We spoke with Dr. Susan Apkon, Chief Pediatric Rehabilitation, Fischahs Chair in Pediatric Rehabilitation, and Vice-Chair Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to learn more about an area of medicine...
Electronic Medical Records or Patient Portals, as they are often called, provide us with many benefits for accessing our medical files. Of course, as with anything, there will be pros...
The start of a new school year exposes children to many things — new friends, teachers, and lots of germs. According to the National Institutes of Health, families with school-age...
Doug’s Weight Loss Plan Without the Sugar Cravings So you are losing the weight, but struggling with your constant sugar cravings. It is important to realize that sweet is the...
Save Your Vision Month Vision disorders are the number one handicapping condition for children. Those with special needs (including ADHD, autism spectrum, twice-exceptional children as well as gifted learners) commonly...
Parents of Special Needs (SN) children who have an interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) often feel trapped between competing worlds of health care. It’s easy to feel as...
Working with a special needs child to develop skills necessary for success in the classroom and life can be rewarding, but also challenging and frustrating for parents, family, and teams...
When a child has a special need, a parent may search for information but not know where to turn first for help
