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How to Keep Your Child with Food Allergies Safe Without Being “That Mom”
No parent wants to be known as a nag or a helicopter parent, or make others roll their eyes when they hear your name. Our new superintendent once referred to me as “Oh, that mom” when reminded that I...
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First Missing Accommodation, First Note Home, and More School-Year Firsts for...
First day. First week. First day off. First hundred days. The school year is full of firsts. Of course, if you’re the parent of a student with special needs, chances are you’re going to chalk up some...
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Yoga for Special Needs: Is It a Good Option for Your Child?
Yoga is growing in popularity as an adjunct to traditional therapies that are used with children who have special needs. Yoga differs from traditional speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational...
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Back-to-School Tips for Students with Special Needs
Back-to-school means back to schedules, back to learning, and sometimes back to stress. With new supplies and clothes, plus new classrooms and teachers, sending your child back to school can often feel...
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Service Dogs Play an Important Role, Whether Society Is Ready for Them or Not
My friend Kay has a psychiatric service dog to help combat anxiety and depression. The dog—a beautiful, well-behaved golden retriever who goes everywhere with her—is trained to help her when she...
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Eye Movement Test Could Help Earlier Diagnosis of Autism, Study Finds
Signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be seen as early as eighteen months of age, and reliable diagnoses can be given by the age of two. Early diagnosis can make all the difference in the...
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Using Video Cameras in Classroom: Benefits and Cautions
We have seen a rise in the use of video cameras in classrooms, from administrators adding cameras throughout school buildings and premises to students bringing in and using recording devices such as...
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Find a Children’s Book to Explain Disabilities to Your Child or Classmates
Maybe you’re searching for a special needs children’s book that allows your child to see a character that looks like him or her. Or maybe you’re anticipating making a presentation to your child’s...
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My On-the-JobTraining as a Special Needs Mom
I am a wife, a sister, and a friend. I am a woman who at the ripe old age of 31 lost her mother and also became a mother. I’m passionate, kind-hearted, and very stubborn. I go with the flow and try to...
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Orthodontic Treatment and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Q & A
There are many rites of childhood that may be more tricky for kids with autism, and the wearing of braces is one of them. Parents of youngsters who have trouble getting through a dental visit or even a...
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Special Needs in the News: 25 Stories You May Have Missed from August 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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Four Core Back-to-School Tips for Children with Learning Disabilities
While many kids and parents are joyfully buying school supplies, planning field trips, and scheduling extracurricular activities, parents of students with a learning disability may find themselves...
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When the Lights Go Out: How to Prepare your Child with Special Needs for a...
There is never a way to predict when and how long a power outage will be so it is important to be prepared. If there is a child with special needs living in your home consider implementing these eight...
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Why Every Parent of a Child With Special Needs Should be Humaning
I have a friend who is in the trenches of childrearing, with eight-year-old Ben who is on the autism spectrum and eleven-year-old Danny who is way, way smarter and more sensitive than his peers....
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8 Tips for Introducing a Student with Disabilities to a General Education...
Transitioning students with disabilities from self-contained special education classrooms to inclusive general education classrooms is not an overnight process. Here are some tips to help facilitate a...
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10 Apps & Tools for Individuals with Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities
Over the last decade, the National Education Association has stated that enrolment to special education programs has increased by as much as 30%. This is a promising figure, and it’s heart-warming to...
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Its October and my Child with Special Needs is Already Having a Difficult...
Welcome to October. By now your family is down to one freezer pack, has replaced the lunch bag at least once, and misplaced a dozen important sign-up sheets. Kids are wearing mismatched socks and...
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5 Tips to Making Playdates Safe For Your Food Allergic Child
Advocating for your child’s safety at schools and daycares is quite different than advocating to your peers; other parents who may not fully understand the needs of your child. When meeting with...
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Weighted Blankets: What, Why, and How to Find Your Match
Do a simple Google search for “weighted blankets” and 1.5 million results will show up! With that much to choose from, and so much to consider, how do you know which weighted blanket is appropriate for...
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How to Bring Bullying Prevention Month to an Elementary School
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Here’s how a parent volunteer at one elementary school is helping to make the topic a part of a school-wide discussion.
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