Special Needs Transitions: Choosing a Handicapped Accessible Living Facility

Must-Haves for Handicapped Accessible Apartments
As part of my on-going series on senior care issues, we explore handicapped accessible assisted living apartments. This guide will help you choose appropriate housing accomodations for handicapped persons.
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Self-Care for Care-Givers: Special Needs Children

Self-Care for Caregivers: Elderly and Physically Impaired
Probably nobody needs to practice self-care habits like caregivers for the elderly, mentally handicapped and physically impaired. Burn out in these types of care-giving can occur extremely quickly. Here are some hints.
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ADD/ ADHD Attention-Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity; Feingold Diet

History and Medical Model of Attention-Deficit Disorder
"Hyperactivity" was first diagnosed in the late 1960s. DSM II called it MBD (Minimal Brain Damage). These terms were later changed to ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD. Feingold.org offers non-drug solutions to ADD.
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ADD/ ADHD Attention-Deficit Disorder Drugs vs. Diet

Prescription Drugs vs. Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Treating ADD and ADHD
MBD (Minimal Brain Damage) or hyperactivity is in vogue again; now we call it ADD (Attention-Deficit Disorder). We are medicating kids at a rate unequaled even in the 1960s. What about diet in treating ADD and ADHD?
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Founder of Special Olympics

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics: Dead at 88
We bid farewell to a very special women today. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, fifth child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy, passed away at 88. Mrs. Shriver founded Special Olympics and was a staunch pro-life democrat and Roman Catholic. She worked tirelessly to further the cause of the special needs child, especially the mentally impaired.
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School Policies on Bathroom Breaks: Health Issues

School Policy Issue: Bathroom Passes and Restroom Privileges
Going to the bathroom is a physical need, not a privelege. Many schools are setting policies about when and if students may use the bathroom. Here's the school's perspective, the student's perspective and how parents can help. Very relevant information for parents of children with kidney or bladder problems, juvenile diabetes and special needs children.
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Free Printable Math Manipulatives and Activities

Free Printable Cut and Paste Math Activities
The best way to teach math concepts is to demonstrate with hands-on math manipulatives. Here are hundreds of free printable cut and paste math manipulatives: fraction bars,base ten blocks, clocks play money and more.
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Free Printable Handwriting and Cursive Worksheets

Free Printable Handwriting Worksheets
If you need free printable cursive and printing practice pages, look here.
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Free Printable File Folder Games

Free Printable File Folder Games
File folder games can be created to teach any content area: phonics,math,writing,language arts,science,social studies and more. File folder games are perfect for homeschool, tutoring, special education and preschool centers. Here are hundreds of free printable file folder games.
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Easy DIY Abacus for Math Instruction

Student-Made Abacus for Hands-On Math Instruction
Describes how to make a simple cheap abacus for student use in math. Use for place value, carrying in addition, borrowing in subtraction, decimals, positive and negative numbers, and number lines. Perfect for special needs kids.
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