by Dan DeMarle | Jul 3, 2024 | Developmental Disability, Screen time
“Phones and tablets may seem like a convenient way to keep babies engaged. But new research suggests time in front of a screen may harm their development. In a large study of more than 7,000 children, researchers found one to four hours of screen time per day at...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 22, 2024 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Developmental Disability, Disability, Finance, Personal Finance
“People with learning disabilities are part of a neurodiverse community, which refers to the diversity and variation of cognitive functioning in people. Some learning disabilities are dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyslexia, language processing disorder, auditory...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 6, 2024 | Classroom, Developmental Disability, Disability, Teaching, Teaching
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by Dan DeMarle | Jan 2, 2024 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Parents/Guardians
WASHINGTON — For Paige Hall, a single mother living in Eugene, Ore., getting paid by Medicaid to care for her son James during the pandemic was life-changing. She no longer had to worry about finding a reliable, qualified caregiver who could care for James, a...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 20, 2023 | Developmental Disability, Uncategorized
Developmental disabilities are common in children in the United States, and the prevalence has increased in recent years (1). Timely estimates are necessary to assess the adequacy of services and interventions that children with developmental disabilities typically...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 21, 2023 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Home, Homeless, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Uncategorized
Key takeaways: Students with disabilities are more likely to experience homelessness than peers without disabilities. Researchers expect increased rates of homelessness due to economic issues exacerbated by the pandemic. In the United States, students with...