Children with Special Needs

At One Family Pediatrics, we know how difficult it can be to find valuable resources when you have a child with special needs. We are here to help with 504 plans, physician portions of Katie Beckett Forms and referrals to therapy groups. In addition, below are some valuable resources that Dr. Lavania finds helpful for her patients:

• Fully Accessible Guide to Smart Home Tech for the Disabled and Elderly
• Financial Resources and Discounts for Students With Disabilities
• Service Map for Childhood Health and Education in Georgia Sometimes it can be difficult for parents, caregivers, and others who work with children and families to navigate and access the various services that are available in Georgia. To address this challenge, the Georgia Department of Community Health developed the Service Map for Childhood Health and Education in Georgia.
• Business Ideas For People With Disabilities
• Disability Accommodation Cost Guides
• College Accessibility For Students With Disabilities: Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Open Educators
• Personal Finance Guide for People with Disabilities
• 8 Steps for Learning Disabled Students Who Want to Go to College
• 34 Great Jobs for People with Disabilities
• Discrimination and Addiction: How to Overcome Prejudice Without Relying on Drugs or Alcohol
• Travel Tips for Workers with Disabilities
• The Guide to Securing Life-long Accommodations for Adult Children With Special Needs
• Types of Service Dogs
• Caring 4 Our Kids
• Sesame Street Autism Resources for Parents
• Reduce the Noise: Help Loved Ones with Sensory Overload Enjoy Shopping
• Resources for Military Families
• Moving with Special Needs Kids
• Home Modifications for Special Needs Kids
• Academic Accommodation Resources
• Estate Planning for Parents of Special Needs Kids – Ultimate List of Grants and Resources for Children with Special Needs
• Information about Babies Can’t Wait
• Ava’s Law
• Very brief outline on applying for Katie Beckett
• New USDE Rules on Schools Billing Medicaid for IEP Services
  • It is now easier for schools to bill Medicaid as part of a child’s IEP. Instead of requiring a yearly consent, schools are only required to obtain consent the first time the school plans on billing Medicaid or when there are changes made to the IEP.
  • This is a problem because Medicaid has a cap on how much they will pay for services. If a child is receiving private therapy or home nursing, then parents should not consent for the school to bill Medicaid.
  • If a parent does not sign the consent form, children still receive their therapies through IEP.
  • If a parent has already signed the consent form, they have the right to revoke it in writing.
  • If a parent has provided consent, they have a right to go to the school board and look at the school budget to see where the Medicaid money is distributed.

• Debbie Dobbs
  • If you have not met Debbie Dobbs, I highly recommend you do! She is a wonderful advocate for children and helps with IEP’s, 504 Plans, Medicaid Waivers, Respite and Funding Options. I attended one of her Katie Beckett Seminars and came back with lots of useful information.
  • She provides a Navigating the Maze handout that is updated regularly. This handout had information about grants, funding, mobility/vehicle funding, educational resources, advocacy, service dogs, sports, airline assistance, wish granting organizations, etc.

• Potty Training
  • https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/resources-programs/autism-treatment-network/atn-air-p-toilet-training

• Books for Sensory
  • The Out-of-Sync Child Paperback by Carol Kranowitz
  • The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz

• Dyslexia
  • The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette F. Eide, M.D.
  • Books for Dyslexic children
    • Wolfman by Michael Rosen
    • Bone Series by Jeff Smith

• Executive Function
  • Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children With Executive Functioning by Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D., and Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.
  • That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week by Ana Homayoun

• Learning Differences and advocacy
  • Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guideby Peter W.D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright

• ADD/ADHD:
  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder From Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
  • CHADD is a great resource for children with ADD/ADHD. They have advocacy resources, workshops, support systems, etc.

• Down Syndrome
  • National Down Syndrome Society: www.ndss.org
  • National Down Syndrome Congress: www.ndsccenter.org
  • Canadian Down Syndrome Society: www.cdss.ca
  • March of Dimes: www.marchofdimes.com
  • Down Syndrome International Education: www.downsed.org
  • Brighter Tomorrows-Supporting Families: www.brightertomorrows.org
  • Babies With Down Syndrome: A New Parents Guide. 3rd ed. by Bethesda, MD
  • A Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome: Toward a Brighter Future by Pueschel SM, ed.
  • The Down Syndrome Transition Handbook: Charting Your Child’s Course to Adulthood by Simmons J.