The thought of settling in for a lifetime of stirring honey seems overwhelming to Barry. So when the adventurous graduate gets a chance to form ranks with the pollen jocks and take a trip outside the hive, he’s more than willing to go.
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Avoid Birthday Party Trauma
An impending birthday party, either for your child or a peer, can be a roller coaster ride of emotions for both you and your child.
Autism and Mommy’s Playdate Frustration
Play dates provide essential interaction for children and much needed social support for moms.
ADHD Drugs and Heart Exams
Kids starting drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) need a complete heart exam including…
Sensory Processing Disorder
Oliver Googe plops down in his bean pool one Saturday afternoon. He moves his hands and legs around and allows…
Moving With Your Special Needs Child
Moving with your special needs child can be very challenging. However, several things can be done to make it go more smoothly.
Taekwondo for Kids with Special Needs
Most parents long for their child with special needs to be accepted as just “one of the kids.” That’s becoming…
Developmental Pediatricians
What they can do, how they can help your family and how you can help them.
The Back-to-School Survival Guide
Preparing Your Child, Schoolteachers, and Yourself for the Year Ahead
Visit Bandera, Texas, or Caledonia, Illinois
Calling the big city home offers so many opportunities that enrich the lives of families, but it is often at…
Researchers Find First Autism Gene
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially…
Professional Au Pairs
When Kai, a 2-year-old with tuberous sclerosis, began to show rapid developmental progress, his parents took notice. Anthony and Claudia…
She Took Off Running
Brandi Teplicek was wearing down, from weeks of watching this mystery bug – an insidious force that bowed to no…
Soft-Touch Booster Seat
Not all booster seats are created equal – especially for kids with special needs. That’s where Special Tomato comes into…
Keeping All Students Safe Act
Early this year, parents at a Connecticut elementary school were outraged to discover that kids with special needs deemed disruptive…
Building Your Own Support Group
When my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia last summer, I knew I’d need some help. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for…
Comic Relief
Everyone has something they just can’t live without. For my 11-year-old son Jay, who has Asperger’s syndrome, there are two…
Dancing Queen
When Beatrice, a 7-year-old with autism, first joined the adaptive dance class at Chamberlain Performing Arts in Plano, she wanted…
Shooting Craps
After school one day while waiting for my kids, I happened to get into a discussion with another mom of…
Preventing Parental Burnout
Ten years ago, after her husband’s death, Keller mom Alissa Auer struggled to hold her family together. Her son Chris,…