Some back-to-school suggestions for parents with students who have special needs.
12 amazing special needs stories you need to read!
2011/08/16 By 2 Comments
Looking for some great special needs videos or books? Have you tried going to your local library or gone online and been overwhelmed with the thousands of books written on the subject? We try and make your life a bit easier with the Special Needs Book & Video Series. The Special Needs Book & Video Series will [...]
11 Tips for a Less Stressful School Year
2011/08/15 By 4 Comments
Even on a good day, being a mother of three children challenges my organizational skills. One of my children has special needs. Sending my daughter with disabilities to our neighborhood school takes extra organization and planning. I have discovered an important survival strategy for a happy life–Always get things done ahead of time. If something [...]
How to Recognize the Early Signs of Autism
2011/08/12 By Leave a Comment
The other day we stumbled across this great video shared by Special Learning, a resource portal for parents who have children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The video gives you some warning signs you should watch out for. After you watch this check out their great video gallery for more self help videos.
Angry Birds or Checkers: What should your child be playing?
2011/08/11 By Leave a Comment
With the advance of smart phones, tablets, netbooks, and computers, our kids are beginning to play many games on these electronic devices by themselves. We are bombarded with an “endless flood of engaging electronic input” and there is a downside.
School Worries
2011/08/10 By 6 Comments
This time of year, every year, my heart begins to race a little – and here’s why. It’s the few weeks leading up to school for my now 12-yr old daughter with Down syndrome. She will be a 6th grader this year and beginning her second year at our local middle school. Last year, when [...]
The Autism Family: What makes it special?
2011/08/09 By 2 Comments
Leo turned twelve yesterday. By the end of this summer, it will be ten full years since his diagnosis with ASD. It was an incredible opportunity to sit back and watch my entire family busy in the backyard, hanging streamers and setting out the sprinkler for his younger siblings and cousins; my dad on the [...]
Bike4Friendship: Rabbis Bike Cross-Country For Children with Special Needs
2011/08/08 By 1 Comment
Dani Saul is one of three Rabbis biking accross the United States in support of Friendship Circle and Children with special needs. In this post he tells the story of Bike4Friendship. As a child I always wondered who decides what is considered “news worthy.” For a while I thought that politicians and corporations would pay [...]
The Art of Disability Poetry
2011/07/28 By 4 Comments
If you think that no one would ever want to read a poem about your experience with disability, I can assure you that you are wrong. Here’s why you should try your hand at writing disability poetry.
The Parent Trap
2011/07/25 By Leave a Comment
We all know what a hard job being a parent is. But what happens when we have one child with special needs and another without? Are we treating them differently? Do the same rules apply? Are we making exceptions for the child without special needs that we otherwise may not if things were different? I bet these [...]
