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Your child's special education...child's special education services...don't end at high school...through age 22 or until...whole story. What happens between...story. What happens between 16...between 16 and 22 matters more...earlier, at 14 or 15,...should begin at any age if...Starting at age 16 (or...Post-secondary education or training:...training: what comes after...continuing education Employment:...

...in healthcare, at work, or when...same as knowing what to call it, which...article covers what disability discrimination...deadline runs out. What Counts as Disability...discrimination happens when someone is...appropriate public education (FAPE), discriminatory...Department of Education's Office for Civil...Civil Rights. At work: Failure...advancement. Only 22.7% of people with...

...officers fired. He died at the scene. His death, reported...Disability Scoop on April 22, has reignited urgent calls...are instead putting lives at risk. For families raising...are clear: when a crisis happens, calling 911 can be dangerous....to protect themselves. What Happened to Alex LaMorie....degree and was studying at the University of Maryland...

...that you're not alone. What you need are tools to...guaranteed no matter what you do. Mind reading...you do. Mind reading happens when you assume you...you assume you know what others are thinking...I'm not doing enough at home." "Other parents...home." "Other parents at the IEP meeting think...overreacting." You can't know what they're thinking, but...

...watches other kids at the playground....When to join, what to say, how to...perspective, lay out what to expect, and...a child knows what's coming and has...overwhelming. What Makes a Social...involved, where this happens, what's happening,...this happens, what's happening, and...You're describing what TO do, not what...what TO do, not what to avoid. "I wait...

...described watching her son at a birthday party: he'd...step into it. This is what makes social skills...The want is there. What's missing is the pause:...this kind of learning. What Happens in a Session....kind of learning. What Happens in a Session. A typical...listens and repeats back what they heard. The facilitator...noticed you looked at the floor while Emma...

...them their childhood. Parentification happens when a child takes on caregiving or...because they assume they'll be needed at home. The young adult who doesn't apply...and your other child is right there. What starts as "Can you keep an eye on your...sibling help has crossed the line, and what to do about it. When Help Becomes Parentification....

You're looking at a climbing wall covered in bright holds,...depends less on the wall and more on what happens before anyone clips in. Adaptive...depends less on the wall and more on what happens before anyone clips in. Adaptive climbing...independently or watches from the floor. What Makes a Climbing Gym Adaptive. An adaptive...

...letter three weeks ago. Now, at the end of June, she's...You're not imagining it. What you're seeing is summer...measurable loss of skills that happens when children with autism...replicating a classroom at home. Here's what the research...classroom at home. Here's what the research says about...structure summer to protect what your child has worked so...

...they'll legally control at 18 (healthcare, finances,...responsible path. Here's what most families don't...as capacity grows. What Decision-Making Skills...information: knowing what questions to ask and...not choosing Y, and what that costs Predicting...consequences: imagining what happens next, both...consequences: imagining what happens next, both immediately...

...the resource limit. This happens more often than it should....$80,000 in it doesn't count at all. Here's what counts,...doesn't count at all. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and...all. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and how ABLE accounts...change the math entirely. What Counts as a Resource for...full balance, not just what you deposited this month....

...denied, and you're not sure what happens next or whether you...denied, and you're not sure what happens next or whether you can fix...percentage of initial applicAtions. At age 18, when childhood SSI recipients...levels and specific deadlines at each one. The 60-Day Deadline....helps you know where you are and what comes next. 1. Reconsideration....