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Social Emotional Development Guides (PDF)
From the makers of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, use these guides to learn what types of behaviors to expect from your growing child.
Social-Emotional Learning for Adults: Self-Awareness and Self-Management
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional, Learning (CASEL), social-emotional learning (SEL) is “the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive…
Social Security Administration: 2019 Benefits for Children with Disabilities (PDF)
The Social Security Administration has a 2019 version of its pamphlet explaining the benefits availability to eligible children with disabilities (under the age of 18): SSI, SSDI, health insurance, Medicaid…
Social Stories for Autistic Children
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can sometimes have difficulty when it comes to mastering social skills, as well as communication skills. The good news is there are various strategies…
Social Training with Peers Helps Kids with Autism (Video)
In a follow-up to their playgroup study, the Kansas University researchers created “Connecting Kids,” a series of child-friendly videos that help typically developing children understand and support friends and classmates…
SPARK
SPARK is a research-based, public health organization of San Diego State University Research Foundation (disseminated by School Specialty, Inc.) dedicated to creating, implementing, and evaluating programs that promote lifelong wellness.…
Special Books by Special Kids
We built this video library to connect communities across the world, build camaraderie, and to celebrate neurodiversity. It is our hope that these videos will inspire change and lead a global acceptance…
Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR)
The Federal and California special education laws give eligible students with disabilities the right to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). This manual…
Special Needs and Inclusion (Video)
This video addresses “Philosophy, Policies, and Practices,” “Developmentally and Individually Appropriate Practice,” “Collaboration with Families and Service Providers,” and “Environmental Access and Adaptive Equipment.”
Special Needs Inclusion Project (SNIP)
SNIP helps San Francisco out-of-school time programs serving children ages 6-13 create environments that are welcoming and inclusive for ALL children, both with and without disabilities. SNIP does not diagnose…
“Special needs” is an ineffective euphemism, Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
(Excerpt from Abstract) Although euphemisms are intended to put a more positive spin on the words they replace, some euphemisms are ineffective. Our study examined the effectiveness of a popular…
Special Olympics 50 Game Changers (Videos)
ESPN and Special Olympics have teamed up on a year-long storytelling initiative telling the stories of game changers and game changing moments toward inclusion. Check back each week for a…
