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Teenagers with Special Needs
Like the average teen girl, Emma is boy-crazy, which both encourages and frightens her mom, because Emma is also developmentally…
Finding the Right College Program for Your Child with Special Needs
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to preparing for college. Here’s what parents of students who have special needs should know.
Would medical first responders know how to help your child?
What would happen if a child with an intellectual or developmental disability for that matter, had a medical emergency? Would emergency personnel know how to interact with a child with sensory issues?
Help Yourself, Mom and Dad—Before You Burn Out
Why making time for you is what’s best for your family when you have children with special needs.
Playgrounds With Heart
Encourage your child’s playful spirit with an afternoon spent wheeling about at these area accessible playgrounds. Adventure World Playground: This…
How to Plan a Family Vacation with Kids with Special Needs
Four vacation spots with accommodations for kids with special needs, from mobility disabilities to autism. Plus more travel tips from local moms.
Swimming Lessons for Special Needs
Children with special needs find freedom in the water
Dating as a Single Parent of a Child with Special Needs
How is a single parent to navigate the challenges of finding love while raising a child with special needs?
Inspiring Children’s Books About Special Needs
Whether you’re hoping to show your child with special needs that it’s OK to be different or promote empathy in…
Diagnosing Sensory Integration Disorder
The identification of SID is not a black and white process; evaluation can involve multiple tests of fine motor skills, a parent interview and assessments of physical development.
Deciphering Dysgraphia
Does your young student struggle when gripping a writing utensil? Is his handwriting illegible? Your pediatrician may point to a…
Behavior Issues: Are You Really What You Eat?
The link between food and behavior is back in the spotlight now that more parents claim it absolutely helps! Fortunately, companies are paying attention and now have products to meet consumer demand for gluten and dye-free foods.
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…
Essay: Life in the Checkout Lane
While out on a frazzled shopping trip, a new mom to a child with Down syndrome makes a special connection with a fellow parent.
Vacation Destinations Friendly Toward Guests with Special Needs
After checking out our list of special needs-friendly getaways, you’ll want to get everyone’s bag packed, ASAP!
How to Handle Your Depression and Your Child’s Special Needs
When Julie Chapman found out her young son Jordan suffered from developmentally debilitating cerebral palsy, she tearfully wondered, is he…
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.