Traffic-related mishaps account for a large number of deaths and injuries amongst our society’s children and youth. When a child has special needs, the risk factor can increase dramatically due to several factors including: Lack of awareness of danger Heightened distractibility Difficulty or inability to filter out background stimuli Higher levels of impulsivity Higher levels [...]
It’s road trip season. If you have a child with special needs, as I do, then you know it will take extra planning — and you have no idea if your best-laid plans will be successful until you actually go. Travel always involves some risks for a child with medical needs or sensory issues. But [...]
While browsing through some special needs videos on You Tube, I came across this great animated series of safety videos for children with special needs. The series, comprised of eight videos focuses on safety concerns such as fire and burn prevention, water safety, poison control and more. Each video documents a family who has a child [...]
1992 When my daughter Chloe was born my father wrote two things in her baby book. The first read “different is good” the second one was “life is about the moments, I hope you have a few good ones” he then called her Turtle for a number of years because well, she moved slowly and carefully most of [...]
