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Essential Life Skills to Teach Your Special Needs Adult

Learning life skills is critical to becoming independent adults. These life skills, however, may be more difficult to master for those with special needs owing…

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Special Needs Adults & Recreation: A Path to Inclusion and Joy

Recreation and leisure activities hold immense significance in the lives of special needs adults, particularly those with conditions like autism, cerebral palsy, or down syndrome.…

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Transformative Social Skill Building for Adults with Special Needs

Individuals with special needs or Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) can greatly benefit from learning and practicing social skills. Social skills encompass a wide range…

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Four Reasons to Consider Respite Care Services for Special Needs Adults

Respite care is a type of temporary care service that allows family caregivers to take a break from their caregiving duties. As a provider of developmental disability…

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Discover the Benefits of Day Habilitation Programs

Day habilitation programs are designed to provide individuals with developmental disabilities with support to achieve their life goals and find a meaningful path to community…

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Why Community Inclusion Is Important

People with developmental disabilities need support from their families and the community. They are often stereotyped negatively and discriminated against. We should combat this stigma…

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