Month: August 2018
crowdFunnit Crowd-Sources Special Events For Special Kids: crowdFunnit, a project of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Cherab Foundation, was created to bring people together, raising awareness about differences while fostering acceptance and compassion. Helping a friendless child celebrate a birthday is just an incredible mechanism by which to help make this happen. The party itself and any media attention it brings will help fight bullying at the root while the community connections will exist long after the party ends.
“There is a long-standing myth that omega-3s cause bleeding. We have used data from 18,000 patients who were in clinical trials over the years-mostly in heart disease, and there is not one case of bleeding from omega-3s” It has long been believed that fish oil may cause a person to bleed more easily, especially if …
The following is a list of acronyms: ACLD Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (former name of LDA) ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADD-RT Attention Deficit Disorder – Residual Type, ADD that lasts into childhood ADD/WO Attention Deficit without Hyperactivity or “Undifferentiated ADD” ADHD Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder, …
Student Name: Simon Smith Student No.: nnn-nnn-nnn Birth Date: 90/09/15 (yr/mo/day) Grade: 4 School: School Division: Referral Date: (yr/mo/day) Case Manager: Program Planning Team: Name Position Signature Parents Student Services Administrator Principal Resource Teacher Class Teacher Speech-Language (SLP) Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist (Signature indicates you understand the IEP.) Speech Therapy Matrix For School Based SLPs Background Information Relevant Medical/Diagnostic Information: …
The following facts are intended to help guide you as you approach working with school personnel to develop or revise the IEP for your child: As a parent, you should be included in IEP meetings as an equal participant. The following facts are intended to help guide you as you approach working with school …
Writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) For Success Barbara D. Bateman, Ph.D., J.D. Secondary Education and Beyond Learning Disabilities Association 1995 (currently out of print) Article Outline I. Introduction II. Developing the IEP III. Transition Planning I. INTRODUCTION The post-school success rates of students who have learning disabilities, as a group, have not been what we would all hope …
Q. Why is CHERAB spelled with an A and not a U? A. It’s all in the cheeks! When my son Tanner was a preschool child his nickname was “cherub boy” because even strangers would call him that and say he looked like a little angel. Tanner was first diagnosed with apraxia in 1999 when …
Cherab Foundation is an international nonprofit for children with neurological or genetic impairments that affect communication with a focus on autism and the rare orphan diagnosis apraxia. Our mission is providing evidence-based and integrative approaches to help our special children with therapy, nutrition, socialization, and awareness, especially those that are at-risk in the US and the rest of the world, including low and middle-class countries. Without support, children in these situations are falling through the cracks in diagnosis, treatment, and then education and life.
Children all over the world, including your neighborhood, go year after year without anyone showing up to their birthday parties because they are either alienated, bullied or both. CrowdFunnit fosters acceptance and compassion for those children that need a little help making friends.
Bringing together families, affected individuals, and medical, research, speech, and educational professionals. The Cherab Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999, has been working to improve the communication skills, education, and advocacy of the verbal disabled.
Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare (CUE) is a national coalition of health and consumer advocacy organizations committed to empowering consumers to make the best use of evidence-based healthcare (EBHC).
Month: August 2018
Chris Ramirez’s 14th Birthday Invitation
Posted: August 30, 2018 by CrowdFunnit
crowdFunnit Crowd-Sources Special Events For Special Kids: crowdFunnit, a project of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Cherab Foundation, was created to bring people together, raising awareness about differences while fostering acceptance and compassion. Helping a friendless child celebrate a birthday is just an incredible mechanism by which to help make this happen. The party itself and any media attention it brings will help fight bullying at the root while the community connections will exist long after the party ends.
Category: crowdFunnit, News, Past Parties Tags: crowdfunnit
Fish oil and Bleeding Risk
Posted: August 10, 2018 by lisa
“There is a long-standing myth that omega-3s cause bleeding. We have used data from 18,000 patients who were in clinical trials over the years-mostly in heart disease, and there is not one case of bleeding from omega-3s” It has long been believed that fish oil may cause a person to bleed more easily, especially if …
Category: Disorders, Education, Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), fish, Research Tags: bleeding, fish oil, stop, surgery
The ABCs of Government, Special Education, and Advocacy
Posted: August 9, 2018 by lisa
The following is a list of acronyms: ACLD Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (former name of LDA) ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADD-RT Attention Deficit Disorder – Residual Type, ADD that lasts into childhood ADD/WO Attention Deficit without Hyperactivity or “Undifferentiated ADD” ADHD Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder, …
Category: Advocacy, Disorders, Education Tags: acronyms, advocacy, special education, special needs
Sample IEP For Global Developmental Delay
Posted: August 9, 2018 by lisa
Student Name: Simon Smith Student No.: nnn-nnn-nnn Birth Date: 90/09/15 (yr/mo/day) Grade: 4 School: School Division: Referral Date: (yr/mo/day) Case Manager: Program Planning Team: Name Position Signature Parents Student Services Administrator Principal Resource Teacher Class Teacher Speech-Language (SLP) Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist (Signature indicates you understand the IEP.) Speech Therapy Matrix For School Based SLPs Background Information Relevant Medical/Diagnostic Information: …
Category: Advocacy, Disorders, Education Tags: global delay, Sample IEP, special education
Fast facts on IEPs
Posted: August 9, 2018 by lisa
The following facts are intended to help guide you as you approach working with school personnel to develop or revise the IEP for your child: As a parent, you should be included in IEP meetings as an equal participant. The following facts are intended to help guide you as you approach working with school …
Category: Advocacy, Apraxia, Disorders, Education Tags: child, IEP, special education
Writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) For Success
Posted: August 9, 2018 by lisa
Writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) For Success Barbara D. Bateman, Ph.D., J.D. Secondary Education and Beyond Learning Disabilities Association 1995 (currently out of print) Article Outline I. Introduction II. Developing the IEP III. Transition Planning I. INTRODUCTION The post-school success rates of students who have learning disabilities, as a group, have not been what we would all hope …
Category: Advocacy, Apraxia, Disorders, Education, Resources, Support, Therapy Tags: advocacy, development, IEP, special needs
Why is CHERAB spelled with an A?
Posted: August 3, 2018 by lisa
Q. Why is CHERAB spelled with an A and not a U? A. It’s all in the cheeks! When my son Tanner was a preschool child his nickname was “cherub boy” because even strangers would call him that and say he looked like a little angel. Tanner was first diagnosed with apraxia in 1999 when …
Category: About, Disorders, News Tags: apraxia, cheeks, Cherab, hypotonia, name
Is your child really just a late talker?
Posted: August 3, 2018 by lisa
Cherab Foundation is an international nonprofit for children with neurological or genetic impairments that affect communication with a focus on autism and the rare orphan diagnosis apraxia. Our mission is providing evidence-based and integrative approaches to help our special children with therapy, nutrition, socialization, and awareness, especially those that are at-risk in the US and the rest of the world, including low and middle-class countries. Without support, children in these situations are falling through the cracks in diagnosis, treatment, and then education and life.
Category: Home Page, News Tags: home-page
Upcoming CrowdFunnit Parties
Posted: August 3, 2018 by lisa
Children all over the world, including your neighborhood, go year after year without anyone showing up to their birthday parties because they are either alienated, bullied or both. CrowdFunnit fosters acceptance and compassion for those children that need a little help making friends.
Category: News
Find Support
Posted: August 2, 2018 by lisa
Bringing together families, affected individuals, and medical, research, speech, and educational professionals. The Cherab Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999, has been working to improve the communication skills, education, and advocacy of the verbal disabled.
Category: News