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Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Evolving IEPs for Progressive Conditions: Planning Ahead When Your Child's Needs Will Change
...progressive conditions. A child with muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular...child with muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, or Friedreich's...muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, or Friedreich's ataxia...dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, or Friedreich's ataxia doesn't...conditions, it's not. A child with muscular dystrophy in September may...
Medical > Orthopedics
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
...For children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or...with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions...cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions that...palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions that limit weight-bearing,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Pediatric Wheelchairs: Manual vs. Power and When Kids Are Ready
...For children with cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, or muscular dystrophy,...children with cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, or muscular dystrophy, that...with cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, or muscular dystrophy, that difference...palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, or muscular dystrophy, that difference is significant....
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
The Problem of MD Chronic Joint Pain
...chronic joint pain for the Muscular Dystrophy (MD) patient?...this treatment is sugar. Muscular Dystrophy, sports related...disease. In cases of Muscular Dystrophy, muscle weakening...muscle weakening and atrophy can accelerate joint...accelerate joint and spinal degeneration and cause...excessive and painful spinal curvature, impingement...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...physical disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries, blindness, deafness, and mobility impairments....broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries, blindness, deafness, and mobility impairments. If your condition...
News > Technology
A Georgia Tech Startup's Wearable Device Lets People With Paralysis Control Their Wheelchair With a Head Tilt. Here's What Families Should Know.
...converts movements into commands. It's designed for people with high cervical spinal cord injuries, ALS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions...people with high cervical spinal cord injuries, ALS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that limit upper-body mobility. The technology...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
...physical education, including: Physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments...education, including: Physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments that create...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities
...broad. Children who use wheelchairs, have limb differences, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations, or any condition that prevents skating on two feet...up, they qualify. Some programs also welcome kids with balance disorders, muscular dystrophy, or conditions that make traditional skating unsafe even if they're...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
...Health Canada approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How...approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How Robotic Gait Training...
Health > Exercise
Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs
...children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes water so...cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes water so effective comes down...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Summer Camps for Special Needs Children
...special accommodations for children with physical disabilities, such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy,...disabilities, such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and hearing or sight impairments. However,...
Therapies > Physical
Aquatic Therapy for Special Needs Children: Benefits and What to Expect
...particularly effective for children with cerebral palsy, hypotonia, autism, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and neurological conditions affecting movement....effective for children with cerebral palsy, hypotonia, autism, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and neurological conditions affecting movement. For some families,...