Special Needs

Articles

If you or someone you care about is disabled and homeless, you've...after, when you're ready, on your terms. This isn't a feel-good theory. It's...or demonstrate "housing readiness." Supportive services (mental health care, addiction...Supportive services (mental health care, addiction treatment, disability services,...

...Importance of Self-Care for Individuals...Needs. Self-care is important...needs. Taking care of your physical,...face. Self-care looks different...Making self-care a priority...acts of self-care can make a...Practicing Self-Care. Here are...some self-care tips to try:...time with supportive friends and...Benefits of Self-Care. Practicing...Practicing self-care offers many...take good care of yourself,...

...school ages with unique needs might have a developed a sense of failure when it comes to academic goals. Those who have received very little specialized care while very young...

...antibodies, relied on off-label immunosuppressants, corticosteroids, and supportive care without an FDA-approved targeted treatment designed for their specific...relied on off-label immunosuppressants, corticosteroids, and supportive care without an FDA-approved targeted treatment designed for their specific antibody...

...the state's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program....claims, saying the home care program's growth is...Medicaid-funded home care, your provider's payment...California's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program...provides personal care services to disabled...require institutional care. IHSS allows people...parents coordinate their care. The program is jointly...

...networks of community-based programs, supporting more than 12.8 million older adults...Support Program: Provides respite care, counseling, and training for family...and training for family members who care for older adults and people with disabilities....programs: Including the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and Adult...

...lot." That gap between what they observe and what they're told gets filled with catastrophic imagination. Visibility shrinks, not because parents don't care, but because the child in treatment has immediate medical needs that consume available attention. A sibling who was getting help...

...he doesn't push back anymore. Your 8-year-old asks if she'll have to take care of her sister when you die. This is the documented reality of growing up...documented reality of growing up as the sibling of a child with significant care needs, and it signals something specific: your other children need formal...

...typically developing sibling in a family where one child has significant care needs. The research on sibling mental health shows these children face elevated...behavioral problems compared to their peers. The problem is not that parents don't care. The problem is that most families have no roadmap for addressing it. Sibling...

...after a sibling's diagnosis or as they grow older and notice differences: "Did I do something to cause it?" "Will I catch it?" "Will I have to take care of them when I grow up?" "Why do they get more attention?" "Is it okay for me to feel angry about this?" These questions rarely come out directly....

...we invest in hope. We show that we care about people with special needs and...and want to make their lives better. Supporting Families and Caregivers. Families and...lives easier. Things like respite care, support groups, and training programs....supported, they can give even better care. Everyone benefits when we invest in...

...to avoid their obligations. Transportation Is a Related Service Under IDEA. IDEA defines related services as "developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls squarely into that category. If your...