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News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Administration for Community...Centers for Independent...caregiver support programs,...protections for people...depend on for navigation...community-based support, and advocacy...million older adults...older adults and people...Centers for Independent...advocate for their rights....by and for people...Caregiver Support Program:...training for family...who care for older adults...care for older adults...older adults and people...Program and Adult...
Health > Mental Health
Loneliness Increases Risk of Death
...Internal Medicine, older adults who are...Medicine, older adults who are lonely...study shows that adults with heart disease...medical needs of older adults. Loneliness...needs of older adults. Loneliness...and 65, those adults who lived alone...Researchers say adults who live alone...or a doctor for help. They suggest...additional care or support services for...support services for these individuals....
News > Advocacy
A Federal Court Just Ruled That New Hampshire's Medicaid Home Care Program Is Failing Disabled Residents. Here's What Families Across the Country Need to Know.
...Hampshire's Choices for Independence (CFI)...adequate in-home support for approximately...in-home support for approximately 5,000...disabled individuals. For families across the...to help eligible older adults and people...help eligible older adults and people with disabilities...skilled nursing, adult day care, home modifications,...parties' motions for...
Lifestyle > Relationships
How Birth Order Affects Siblings of Children with Disabilities
Your older daughter asks...struggles. Birth order shapes which...notice at home: older siblings of...What Birth Order Changes. A...found that older siblings reported...birth position. Older siblings often...parental requests for help as expectations,...Parentification Risk in Older Siblings. Parentification...typically held by adults: physical care,...care, emotional support for...emotional support for...
News > Technology
A New Platform Just Launched to Help Disability Families Discover Assistive Technology. Here's What Families Should Know.
...centralized marketplace for assistive technology,...individuals, caregivers, and older adults with startups...caregivers, and older adults with startups developing...as a discovery hub for AT that hasn't yet...been treated as niche for far too long, when...announcement. Why This Matters for Families. Most families...therapists, parent support groups, or trial-and-error...
Parenting > Adulthood
Job Coaches for Young Adults with Disabilities: How They Help and How to Access Them
Your young adult has a job offer,...eligibility order of selection,...the right one for your family's...paying privately for a defined stretch...stretch of support. Asking the...the Employer for a Job Coach...your young adult already has...side-by-side training for the first two...vague request for "support" invites...request for "support" invites a vague...required to pay for an outside job...
Lifestyle > Relationships
How Much Caregiving Responsibility Is Too Much for a Sibling
You need your older child's help. The real...the help you're asking for has quietly become an expectation...that should belong to an adult. It's not the occasional...request to watch a sibling for 20 minutes. It's the 10-year-old...needed at home. The young adult who doesn't apply to colleges...age-appropriate, and leaves room for the child to say no. Parentification...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Agency Spotlight: Special Needs Network–Reaching Out to Families Dealing With Autism
...increase, the funding for school support,...funding for school support, education and services...be overwhelming for most parents. There...resources to help. In order to reach those families,...community with peer support, education and resources....families, children and adults. SNN serves as a...camp in Los Angeles for special needs children...safe, fun haven for close to 200 participating...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Setting Up a Voice-Controlled Smart Home for Autism Independence
...an autistic child or young adult more direct control over their...decisions made in the right order. Choose One Platform and Commit...Home are capable platforms for autism support, with slightly...capable platforms for autism support, with slightly different strengths...immediately useful entry point for autistic users. The ability...
Parenting > Early Intervention
The Early Years
...early years of Asperger syndrome in order to better understand the condition....social and communication skills. With support, people with Asperger syndrome can...Asperger syndrome are not diagnosed until adulthood. There is no single cause of Asperger...environmental factors. There is no cure for Asperger syndrome, but there are treatments...
Parenting > School Years
Helping the Siblings of Children on the Spectrum
...develop a deep sense of compassion for all those who are different and must...Expectations Many parents expect older siblings to care for their younger siblings....parents expect older siblings to care for their younger siblings. While this doesn't...this can create a high level of stress for...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
What is Dysgraphia?
...learning disabilities known, it is not uncommon for your child to have one. Having a learning disability...many subjects in school difficult, especially the older your child becomes. For example, a student that...difficult, especially the older your child becomes. For example, a student that struggles with dysgraphia...