Teaching life skills to children with special needs has long been a goal in the special needs community. One of the more popular life skills is food preparation. Many children with special needs love to cook and it gives kids the ability to learn about food prep, hygiene, cleanup and much more. Today, Valerie Strohl and her [...]
For the last three weeks Friendship Circle has been running the Great Bike Giveaway, a nationwide contest where children with special needs can win an adaptive bike. Over 400 people entered the contest. Congratulations to the 29 winners of the Great Bike Giveaway! William William is a happy 6 year old boy who longs to ride [...]
For the last three weeks Friendship Circle has been running the Great Bike Giveaway, a nationwide contest where children with special needs can win an adaptive bike. To date there have been over 300 entries in the contest and there are six days left for more families with a special needs child to enter the [...]
I’m in a unique position in that my work life and my family life are incredibly intertwined; they have been for a while now. It allows me to pull learning and relationships through both to do my best work. The theme that seems to come up over and over again lately is encouraging others to [...]
In case you missed it Friendship Circle launched the Great Bike Giveaway this past week. The Great Bike Giveaway is a national contest giving away adaptive bikes to children with special needs. We are partnering with bike companies from around the U.S. to provide some of the best adaptive bikes to the children and young adults [...]
Do you remember the freedom you felt, the confidence you gained, the pride you had when you received your first bike? The Great Bike Giveaway will help give give children with special needs the same feeling you had when that shiny new bike arrived at your home. For the second consecutive year Friendship Circle is holding the Great [...]
“Mom, I hate having Down Syndrome.” My 14-year old daughter told me this the other day. Honestly, I sat there for a minute because I didn’t know what to say. It wasn’t a big surprise to me because she had implied in the past that she wanted nothing to do with Down Syndrome. Our family [...]
Everyone in this world was created different. No two people are alike (even identical twins!) Think about it…. there are over 7 Billion people in this world and not one of them is alike. You would think there would be a few duplicates here and there. The reason that G-d created one person differently than [...]
April 2, 2013 is the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day. To be aware of autism, you have to know what it looks like first. Here’s a hint: it’s a spectrum made of people. Here are my 20 faces of autism 1. Autism looks like the child who is really excited that the President of the [...]
How to Respond to Unhelpful Comments: Top 10 Comeback Lines For Individuals With Special Needs
It happens sooner or later to just about everyone who lives with a disability: someone will say something nosy, rude or truly offensive. It may help to have a response prepared for that day. Having that comeback line at the tip of the tongue gives a little edge of confidence that actually prevents people from [...]