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Help Amelia

Read about Amelia Rivera's story, Kidney Transplant denied. I cannot believe, that in this day and age, that a child is being denied a life-saving kidney transplant due to her cognitive disability ("mental retard…
Message from the Outside Part Two

My last post invited you to participate in a conversation about reactions to special needs: what people on the outside thought about special needs kids and what parents on the inside wanted people to know. Thank you, e…
ABCs of the Special Needs Community

- A - ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis ABC: Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (a method of tracking targeted behaviors) ABI: Adaptive Behavior Inventory ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD: Attention Deficit Hy…
Nine Year Old Boy With Autism Bagged up Like Trash

I’ve heard some pretty horrifying stories involving the mistreatment of children with autism spectrum disorders & special educational needs, yet this next story just angered me that little more.
How Micheal Spells His Name

Micheal was angry, and yes, that’s how Micheal spells his name. He says his mother made a mistake when she gave his name to the doctor. He claims his mother isn’t very smart. When Micheal tells us this, h…
Balance Your Life With Your Special Needs Child's

Balance. I would have to say that that has probably been one of the hardest aspects of life with special needs children. Oh not that you don't balance their lives. Between therapies, doctors, school, "typical" activiti…
Video: What an iPad can do for special needs children.

What an iPad can do for special needs children.
Special Needs STEP-parenting

It's tough to be a parent of a special needs child. It's even tougher to come in as a step-parent to a special needs child. I'm going to sing some praises today and I hope this also serves as useful information to you…
Mom Moving Forward

Deciding that I am a Mom Moving Forward…that many of us are mom’s or dad’s moving forward…has come from a number of years of doing just that. Moving forward…to the next therapy, therapis…
A Special Afternoon

A local organization, Becoming Independent, sponsored a children's party at Traintown last weekend. They gave away tickets to special needs children and their siblings. James and his sister were two of the lucky winn…