With a master’s degree in special education, North Texas mom Melanie Fowler knew a lot about kids with developmental delays….
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The Beat Goes On
How Music Therapy Helps Kids With Special Needs Find Their Rhythm
TRUST in the Future
When 1-year-old Trey underwent brain surgery in an attempt to squelch the painful and life-threatening seizures his body continually endured…
HUNT for a Cure
When Imana, 6-year-old daughter of Gayla Culp of Carrollton, began to struggle with her speech and motor skills, the family…
Decoding Dyslexia
Parents whose child is struggling with reading or writing may find themselves wishing for a diagnosis—any diagnosis—that will guide them…
Asperger's: A Fleeting Diagnosis?
When national autism experts announced a proposal to remove Asperger’s from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (to…
Just Say No (and No, and No)
There was a time when most words wouldn’t come to Cristina. Mild cerebral palsy had left her a little loose-lipped…
Grand Expectations
Grandparents. The dictionary lists the word as a noun: a parent of one’s father or mother. Perhaps it should also…
Encouraging Self-Sufficiency in Your Child with Special Needs
It’s our instinct as parents to help our children—but we want them to be appropriately self-sufficient, too.
Fast Track to Their Dreams
A Dallas Mom Helps Kids With Limb Absences Take to the Field
More Than a Massage
It looks and feels like a relaxing massage. But what’s going on during craniosacral therapy (CST) is much more technical…
The Silent Syndrome
Fragile X, an inherited genetic disorder that can wreak havoc on families, is hard to detect and more common than you think.
Legislation News
Federal Bill to Enable Special Tax-Free Savings If passed, The ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act will allow individuals…
How Baby Plays Could Offer Early Autism Clue
Parents of autistic children know the disorder is mysterious – and frightening. But researchers hope a recent study at the…
Help for Head Symmetry
You may have been told that your baby will probably outgrow her lopsided head shape, and it’s very likely that…
We Live on the Autism Spectrum
Not too long ago I read an astonishing statistic that autism is on the rise and now affects 1 in…
Your Other Children
One evening, Erin Urbanek walked by the room of one of her nine children. Twelve-year-old Jonathan was praying, listing all…
Standing Up for a Cause
Will Kovich, 20, takes leadership and advocacy classes at The Arc of Greater Tarrant County, which advocates for people with…
Interactive Metronome Therapy
Never heard of the Interactive Metronome (I.M.)? You’re not alone. Yet this is one of the most cutting-edge therapies for…
The Battle of A.R.D.
Jordan Steele, 7, will be a second-grader at Spring Creek Elementary in Richardson ISD in the fall. Her entire school…