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Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Empowering Families in the Muscular Dystrophy Journey
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Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Understanding and Supporting Muscular Dystrophy
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Therapies > Physical
Aquatic Therapy for Special Needs Children: Benefits and What to Expect
Your child's physical therapist recommends aquatic...particularly effective for children with cerebral...autism, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and neurological...spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and neurological conditions...affecting movement. For some families, it becomes...primary PT modality. For others, it's a supplement...without compensating for balance difficulties...
Lifestyle > Independence
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
...another way. Occupational therapists recommend adaptive feeding...Children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, low muscle tone,...with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, low muscle tone, stroke recovery,...provide proprioceptive feedback for children with shaky hands or...handles make gripping easier for children with weak hand strength...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
The Wheelchair Transition in Muscular Dystrophy: Preparing Your Child Emotionally and Practically
Your child's physical therapist mentioned it at the last...you know what's coming. For children with Duchenne...children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the transition...with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the transition to full-time...gradual, and can be prepared for in ways that make the...frightening and more empowering for everyone. The conversation...
Health > Exercise
Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs
...negotiation entirely. For children with...benefit. Physical therapists, occupational...occupational therapists, and pediatricians...aquatic therapy for children with...spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina...disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida,...to 90 percent. For a child whose...to them. The therapist will build on...on it later. For now, it's theirs....
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Pediatric Wheelchairs: Manual vs. Power and When Kids Are Ready
When a physical therapist first recommends...power wheelchair for a toddler, most...to wait. The therapist sees candidacy...physical efFort. For children with...palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, or...atrophy, or muscular dystrophy, that...or muscular dystrophy, that difference...unavailable for learning, communicating,...has less left for everything the...Is Too Young for...
Therapies > Animal
Therapeutic Riding vs. Hippotherapy: What's the Difference?
Somewhere in your search for help, someone mentioned horses....was your child's physical therapist, maybe another parent in a...used by a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist, or...physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech-language pathologist...isn't learning to ride. The therapist is using the horse the way...
Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
...typically requires the dog to be at least a year old and living with the handler for months before the team is even evaluated. What a therapy dog does not have...public access rights. A service dog is individually trained to perform tasks for one person with a disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act protects...
Therapies > Animal
Finding a Certified Animal Therapy Program: What Credentials to Look For
...categories, and it changes what you are paying for. Certified Covers Two Separate Things. In a legitimate...license issued by your state to an occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist,...your state to an occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, counselor, or psychologist....
Therapies > Animal
How Much Does Animal Therapy Cost and Will Insurance Cover It?
...quotes you $95 a session for equine therapy, once a...out or sends you looking for anyone who might help...anyone who might help pay for it, and most parents start...and whether a licensed therapist runs the session or a...that typically includes a therapist plus one or two side-walkers....occupational, physical, or speech therapist incorporates the horse's...
Therapies > Animal
Is My Child Ready for Animal Therapy? Pre-Assessment Questions for Parents
...therapy dog, and now you're picturing the same thing for your own child: a calm animal, a breakthrough, a...helps a lot of kids. It also isn't the right fit for every kid, at least not on day one, and figuring...on day one, and figuring that out before you pay for a six-week program beats figuring it out during session...