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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Masking Behavior in Girls with Asperger Syndrome
Why girls with Asperger syndrome hide their traits at school, and what the school-home behavior gap signals.
Parenting > School Years
How to Help Your Child Build Real Friendships at School
...to initiate conversation, respond to social cues, navigate conflict, and maintain connection over time. Those are teachable skills, not personality traits. When they're missing, other children default to politeness without depth. The research is clear: children with disabilities who receive explicit social...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Talking Love: Communication Guidelines for Special Needs Individuals in Relationships
...Guidelines for Special Needs People in...individuals with special needs, this aspect...communication, special needs individuals...lovebirds with special needs, the rules...For people with special needs, being an...active listening traits. These small, yet...over time. The Special Needs and Digital...for people with special needs. Text...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Ten Asperger’s Traits of Women
...universe, are all parts of the Aspie experience. Can we learn to adapt? Yes. Is it always hard to fit in at some level? Yes. Can we out grow our character traits? No. 3) We are escape artists. We know how to escape. It's the way we survive this place. We escape through our fixations, obsessions, over-interest...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
Embracing ADD/HD traits and working with natural solutions can reduce medication needs, enhancing self-esteem and success.
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Alexithymia and Asperger Syndrome: Difficulty Identifying Emotions
...clinical term: alexithymia. Peter Sifneos coined it in 1973 from Greek roots meaning, roughly, no words for feelings. Alexithymia isn't a diagnosis but a trait measured along a spectrum, and it appears in autistic people, including those who identify with an Asperger syndrome diagnosis, at rates far above what...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
How to Help Your Child with Special Needs Build and Keep Friendships
...child toward activities you think will help them fit in. A child who loves trains doesn't need to join the soccer team to make friends. They need to find...join the soccer team to make friends. They need to find other kids who love trains. Shared interest is the engine of childhood friendship regardless of disability....
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Ensuring Mobility and Independence for Individuals with Disabilities
...transportation includes things like buses and trains with wheelchair ramps, special door-to-door shuttle...things like buses and trains with wheelchair ramps, special door-to-door shuttle services, and accessible taxis...with mobility limitations: Regular buses and trains with wheelchair lifts or ramps Paratransit - door-to-door...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: iLiveMath
...series from iHomeEducator blends math with themes from around the world. The series includes the themes: Animals of Africa Winter Sports Oceans Speed Trains Ford Cars Farm Fresh Entomology The app tests math skills through illustrated questions, which also requires children to apply their math skills....
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Build a Train
Build a Train is an interactive app for kids to create trains, control speed and direction, and play in various levels for $1.99.
Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
What a school therapy dog is, what it can do for your child, and the questions to ask before the first visit.
Education > Special Education
30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...July 9, the department released its annual state-by-state scorecard for special education, the review required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education...just weeks after the department announced it would hand off much of its special education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services, including...