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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest! |
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Game to Get Away
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Online games provide an alternate world
in which to play, say gamers with neuromuscular
diseases. Here’s a primer of terminology,
gaming options, social tips and
info on how playing may affect muscles.
In addition, Kid Quest, page 69, provides
Internet gaming safety tips for kids.
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Stories by Topic
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Friendships Matter:
Socialization Strategy Sampler
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| Sarah Schwegel, Kirkland, Mo., and friends leave
school for the day. Photo by David Kennedy |
Interventions, accommodations and modifications may be written
into a child’s IEP, or agreed upon informally. Some strategies that help
children improve social skills and friendships include:
- physical accessibility in the classroom and other areas where socialization
naturally occurs
- classroom presentations about the disease, assistive equipment and ways
students can be helpful
- friendship clubs run by a teacher or counselor that address social skills
- cooperative learning groups, in which students work together on projects
- modified rules for games, so all can participate
- a course in self-advocacy, to help students gain confidence and speak up for
their needs
Don’t forget those things that can be done after school as well.
Volunteer activities, clubs, scouts, sports, arts, religious youth groups, MDA
summer camp and other activities also help kids gain independence, develop
social skills and learn more about themselves.
See also:
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