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Toca Magazine | When Screen Time Becomes a Lifeline: How Technology Impacts Children with Special Health Care Needs

BridgingApp’ Co-founder and Program Director Cristen Reat is a featured guest writer for Toca Magazine. She shares the remarkable transformative impact that mobile technology has had on thousands of families. Click the link to read the full article:Â https://tocaboca.com/magazine/screen-time-special-needs/Â And, sign up…

BridgingAppsÂ® Awarded Grant to Create Transition Tool for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs

NEWS PROVIDED BY Easter Seals Greater Houston Sep 29, 2016, 12:26 ET HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The BridgingApps Program of Easter Seals Greater Houston, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is proud to announce it has been awarded a $300,000…

Client Story: A Child’s Communication Journey

We close out Speech-Language-Hearing Month with this Client Story from Daryn Ofczarzak, Speech Language Pathologist at BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston. Frances is a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who uses an eye-gaze computer to communicate. I…

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Medicaid: Much More Than Affordable Healthcare

This post recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month—celebrating two demographics that benefit from Medicaid. We also recognize an important recent event: In the last week of April/first week of May, 120+ people representing 30+ Easterseals…

My Child Has Autism: Could I Be Autistic, Too?

It’s happened to many parents. Your child seems to be developing slowly, or struggles with making friends, or has behavior issues at school. You consult a specialist, who suspects autism and recommends a formal evaluation. Then comes Early Childhood Intervention,…

Telemedicine and Prenatal Health

Healthcare consultations and checkups have joined the remote-appointments world; and “telehealth” (along with “telemedicine”) is now a dictionary word. Through good audio-video connections, doctors can do many of the same things they do in person: And telehealth saves patients the…

Healthcare Transition for Young Adults: The World of Family Medicine

Some healthcare apps for families and young adults: It’s hard to say which is harder: “graduating” from teenager to independent adult, or being the parent releasing a child into adulthood. If the “child” has an intellectual disability, there are even…

Preparing for Back-to-School: Health Considerations

As the 2023–24 school year begins—with the inevitable crowds and stresses of the season—these tips will help your children stay healthy for its challenges. Keep a couple of good health apps on your child’s device. These include coping tools for…

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Siblings Have Needs, Too: “Typical” Children in Special-Needs Families

“Siblings of individuals with disabilities face unique challenges, and the sibling experience tends to change over time as siblings age.” -Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMass Chan Medical School Of all people whose lives are affected by special needs…

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Turning Down the Volume for Everyone’s Health

April 26 is International Noise Awareness Day. Whatever constitutes everyday “background noise” in your neighborhood or community, your conscious brain has probably learned to tune it out—but never giving it a thought may be costing you. Noise and Health The…