Every Sunday we select the big special needs stories and great blog post from special needs bloggers from the week before. This week we bring you seven news stories and six great blogs posts. The Washington Post: Autism diagnosis is found to be more common in those who weighed least at birth The Boston Globe: [...]
For the visually impaired competitive sports is a non-starter. After all you need vision to hit a baseball, kick a soccer ball, catch a football and pass to teammates. A Sweedish group backed by the Swedish Association of Visually Impaired Youth is trying to change that. With backing from the Pepsi Refresh Project Thee group used [...]
Have you ever heard Dopa-responsive dystonia? To be honest with you I had not and neither did the parents of Noah and Alexis Beery. On this Today Show Segment Retta and Joe, parent’s of Noah and Alexis shared how doctor after doctor diagnosed the twins as having Cerebral Palsy. After years of research the Berry’s [...]
The internet is full of resources and entertainment: newspaper articles, research studies, the mommy blogger from down the street who absolutely cracks you up. But with your hectic schedule, who can keep up with everything? We’ve got you covered. Here are some articles and blogs you might’ve missed this week: In the News Fox News [...]
Recently 60 Minutes ran a feature called Apps for Autism. In the segment 60 Minutes Corespondent Lesley Stahl reports on the iPad and other tablet computer apps that are helping nonverbal people with autism communicate and learn. Check out the segment above and watch the web extras below. What do you think? Are iPads and Apps the [...]
WILLOWBROOK is a short film based on the true events surrounding the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York. The film addresses the awful conditions in which people with developmental disabilities were warehoused and the controversial research experiments that took place under Dr Saul Krugman in the 1960s. The Story In the autumn of 1962, a [...]
Jon Robinson was born a congenital amputee. He has no hands or forearms, His lower legs are attached to his hips without knees. His is 3 feet 9 inches. You would think that Jon would be a classic case of someone who is disabled. In this video Jon shows that perception and labels are meaningless. [...]
The Stress of Advocacy In addition to the typical day-to day activities of homework and extracurricular activities, I have the physical and emotional stress of knowing that my thirteen year old daughter is very dependent on my decisions for her success in the world. Regardless of my parenting at home, my two sons will be [...]
Looking for some great special needs documentaries 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 [...]
