Category: Blog Posts

Being a better advocate and ally to people with disabilities

The experiences of people with disabilities are unique to each individual and each person may feel differently about certain topics regarding allyship. The goal of this blog is to provide a general guide to enhance your allyship and advocacy for people with disabilities.   Be aware of your words Each of us has a responsibility…
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Frenalytics | 2021 Q1 Progress Report

Happy Spring! With summer only 55 days away (who’s counting?), it’s time for a check-in from the Frenalytics team.   This time last year, we wrote about how our patented web app provides individualized therapy tools for patients suffering from stroke, dementia, and TBI. Among the litany of unthinkable consequences arising from a worldwide pandemic,…
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Returning To the Classroom Calls for Shifts in Routines: How to Best Support Your Child with Autism During this Time of Change

Transitioning back to the classroom will certainly not be without challenges. The rapid shift to remote learning last year brought on extreme stress and transition anxiety for students, parents, and teachers. Now a year later we are facing another tense transition period, just reversed. Special education students, particularly students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), often…
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How analytics can revolutionize the IEP and special education

  Individualized Education Programs The Individualized Education Program (IEP) was introduced in 1975. Since then it has been used to improve learning for students with disabilities across the United States. The IEP is a very important component of learning for students with disabilities, parents, and their teachers. Under the law, the IEP ensures that students…
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The Reopening of Schools – A Special Education Spotlight

  After more than a year of remote learning, it seems like hope is on the horizon for teachers, students, and parents. As teachers are becoming eligible for the vaccine and state guidelines are shifting, school districts are increasingly looking to restart in-person learning. Every school district is taking its own unique approach to integrate…
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A New Paradigm for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

For over 100 years, massive numbers of people have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Still, the prevalent treatments of today can be impersonal, unengaging, and old-fashioned. The common methods of treatment today- generic flashcards, memory games, et cetera- leave much to be desired for patients and their families as they seek improved outcomes and…
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The Concerning State of Concussion Care

3.8 Million. According to the Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), that’s how many people suffer concussions every year. Concussions have jumped into the public consciousness, especially as they relate to contact sports like Football. The CDC defines concussions as “a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to…
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