The human brain is the command center for the human nervous system. It weighs about 3 pounds and comprises 60 percent of fat, making it one of the fattiest organs in the body. A brain’s gray matter is made up of about 100 billion neurons that gather and transmit signals, while white matter is made… Read more Supporting a Healthy Brain
Category: Quality of Life
Adult Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities
Sibling relationships are often the longest-lasting relationships that children form. Like all siblings, they may or may not develop close emotional relationships depending on individual differences and circumstances. Regardless, a child’s reaction to a sibling with a disability will have a lasting effect on siblings’ self-esteem and emotional development. General Well-Being of Siblings According to… Read more Adult Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities
Adolescent & Young Adult Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities
Growing up with a sibling with a disability Sibling relationships often are the longest-lasting relationships that children form. Relationships vary greatly, based on the ages, gender and age span of the children, their shared interests and their family’s lifestyle. Variations in closeness, time spent together, and warmth in sibling relationships are expected in families where… Read more Adolescent & Young Adult Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities
Service Animal Etiquette
A service animal is defined as an animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. The animal must be trained through a specialty organization, professional trainer, or by the owner to perform a specific task relating to the owner’s disability. Training a service… Read more Service Animal Etiquette
Including Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities in Religious Education Classrooms
Inclusion in religious education: Why is it important? Being included means more than being in a community. It means being with a community. It means that the community is accessible and welcoming, and that all members have opportunities to share their gifts and contribute to the whole. Religious education classrooms often are places where participants… Read more Including Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities in Religious Education Classrooms
Artists with Disabilities: Exhibiting in a Gallery
An artist with a disability is like any other artist. A creative urge from within encourages the need to communicate through a work of art. Although the process itself is quite satisfying, the artist needs to share the work and allow it to touch the lives of others. Sharing artwork professionally may seem difficult, but… Read more Artists with Disabilities: Exhibiting in a Gallery
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
ABA is a science that studies how the things and events around us affect and change our interactions with the world. It is not a single intervention or approach. A number of intervention strategies and programs are based on the principles of ABA (i.e., Discrete trial teaching, naturalistic teaching, structured teaching). Interventions are based on… Read more Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)