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Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...rights, one is free but only works in facilities, and one requires no training...during meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder) Alerting...Interrupting self-injurious behavior (autism, developmental disabilities) Retrieving...cerebral palsy) Blocking or creating space in crowds (anxiety, PTSD) If a dog isn't...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...parents consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen time limits for ADHD, optimal...how to navigate research that points in different directions. Why Studies Contradict...researchers studied different things, in different ways, with different people....therapy outcomes for three-year-olds with autism who are minimally verbal isn't measuring...
Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
...themselves in blankets during...system is stuck in high alert....Grandin's research in the 1980s laid...reductions in anxiety and...increases in calm-alert...replicated in children with...children with autism, ADHD, and...reduced anxiety in children with...children with autism spectrum disorder...occupational therapists suggest benefit...Pressure Works in the Nervous...mechanoreceptors in the skin and...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...protocol where a therapist coaches you in real...therapist coaches you in real time through...earpiece while you're in the room with your...by doing, with a therapist watching through...developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory...Therapy was developed in the 1970s by psychologist...Interaction (CDI). In CDI, you learn to...during play. The therapist coaches you to use...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy for Special Needs Children: What Parents Should Know
When your child's therapist recommends music therapy,...board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) uses rhythm, melody,...Therapy Association (AMTA). In practice, it means a trained...non-musical outcomes. A music therapist might use drumming to...nonverbal child with autism practice turn-taking and...play an instrument, sing in tune. The objective is...
Research > Genetics
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
...child has a diagnosis. Autism, cerebral palsy, global...Diagnosis. A diagnosis like autism or cerebral palsy describes...testing looks for changes in chromosomes or genes that...clinical trials testing new therapies. It can guide medical...variant is identified in fewer than 25% of autism...identified in fewer than 25% of autism cases, around 32% of cerebral...
News > Research
How to Read Research About Special Needs: A Guide for Parents Who Aren't Scientists
...this therapy works for autism." The link goes to a blog...decisions about your child's therapies, medications, and interventions...This Matters Now. One in five U.S. households has...Some is marketing wrapped in scientific language. The...matters when you're choosing therapies, advocating with schools,...much confidence to place in a claim. The Questions...
News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
...Interagency Autism Coordinating...$2 billion in annual autism...billion in annual autism research funding,...isn't advisory in the way most...established in 2006 to coordinate...coordinate federal autism research across...flows: which therapies get validation...representatives from the Autism Society of...America and the Autistic Self Advocacy...vaccines and autism. That reconstitution...individuals with autism spectrum disorder."...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
...vast, unregulated in many areas, and filled...for children with autism. Over 30% of parents...vitamins beyond what's in food or a standard...has 16% acceptance in rehabilitation settings....about complementary therapies, but the data shows...safety check. Which Therapies Have the Best Evidence....for children with autism spectrum disorder....
Health > Alternative Medicine
Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment
..."works" for autism. A friend mentioned...into creative therapies as part of a...Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) holds...Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). The credential...master's degree in music therapy...exam. MT-BC therapists design individualized...session. An Art Therapist Registered (ATR)...master's degree in art therapy from...supervision. Like MT-BC therapists, ATRs work within...
Education > Other
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...formats suit different disabilities, how to access therapies you may not realize you can still keep, what your...depends on how your child learns. For children with autism, structure and predictability matter. Scripted...close the gap. For children with ADHD, flexibility in schedule matters more than any specific curriculum....
Financial > Grants
Therapy Grants for Autism, Speech, and OT When Insurance Says No
...more exhausting moments in this whole process. You've...hope. Then a letter arrives in the mail explaining that...of benefits you receive in the mail isn't enough for...insurer and request it in writing. That letter becomes...care. National Grants for Autism-Related Therapies These...Grants for Autism-Related Therapies These are the programs...