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Financial > Government Benefits
Show Me the Money and Failure to Thrive
Obama's healthcare debate filled the radio airwaves the weeks before daughter was born. I...history in the making. I could not fathom paying for every little part of the healthcare we receive —...would have paid around $15,000 in occupational therapy costs alone. But our provincial...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Unlocking Your Child’s Potential with Neurofeedback
...expensive. How do you know what is right for your child's specific needs? Since the...or sleep through the night, if any therapy is to be effective, the brain must be...of learning disabilities, the data for ADHD is especially strong. In collaboration...from Tübingen University (Germany), Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands),...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder
...crisscrossing the country lecturing on the topic of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) — a mental health disorder common among children who were subject to severe...early infancy followed by years of instability — an all-too-common formula for children in foster care. Without proper intervention, these children have...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...there's a monitoring schedule for their hips that you may not...the monitoring protocol exists for a reason: children with CP are...children with CP are at higher risk for hip displacement as they grow,...significantly, narrowing the window for less invasive options like physical...invasive options like physical therapy adjustments, bracing, or muscle...
Research > Genetics
CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Pediatric Disorders: What Families Need to Know
...personalized CRISPR therapy to an infant with CPS1...designed specifically for that child's genetic...any clinical trial. For families navigating...disorders won't qualify for personalized CRISPR...personalized CRISPR therapy in the next few years....what makes it powerful for rare disorders. Many...CRISPR doesn't work for every rare disorder....
Research > Brain Science
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
How neuroplasticity works across CP, Down syndrome, and stroke—what repetition, intensity, and timing mean for your child's therapy.
Research > Brain Science
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
For years, you've probably heard...heard that more is better. More therapy, more repetition, denser neural...and it has real implications for how families think about therapy,...for how families think about therapy, progress, and what they're...day. What "Compensatory" Means for Your Child's Experience. This...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...that intensive therapy produces better...and standard therapy schedules. Now...gluten-free diets for autism, screen...time limits for ADHD, optimal...ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication...waiting decades for scientific consensus....study on speech therapy outcomes for...therapy outcomes for three-year-olds...study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds...speech therapy for seven-year-olds...
News > Research
What Evidence-Based Really Means in Special Education and Therapy
...child's IEP. It's on the therapy center's website. Your...thousands of participants. A therapy backed by one small pilot...When you're evaluating a therapy recommendation, choosing...experience. "This worked for my child." It's valid...individuals. They're useful for rare conditions or novel...effectiveness at scale. A therapy "supported by case studies"...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
You earn too much for Medicaid. Your employer...to covering your child's therapy appointments, specialist...only source of coverage for one in three children with...children who would qualify for Medicaid if they were in...TEFRA option or Medicaid for the Medically Needy. Here's...support, they may qualify for Medicaid based on their...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy in 2026: What Families Need to Know About Gene Therapy and Daily Life
...hearing about gene therapy. Maybe your child's...changes everything for your family. Here's...FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular...FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular...And while gene therapy is making headlines,...define daily life for most families....evaluate gene therapy as an option,...one-time gene therapy approved for boys...therapy approved for boys with Duchenne...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...those dimensions. Most early intervention programs, school systems, and therapy clinics still teach person-first language as the default. It's baked into...rights law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many families, it's the first framework they encounter. But language evolves,...