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...Annual Meeting, children under five years old who were seen at an epilepsy monitoring unit and a ketogenic diet clinic were tracked for six months. Seventy-seven...typically refer patients to psychiatrists; occupational, speech, and physical therapists; or educational specialists. Still, many questions about the link between...

...genetic diagnosis may qualify your child for clinical trials testing new therapies. It can guide medical monitoring for related health issues that appear...child for clinical trials testing new therapies. It can guide medical monitoring for related health issues that appear with certain genetic conditions....

...newly-diagnosed family and a "veteran parent" who's been matched to you based on diagnosis, child age, and family circumstances. The veteran parent isn't a therapist or a case manager. They're a parent who has lived this. They've been trained to listen, share what worked and what didn't, and answer the questions...

...Telehealth and Remote Monitoring. Technology has...Telehealth and remote monitoring offer invaluable...consultations and remote monitoring devices, these...appointments. Remote monitoring devices, such...enable continuous monitoring of vital signs...telehealth and remote monitoring help them actively...Personalized Therapies. In the realm...responses to therapies. This invaluable...

...what you need when caregiving pushes you into crisis mode. What I want you to know is that learning these skills doesn't require a perfect moment, a therapist, or hours you don't have. You can practice most of them in under two minutes, and each one gets more accessible the more you use it. DBT offers practical...

Sarah's therapist told her she'd need to prepay for six sessions upfront. The practice didn't...expenses when families can't wait. Provider scarcity drives up costs: Therapists with training in intellectual disabilities are in short supply. Many general...

...One parent starts managing the therapy schedule because they happened to make the first call. That parent continues because they already know the therapist's availability and the child's progress notes. Over time, this becomes "their job," and the other parent loses visibility into what's involved. The...

...is guaranteed no matter what you do. Mind reading happens when you assume you know what others are thinking about your caregiving decisions. "The therapist thinks I'm not doing enough at home." "Other parents at the IEP meeting think I'm overreacting." You can't know what they're thinking, but the assumption...

...revalidated 2,061 (37%) and disenrolled 3,411 (61%). The deadline was midnight Sunday. Families woke up Monday morning to find that their child's ABA therapist, adult day program, or in-home caregiver could no longer bill Medicaid. About 2,491 providers had incomplete paperwork. Another 916 failed site visits....

...(CTRS), bills insurance, and documents progress the same way a physical therapist or speech-language pathologist does. A community adaptive sports league...functioning in physical, cognitive, emotional, or social domains. A recreational therapist assesses baseline ability, writes a treatment plan with measurable objectives,...

Your child's physical therapist just recommended a mobility device. You're comparing walkers to wheelchairs, reading brochures that list features but don't answer the question you...

Your child's pediatrician hands you a developmental milestone chart. Your neighbor mentions when her daughter learned to tie her shoes. The therapist references age-based norms for dressing independently. None of it accounts for cerebral palsy. Life skills development for children with CP follows...