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Lifestyle > Recreation
Inclusive Youth Sports Leagues: Finding Programs That Welcome All Abilities
...child. Three national organizations run youth sports leagues specifically built for...with disabilities: TOPSoccer under US Youth Soccer, Miracle League Baseball, and...Programs Different from Mainstream Youth Sports. Mainstream youth sports leagues...Mainstream youth Sports. Mainstream youth sports leagues add accommodations after...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities
...the sport has a clear competitive pathway from youth rec leagues to elite Paralympic competition. Who...don't require formal disability classification for youth recreational play. If your child cannot safely skate...skating unsafe even if they're ambulatory. Most youth programs start accepting players around age 5, though...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Wearable Technology for Autism: Evidence-Based Monitoring vs Marketing Hype
...wearable technology for autism in scientific literature, the findings can sound promising. A comprehensive scoping review of wearables for autistic youth found that approximately 50%...
News > Sports
How to Get Your Child Started in Adaptive Sports: A Complete Guide for Parents
...start. That's fair. The path from "I think this would be good for my kid" to showing up at practice isn't obvious. Programs don't advertise the way youth soccer leagues do. Medical clearance requirements vary. And figuring out which sport fits your child's interests and abilities takes some legwork. Here's...
Therapies > Music
Music Appreciation for Every Need
The American Youth Symphony performed their first of three concerts in the Elfman Project, a series that features the work of beloved film composer Danny Elfman. The audience...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Learning Disabilties and the Juvenile Justice System: Some Food for Thought
...that there is a disproportionately high rate of youth with learning disabilities and/or ADHD that come...reasons. Some studies suggest that up to 36 percent of youth in correctional facilities have specific learning...disabilities and between 20 and 50 percent of incarcerated youth are estimated to have...
Parenting > Adulthood
Support for the Transition to Adulthood
...quality-of-life issues. Does your child have a social network or the skills to build one? Consider a service club at school, or Boy or Girl Scouts, or a youth program at your church or temple. Learn what housing services are available and what will be the best...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Improving Social Interactions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Youth with ASD improve social skills and make friends through The Help Group's training, reducing bullying and isolation.
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Improving Social Interactions For Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Help Group's Village Glen School in LA enhances social skills in youth with ASD, fostering friendships and better social adaptation.
News > Lifestyle
New Reality Show Follows Life with Disability
...non-nonsense look into [these women's] world,” she tells C21 Media. Each of these women portrayed on the show had to face leaving a dream from their youth behind due to their disabilities. One was once a swim star and another a hip hop dancer, but as life goes on, all of these women are embracing new dreams,...
Education > Accommodations
Changing the Mindset of Youth on the Spectrum
Book fosters a resilient social mindset in children with ASD through empathy, acceptance, strengths, and problem-solving.
Parenting > The Early Years
Hazardous Parenting
...child every opportunity to reach their full potential. As well, the behaviour disorders do not negate the many positive attributes that the children or youth possess and the many parts of their personality that are brave, funny, happy, creative, and just plain wonderful. And, to be clear, not all children...