As parents and caregivers of children with special needs, we all share a common desire to have our children lead full and happy lives and to become contributing members of society, of course to the best of their abilities. One thing that is often overlooked but can very helpful to the development of your child [...]
My husband doesn’t want me or the kids to acknowledge Father’s Day – because he’s a father every day. My husband doesn’t want me to announce that he works straight through breakfast and lunch without eating on most weekdays, comes home exhausted after a day of technical meetings, and then plays with our children and [...]
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 [...]
You can make us a winner! As you may know, Friendship Circle is a finalist in the About.Com Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Special-Needs Regional Resource. Five special-needs regional resources have been selected to vie for a 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Award. Currently we are tied for first place with just two days left to [...]
Three times in the past two weeks I’ve been asked, “How do you remain so strong? How do you cope day-to-day?” The Process of Grieving That’s a big question for many parents of children with disabilities or medical needs. The famous “five stages of grief” aren’t necessarily predictable when a parent is dealing with a [...]
The United States Presidential Election is 266 days away and currently all the focus is on the Republican candidates for president. Aside from all the mud slinging their have been a number of issues discussed: Health care, unemployment, the economy, immigration and the usual election year issues. Funding for the Special Needs Community One issue that [...]
It’s Super Sunday and if you are not watching the big game (or the commercials) you are probably getting a few odd looks. Well, when it comes to families with special needs it is not always easy to spend 4-5 hours in front of the big screen. Over-stimulation, lack of interest and fatigue are just [...]
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 [...]
Last week in the Friendship Circle blog, Jennifer wrote about the importance of developing self-confidence as a parent of a child with special needs. Part of that confidence comes from daily routines and structure at home and school, and part of it comes from following evidence-based practices. This has certainly been true for [...]
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 [...]
