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Where to Find Resources on Specific Special Needs
The Friendship Circle Special Needs Resources blog is full of posts that tell you where to go online for information, ideas, advice, and support for parents raising children with disabilities. You can...
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Children’s Books to Promote Inclusion and Help Kids Be More Confident
The adorable children’s books recommended in this post should be in our homes, schools, libraries, and children’s health professionals’ waiting rooms. They celebrate the strengths of all kids and show...
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5 Ways to Balance Summer Learning and Summer Break for Homeschoolers with...
Summer is here, and for many families it will bring a much-needed and deserved break. When we hear the word summer, we often think of popsicles, firefly-catching, days by the pool, and school-free...
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16 Special-Needs T-Shirts for Your Warm-Weather Wardrobe
One of my favorite things about going to watch my son in our state Special Olympics every year—behind watching him compete, of course, and maybe the free hot dogs and hamburgers—is hitting the sales...
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8 Ways to Help Young Kids Make Friends This Summer (and Keep Them When They...
For young children, especially those who have finished their first year in school feeling emotionally and psychologically bruised, summer break can be a really important time to de-stress, rebuild...
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Five Imaginative Ways to Make Indoor Play Exciting
Summer is here and being outdoors is on everybody’s mind, but what if you cannot get outside? Some summer days have dangerous heat indexes, and many kids with disabilities are especially at risk in...
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5 Ways to Prevent Writing Difficulties for Students with Special Needs
While in my experience no two students with special needs are alike, there are certain things that they do seem to have in common. One of these is the fact that written tasks and assignments cause the...
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Using Highlights Magazine as a Therapy Activity for AAC Users
Highlights Magazine is an iconic children’s magazine that has been in publication since 1946! As a child, I remember reading this magazine in the waiting room before going into an appointment with my...
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Life Insurance: What You Need to Know for Special Needs Planning
Life insurance is one of those topics that seems like it should be simple and straightforward, but so often people seem to get confused by it. Worse yet, they overlook it as a critical piece of their...
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19 Special Needs News Stories from June 2017
On our Special Needs Resources Facebook page, we gather links every day to special needs news stories and blog posts of interest we’ve found around the Internet. Once a month, we’ll gather those...
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6 Ways to Stop Summer Learning Loss in Children with Special Needs
The summer-break balancing act can be tricky, especially for parents of children who struggle with learning. Your child has worked hard during the school year in an educational setting, and you can...
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When Looks Can Be Deceiving: Parenting Kids with Invisible Disabilities
One day several years ago, I had the awful idea to go to Walmart with my three young kids. My older daughter must have been around 10, the younger daughter around 5, and my son Nico would have been 7....
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10 Downsized Summer Goals That Any Parent Can Manage
Maybe the summer snuck up on you. Maybe you’re exhausted from IEP battle or endless nights of hard homework or debilitating worrying about every. single. thing. Whatever the reason, you’re facing the...
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Let’s Get Wet: The Benefits of Water Play for Children with Special Needs
It’s summer, and though you don’t have to own a pool (which can provide a full-body water experience), water activities are a tremendous asset to a starved or overactive sensory system. Water can...
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5 Ways to Prevent Writing Difficulties for Students with Special Needs
While in my experience no two students with special needs are alike, there are certain things that they do seem to have in common. One of these is the fact that written tasks and assignments cause the...
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Using Highlights Magazine as a Therapy Activity for AAC Users
Highlights Magazine is an iconic children’s magazine that has been in publication since 1946! As a child, I remember reading this magazine in the waiting room before going into an appointment with my...
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Life Insurance: What You Need to Know for Special Needs Planning
Life insurance is one of those topics that seems like it should be simple and straightforward, but so often people seem to get confused by it. Worse yet, they overlook it as a critical piece of their...
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19 Special Needs News Stories from June 2017
On our Special Needs Resources Facebook page, we gather links every day to special needs news stories and blog posts of interest we’ve found around the Internet. Once a month, we’ll gather those...
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6 Ways to Stop Summer Learning Loss in Children with Special Needs
The summer-break balancing act can be tricky, especially for parents of children who struggle with learning. Your child has worked hard during the school year in an educational setting, and you can...
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Mind, Body, Soul, and Community: How Special Needs Artists and the Community...
When it comes to creative outlets, participating in the arts is beneficial to everyone. From reducing stress to aiding in developing interpersonal skills, engaging in the arts can be very beneficial,...
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