My Child's Development
My Child's Development
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Health & Daily Care
From mealtimes to vaccines and everything in between, this information will help you establish routines for the day to day needs of your child.
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My Community
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Establishing Services
Don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by all the acronyms? Learn how to navigate the system of care and tips on preparing for IEPs.
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Meet Our Experts
Our panel of experts combine medical and therapeutic perspectives with years of experience working passionately alongside famiiles and children with special needs.
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Tools & Resources
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Love, Laugh, & Live
This section is devoted to our amazing moms. It's ok, in fact we encourage you to laugh and develop goals for YOURSELF! Share your secrets of sanity and be encouraged to take time for you!
From our Experts & Contributors
A variety of treatment options are available for children with cerebral palsy...(continued)
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Cerebral Palsy Articles
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Finding Balance: Obesity and Children with Special Needs is a landmark report highlighting the epidemic of obesity in the special needs community and outlining innovative solutions for families, caregivers and professionals. The report is the first to focus exclusively on how the obesity epidemic affects children with special needs while providing innovative solutions.
Research has demonstrated conclusively that both adults and children with disabilities are significantly more likely than their peers to be overweight or obese.
Children with disabilities face the same obesity risks as other children as well as risk factors that are particular to their disability. In this report, Abilitypath.org has identified seven unique obesity risk factors faced by children with disabilities.
The impact of disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy on obesity are discussed.
Tim’s service dog became his faithful companion and best friend to the entire family
Sometimes medication or surgery can help manage symptoms associated with cerebral palsy (CP)
Try some of these strategies and techniques in your daily activities. They can encourage movement, sensory stimulation, vision development, play, and self-esteem
There are many treatment options for a child with cerebral palsy (CP). But play can go a long way toward encouraging development
Here are a variety of both indoor and outdoor activities which may help develop fine motor and sensory skills
Much of play is about communication and can therefore greatly enhance communication development
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