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Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
A teacher...watches a student...epilepsy. What she...the seizure type...expected to respond...respond to seizures...to seizures with...when to act....you're a teacher,...for a child...is what you...need to know...managing seizures at...guide to seizure...to seizure first...aid.) What to...What to Ask...need to have...first seizure, not...not during it....know what to...what to do...to do when...had a seizure...a seizure recently?...recently? What does...describe what you'll...Tonic-clonic seizures involve...Absence seizures look...with a blank...Focal seizures may...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Call 911
When a child...first seizure, parents...is to do...to do something,...something, to intervene,...intervene, to stop...stop what is...worse. Seizure first...short. What makes...trying to understand...understand what to...what to do...to do and...and what to...what to avoid,...is what you...need to know....of Seizures and...and What Each...all seizures look...Tonic-clonic seizures,...mal seizures,...word "seizure."...one to three...Absence seizures look...for a few...They do not...back to awareness...but do need...Focal seizures begin...consciousness. What to...What to Do...to Do During...Do During a...During a Tonic-Clonic...Tonic-Clonic Seizure. The...thing to do...to do...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
...learns to name...name what they...when to start...think. A seven-year-old...need a sensory...breAk. A ten-year-old...explain to a lunch...explain to a lunch...advocacy to self-advocacy...isn't a single...It's a gradual...Here's what that...able to name...learning to recognize...and how to communicate...that to a trusted...that to a trusted...notice what helps...focus, what makes...overwhelmed, and what they...notice you do better...fidget toy during reading...time. Why do you think...
Financial > Housing Assistance
How to Get Priority Placement for Section 8 Housing with a Disability
...don't know to ask for...policies. What's missing...there or what documentation...Here's how to request...placement, what counts as...documentation, and what reasonable...you have a voucher....but they do different...happens during the application...receive a voucher....affects what kind of...issued a voucher...proximity to medical...gets you to the front...gets you a unit that...works. How to Find Out...questions: "Do...
Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...needs a speech...wondering what that means....means. What happens...room? What will they...child to do? What...child to do? What...to do? What are you...supposed to bring?...walk into a first...framework for what's coming....knowing what to expect....knowing what to expect....Here's what happens,...You Go: What to Bring....Go: What to Bring....related to hearing...list: A short...list of what you've...mention it during scheduling...first 15 to 20 minutes...
Therapies > Speech
Speech Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Complete Guide for Parents
...other kids do. Or your...struggles to be understood...knowing when to seek an...evaluation, what the process...and how to make therapy...understanding what speech-language...pathologists do and how...operates. When to Seek a...to Seek a Speech-Language...75% of what they say....consistently to their name...trying to communicate...interaction during communication...don't need a referral...referral to contact...contact a speech-language...submit a written...evaluation to your child's...
Therapies > Physical
Physical Therapy for Children with Special Needs: A Complete Parent's Guide
...struggles to keep up with...classmates during recess. Your...And if they do, where do...do, where do I even start?...upright at a desk, play...guide covers what pediatric...PT is, how to know if your...needs it, what happens during...what happens during evaluations...most, and how to find a qualified...how to find a qualified...can trust. What Physical Therapy...power needed to walk, stand,...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
The Wheelchair Transition in Muscular Dystrophy: Preparing Your Child Emotionally and Practically
...brought it up during the annual...you know what's coming....transition to full-time...needs you to start. Why...and that's what it becomes...Frame it as a tool that...that expands what they can...they can do, and the...from loss to capability....it is. But a wheelchair...child's ability to move through...how they do it. The distinction...focus on what the wheelchair...sets in. A power wheelchair...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
...sugar dropped to 65 during...dropped to 65 during afternoon...sent them to the nurse,...they respond to fluorescent...being asked to transition...diagnosis: how do I teach hypoglycemia...awareness to a child who...awareness to a child who...communicate what they're feeling?...child also has a developmental,...is supposed to recognize...communicate them to an adult and...cognitive ability to connect internal...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...and how to change...wants to meet about...supposed to know what...to know what to ask...know what to ask for....Ask for. A 504 plan...access to the medical...they need during the school...Here's what needs...needs to be in...in it, what schools...and how to push back...when they do. What...they do. What a 504...do. What a 504 Plan...Covers. A 504 plan...management during school...access to blood...needed) What accommodations...administration, when to call 911)...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
You've found a support group....in-person at a community...Which one do you choose?...offer face-to-face connection...that's harder to replicate...replicate through a screen. Research...depends on what you need most...need most and what obstacles...working around. What the Research...of formAt. A 2011 meta-analysis...Participants in face-to-face settings...the house during a child's...house during a child's naptime...
Parenting > The Early Years
How to Support Your Typical Child When Their Sibling Has Special Needs
...when to stay quiet...quiet during her sessions,...and how to hand you...learned to shrink...needs to fit the...carry a particular...anxiety, and what's called...when a child...harder to catch....cAtch. A child...isn't to make things...job is to make your...visible and to prevent...times in a row. What...row. What Age-Appropriate...Explanations Do. Explaining...Explaining a sibling's...language to understand...understand what they're...experiencing and to advocate...know how to communicate...ages 3 to 6, need...