10 Causes Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Children

Causes of PTST

No one wants the words “post-traumatic stress disorder” and “children” to appear in the same sentence. But recent events like the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting are reminders that children as well as adults can be exposed to events that cause this debilitating but highly treatable mental illness. Previous posts in this series explained why [...]

The Special Needs Future is now! 11 Tips to make sure you are prepared

The Special Needs Future is Now

This question will date me, but here goes. Does anybody out there remember the Honeywell Corporation advertising campaign from the early 1970s? The beginning of the TV commercial escapes me, but its conclusion is burned into my brain. The announcer ended every ad with this memorable tag-line: The future is now…at Honeywell. Forty years later, [...]

Autistic Boy Bullied, Blind Fencing and more news and blogs

Dental Care for Disabled

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. In The News Oklahoma Blind Fencer Hits Mark With Documentary When Catherine Bolton began to lose her sight, she never dreamed she [...]