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Education > K-12
Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
...comprehension scores say he needs intervention. The gifted coordinator says they...like dyslexia or dyscalculia, ADHD, autism, a physical disability, or a processing...deficit. A student who excels in verbal reasoning but struggles with written...grader with dyslexia and advanced verbal skills can often decode meaning through...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...exists across nearly every intervention parents consider: gluten-free...consider: gluten-free diets for autism, screen time limits for ADHD,...for three-year-olds with autism who are minimally verbal isn't...autism who are minimally verbal isn't measuring the same thing...moderate language delays. The intervention has the same name, but the...
Parenting > Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis and Independent Assessments: Paving the Path for Your Child's Success
• Autism topped President...screened for autism twice before...incidence of autism: 1 in every 110...disorder on the Autism Spectrum. [And...prevalence of autism spectrum disorders...Calling upon an autism expert to provide...appropriate early intervention miss out on the...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition,...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological...
Education > Early Intervention
Ask the Developmental Doc
...years old with a moderate form of autism. He struggles in almost all areas of...development, particularly since he is non-verbal. I have recently read that there are...Dear Marilyn, Whether a child is verbal or not, if they are impacted by a developmental...impacted by a developmental delay like autism, they may have serious difficulties...
Education > Early Intervention
New Possibilities for Children on the Autism Spectrum
I'll never forget the first time a child on the Autism Spectrum showed up in my office, over twenty years ago. Chase was three...actually quite simple and apply to every child, including children on the autism spectrum: The brain is the CEO of us. It organizes and controls all of...
Parenting > Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis and Independent Assessments: Paving the Way for Your Child's Success
• Autism topped President...screened for Autism twice before...incidence of Autism: 1 in every 110...disorder on the Autism Spectrum. The...prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders...Calling upon an Autism expert to provide...appropriate early inter- vention miss out on the...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition,...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological...
Education > Accommodations
Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD
...noise, sudden sounds, or overlapping conversations. For children with auditory processing delays, the issue isn't volume but the time needed to process verbal instructions. Noise-canceling headphones or earplugs Request: "Student will have access to noise-canceling headphones during independent work, transitions,...
Education > Other
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
...handwriting assignments. They ace verbal reasoning tests but struggle to follow...(dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, anxiety,...disability. The giftedness can show up in verbal reasoning, math, visual-spatial skills,...abstract problem-solving. The child with autism might have encyclopedic knowledge of...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
...them to the nurse, but your child has autism, and irritability is also how they...Standard diabetes education assumes verbal self-reporting and cognitive skills...and treatment. That model assumes verbal communication, symptom awareness, and...for action. When your child also has autism, intellectual disability, cerebral...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Employment and Asperger Syndrome: Workplace Rights, Accommodations, and Strategies for Success
...works for you. Your Legal Rights Under the ADA. The ADA protects adults with autism spectrum disorder, including Asperger syndrome, from workplace discrimination....headphones to manage auditory sensitivity Written instructions instead of verbal directions Flexible hours to avoid sensory overload from commute timing...
Medical > Pediatrics
The Pain Your Child Can't Tell You About: A Parent's Guide to Recognizing Discomfort in Nonverbal Children
...dismissed by medical providers. The tools clinicians use to assess pain in verbal children don't work when a child can't point to their stomach or describe...Behavioral Pain Indicators Matter. Children with intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, and other conditions that affect communication are at significantly...
Lifestyle > Art
How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started
...therapy" as an option. The school IEP team suggests it. A friend says their non-verbal daughter started communicating through drawing. But you don't know if it's...discipline backed by neuroscience research, with specific applications for autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, ADHD, and other disabilities. The confusion...