At 16 every child with an IEP must have an Individual Transition Plan in preparation to future job skills development and independent living, but for an internationally adopted child it may be too late to begin at this age - the process must start much earlier to lead the child to such change. Jeltje Simons offers a lot of details on when and how the family should begin the process.
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Jeltje Simons
The expectations and realities of parenting a post-institutionalized child
8/31/2014
Of course there are adopted children who adjust more easily to their new families, and after an initial period they manage it quite well. Unfortunately a lot of adopted children have been not only through the trauma of abandonment and have acquired institutional behaviour that is now deeply ingrained, but they also have various degrees of brain and nervous system damage. And those children are very tricky to parent and it takes a long time and a lot of intervention to give them the best chance in life.
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Nancy Byrd
What is an Audiologist?
2/16/2010
Audiology doctors work with people of any age in the detection and treatment of a myriad of hearing problems or issues. Audiologists specialize in the identification and treatment of many different types of hearing loss. They use a wide range of tests to determine the specific cause of a patient's hearing loss.
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Judson
Dealing With Public Tantrums
2/25/2009
Dealing with tantrums, particularly with a special needs child, is never an easy task for a parent, and can stretch your patience and parenting skills to the extreme. The best way to deal with a child tantrum is to prevent it from happening, so here are some tips and suggestions.
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Marie Dunleavy
The Truth About Common Special Needs Misconceptions
2/17/2007
Parenting and teaching special needs children is a satisfying and rewarding experience. But this may not be true to some parents and teachers who are still blinded by the common misconceptions in dealing with a special child. Here are the top three common misconceptions and the truth about them.
