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Every week, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we feature 14 news stories, eight blog posts, and this week’s posts from the Friendship Circle blog.
Autistic Boy Bullied, Blind Fencing and more news and blogs
Every week, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we feature 14 news stories, eight blog posts, and this week’s posts from the Friendship Circle blog.
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In The News
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Oklahoma Blind Fencer Hits Mark With Documentary
When Catherine Bolton began to lose her sight, she never dreamed she would one day use her condition to help others. Bolton moved to Okla... -
Autistic sixth-grader suffers videotaped beating at a bus stop in Cecil County
Disturbing video has surfaced of a autistic boy in Cecil County who is punched by another boy while other children watch. The victim, Kal... -
Clinic Brings Dental Care to Disabled
For most adults, a cavity calls for a quick prick of Novocain and a 20-minute filling. But for 40-year-old Tina Lumbley of Moreno Valley,... -
FDNY Seminar on Rescuing Autistic Children
When a building is up in flames and firefighters are focused on saving lives, knowing life and death is a matter of seconds, they can be ... -
The Daily Nightly - Child model with Down syndrome inspires thousands
By Anne Thompson and Amber PayneNBC News Ryan Langston has everything a casting director would want in a child model: charisma, a hip hai... -
Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds - US News and World Report
By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Some pediatricians continue to do electrocardiograms (EKGs) on c... -
UH center focuses on sleep disorders in children
Fear of missing the school bus, getting lost in the grocery store or otherwise straying from his routine often left the little boy teary-... -
Apps give autistic children 'a voice'
Technology has completely and utterly changed Veronica's life. "She has gone from being a little girl who had no way of showing us how mu... -
Feds Crack Down On Schools Skirting Disabilities Act - Disability Scoop
Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its e... -
New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests
Proposed changes in the definition of would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and might make it har... -
Sweeney wants to prevent hospitals from denying organ transplants to the disabled
TRENTON - Outraged over reports about a renowned hospital in Philadelphia declined to perform a kidney transplant on a Camden County chil... -
Video: Dr. Gupta explains mystery illnessA mystery illness, similar to Tourette syndrome, strikes 12 teens who all attend the same New York High School. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports....
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Wisconsin Proposes Law Limiting Use of Restraints, Seclusion
Wisconsin's legislature will consider a law restricting how students are restrained or secluded, a second attempt at such a law after a b... -
A life with Asperger’s recorded in ‘The Journal of Best Practices’The Asperger diagnosis also provided the Finches with a common vocabulary to communicate better. It gave them information and insight int...
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From The Blogoshpere
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First Five Things to Do: Special Needs Trusts
If you've been to meetings about future planning for your child with special needs, or spent much time with other parents, or read articl... -
Love That Max: Stuff Special Needs Moms Say
"I know the doctor's booked, any chance you can squeeze us in?" "Here, honey, look at this/try this/hold this/eat this/step on this/move ... -
When Divorce Hits a Family of Kids with Special Needs | Different Dream
Raising kids with special needs isn't easy when parents have a strong marriage. The difficulty increases when a family experiences divorc... -
SNEAK outside the box: Custom Boards App: Boardmaker for iPad? Well not exactly...
Special Needs Enrichment Apps for Kids is an INNOVATIVE and COMPREHENSIVE source for assistive technology resources to ENRICH the lives o... -
Inner Aspie: Movies Featuring Autism and Other Disabilities Part 2:
Here is part two of Movies and TV programs featuring disabilities . This one mostly has movies/programs that are not about au... -
The Importance of Power of Attorney & Medical Authorizations | Different Dream
Okay, raise your hand if you're are parents of kids with special needs under the age of 18? Now, raise your hand if you hope to one day b... -
The first steps to improving a child’s drooling
January 19, 2012 in All Blogs, Autism, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Conditions, Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Health & Medical, Ou... -
» Surprise! Bipolar’s Back…Oh, Wait, It Never Left - A Moody Marriage
I remember the first time I felt childbirth contractions and how the worst part for me was not the pain, but rather the anticipation betw... -
From The Friendship Circle Blog
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Top Ten Most Ridiculous Comments Heard at an IEP Meeting | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs BlogHere are ten of the most ridiculous statements that have been heard at IEP meetings. Have some to add? Share them here!
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Finding Support for Parents of Children with Special Needs | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs BlogFinding Support groups for Parents of Children with Special Needs can be a very difficult task. Here are 6 ideas for finding the perfect ...
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Learn 14 great Speech & Language Skills While Beating Cabin Fever | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs BlogLearn 14 great Speech & Language Skills While Beating Cabin Fever Here are some suggestions for ways to beat cabin fever while promoting ...
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12 NFL teams supporting children with special needs | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs BlogCheck out these 12 NFL teams who have events, programs and foundations supporting individuals with special needs.
WRITTEN ON January 22, 2012 BY:
Tzvi Schectman
Tzvi Schectman is the Family Coordinator for the Friendship Circle of Michigan and the Editor of the the Friendship Circle Blog. You can connect with Tzvi on LinkedIn and Google+