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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Employment and Asperger Syndrome: Workplace Rights, Accommodations, and Strategies for Success
...work isn't the problem. The environment is. Adults with Asperger syndrome face a workplace built around neurotypical communication norms and sensory tolerances. The Americans with Disabilities Act gives you legal rights to accommodations that level the playing field. Those rights are real, enforceable, and...
Career > Finding Jobs
From Assessment to Offer: Using Vocational Evaluation to Find the Right Job Match
...you function: your cognitive profile, physical capacities, environmental tolerances, and transferable skills. For adults with disabilities, this sequence...physical work environments are sustainable long-term. Work environment tolerances. Noise level, supervision structure, pace, and degree of social interaction....
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?
...and so does phrasing it differently on the next attempt. For users who speak in full sentences but whose phrasing varies from day to day, Google's tolerance for linguistic variation is an advantage. For users with atypical speech patterns, including dysarthria associated with cerebral palsy or ALS, both...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Unraveling Gastrointestinal Disorders in Special Needs Individuals: A Medical Explainer
...management of gastrointestinal disorders. They can tailor treatment plans to address the unique needs of the individual, considering their overall health, tolerance to medications, behavioural considerations, and...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: My Friend Isabelle
...are different. Written by Eliza Woloson, My Friend Isabelle is inspired by her daughter with Down syndrome. Woloson's themes of friendship and tolerance show that "differences are what makes the world so great." Developed by PicPocket Books, My Friend Isabelle is a children's book brought into the...
Education > Accommodations
The Benefits of an Inclusive Classroom
...specialists so that all children can benefit. Research has cited numerous benefits for inclusion. Students without disabilities benefit by learning tolerance, support for others, an acceptance of differences, and even gaining positive academic benefits. Students with disabilities in inclusive settings improve...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger’s Syndrome: Cure or Acceptance
...individual other than myself. Awareness means knowledge, acceptance, and tolerance. Making an attempt to fix an individual is not acceptance and tolerance....tolerance. Making an attempt to fix an individual is not acceptance and tolerance. It is merely attempting to make an individual fit into a perceived social...
Lifestyle > Art
Adaptive Art Supplies and Tools for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Guide
...different handle. Adaptive art supplies exist because standard tools were designed for a narrow range of hand strength, fine motor control, and sensory tolerance. When those assumptions don't match your child's body, the tool becomes the barrier. Adaptive tools redesign that assumption. This guide covers what's...
Research > Drug Development
Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
...answers a different question. Phase 1 tests safety in 20 to 100 people. Researchers are figuring out dosing, side effects, and whether the drug is tolerated. This is the highest-risk phase. The drug may not work at all; safety is the only question being answered. Phase 2 tests effectiveness in 100 to...
Parenting > The Early Years
Understanding Sensory Processing in Toddlers: What Parents Need to Know
...is body awareness, the sense that tells you where your limbs are in space. When sensory processing works smoothly, you filter out background noise, tolerate tags in your shirt, and know how hard to press a pencil without breaking the tip. When it doesn't, the brain either over-responds to input, called...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Tube Feeding at Home: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Managing G-Tube Complications
...If you're running bolus feeds too quickly, the stomach doesn't have time to accommodate the volume. Slowing the rate often fixes it. Some children tolerate continuous feeds better than bolus feeds because the stomach never has to handle a large volume at once. Positioning matters. Keep your child's head...
Medical > Gastroenterology
When Picky Eating Signals a Medical Problem: Distinguishing ARFID and GI Disorders in Special Needs Children
...the underlying cause is medical and you're only treating it as behavioral, you're asking your child to push through something they physically can't tolerate. What ARFID Is. ARFID stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. It's not picky eating. Picky eaters have preferences. Kids with ARFID...