You’ve heard of Downs syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, but what about Jacobsen syndrome? Or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome? In this post we bring attention to some lesser known chromosomal disorders. If your child has one of these conditions please share your experiences with us in the comments below. 1. Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome Description: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is caused [...]
In the sports world we are less than one week away from the start of the NBA playoffs. The last playoff spots are being secured and the chase for the NBA title will begin. As we have done for football and hockey we take a look at the NBA teams who go the extra mile [...]
Recently the movie A Mile In His Shoes was released. A Mile In His Shoes is the story of Mickey Tussler, a young man with Asperger’s Syndrome and a golden arm. The manager for a local baseball team convinces Mickey to join the team. For the first time in his life Mickey is forced to interact with others [...]
With Football season winding down (unless you are a Giant, Patriot, Raven or 49er) We took a look at each teams community affairs page. Each team in the National Football League has its own charities and organizations that it supports, with some players even having their own individual foundations. We found 12 NFL teams who [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we feature 10 news stories, five blog posts, and this week’s posts from the Friendship Circle blog. NJ Today: NJ Congressman Introduces Legislation For Tourette Syndrome Before Congress’ holiday recess, U.S. Representative Albio Sires introduced the Collaborative Academic Research [...]
1. Wandering Children With Autism There is no doubt about it. As the amount of children with autism grows, the stories of children with autism wandering expands as well. This is a crises that is happening in every state, city and community. Many tracking devices are now on the market and special needs organizations are working with law enforcement agencies [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, however, we bring you 14 great blog posts from the past two weeks. Ams Vans: Traveling with Special-Needs Children Is Worth the Effort Every child with autism reacts differently when their routine is disrupted by family traveling, but careful [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we’re featuring 12 special needs news stories from the past two weeks. New York Times: In Treating Disabled, Potent Drugs and Few Rules An investigation by the New York Times shows that psychotropic medications, which are used to treat [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs stories and great blog posts from special needs bloggers. This week, we bring you nine news stories, five blog posts, and what you may have missed this week from the Friendship Circle blog. Forbes: Living Life With Autism II: Perspectives Alice Walton’s last article on living [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs stories and great blog posts from special needs bloggers. This week, we bring you eight news stories, six blog posts, and and four articles from the Friendship Circle Resource Blog. Toronto Star: Teen Suicide, Chasing Down Demons Austin Piemontese struggled with severe depression, anger management, Tourette [...]
