It’s that time of year again. Summertime means kids of all ages play baseball, swim and spend days running around…
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Katie Anderson
More than a decade ago, Pinterest and Instagram didn’t exist and the blogosphere was just gaining steam. Katie Anderson, 33,…
On Call
Imagine this: Your child’s speech therapy session starts in 30 minutes. But instead of running around, loading the car and…
Fun For All
Traci Goldenbaum, 38, sometimes feels like she’s just not measuring up. She often feels like she doesn’t provide enough opportunities…
Naturally Controversial
Walker McCain, 22, who is severely autistic, started his self-injuring behavior when he was 5. At Sunday school in Carrollton,…
Silent Sufferers
In the short term, having a parent who is addicted to drugs or alcohol can make a child lose his sense of self. He may be embarrassed to bring friends home. Long term, children with parents who suffer from addiction have an increased incidence of academic problems, mental illness, criminal behavior and early use — and abuse — of the same substances that bind and restrict their parents.
Keeping Kids Safe From the Unsuspecting Poisons in Your Home
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 300 children, nearly half under the age of 6, treated in emergency rooms each day as a result of poisoning injuries, typically from ingestion.
Accessible Playgrounds for Kids of All Abilities
Thanks to federal requirements, play structures built or renovated after 2012 must include equipment, materials and designs that provide children with disabilities the same play opportunities as their typical peers.
Diagnosing Autism in Infants
A new study is the first to show that it may be possible to predict which high-risk infants (those who have an older sibling with autism) would be diagnosed with autism at 24 months.
Take a Seat
So here I sit watching the rainbow of scrub-wearing personnel enter and exit, fill orders, check vitals then repeat.
The Sibling Superhero
Our daughter Kiersten is 9, and along with the standard drama, trials and tribulations that accompany a pre-tween, our little lady faces the added daily stress of living with and worrying about siblings with serious issues.
The State of Our Children: Special Education
The current system continues to fail thousands of kids with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental illness and other special needs.
How to Help Your Child With Special Needs Find Friends
Friendlessness can be the norm for a lot of kids with physical and intellectual disabilities, many of whom have spent lots of their childhood with little to no peer interaction.
Will This Be the Time?
Death is a difficult subject to talk about and near impossible when it comes to your children, but my wife and I have had to have that conversation.
All Access
A theme park vacation is totally doable for families with special needs.
Words of Appreciation
Each week, four therapists, eight nurses and six attendants cross the threshold of our home to love and care for our children, and we are so blessed to have them.
Sports for Kids with Special Needs
Kids with special needs who play sports or engage in recreational activities are more confident, have better overall fitness and experience an enhanced feeling of well-being.
Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings
The frequency of sensory-friendly showings and the variety of what theaters offer has broadened, making them more accessible to more families.
Sign Language vs. Cochlear Implants
Some believe that the therapies that accompany a cochlear implant emphasize the superiority of spoken language over sign language.
After School Activities for Kids With Special Needs
From music classes to martial arts classes, we’ve rounded up the options to keep your kid with special needs occupied this fall.