...first or notices the need most consistently....starts managing the therapy schedule because they...they already know the therapist's availability and...includes remembering what needs to happen, anticipating...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
...is gone, and months of waiting. During that gap, medication costs resume, therapy stops, and home care disappears. This is fixable with advance planning....purpose of the settlement. The goal is to preserve the funds for future needs without sacrificing the benefits that cover current care. The 9-Month Spend-Down...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy at Home: Best Instruments and Activities for Children with Special Needs
...child's music therapist wraps up the...instruments your therapist uses, the activities...what your child's therapy is trying to build....build. You don't need a music background....background. You need to know what your...goals. What Music Therapists Look for in...board-certified music therapist recommends...For a child who needs proprioceptive...and motor system need right now, not...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Funding an AAC Device: Navigating Insurance, Medicaid, and Grants
...who appeal with the right documentation win. Your insurance policy likely covers "speech-generating devices" or "durable medical equipment" under a therapy or DME benefit. The denial you received is usually one of three things: a request for additional documentation, a prior authorization requirement that...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
You've been told your child needs "a plan" to succeed in...without the services they need. Here's what you need...need. Here's what you need to know to advocate effectively....because some students need instruction that looks...related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy,...therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...child is in pain or has visible gait changes, the hip may have migrated significantly, narrowing the window for less invasive options like physical therapy adjustments, bracing, or muscle release surgery. Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk. Cerebral palsy affects muscle...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...showing that intensive therapy produces better outcomes....intensive and standard therapy schedules. Now what? This...limits for ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication...You have a child who needs decisions now. Here's...people. A study on speech therapy outcomes for three-year-olds...as a study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds with...