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16 Special Needs-Friendly Tips for Family Car Travel
We all know long car journeys can be stressful, so if you’re planning a spring break this year, don’t leave home without these top tips. The following suggestions have all been contributed to Scope by...
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5 Engaging Special Needs Books for Parents, Teachers & Therapists
Educational, engaging, informative and insightful are only a few of the adjectives I could use to describe the five books I introduce in this post. Three of the books have autism as their main theme;...
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A New Lego Set and Waterpark, Plus 16 More Special Needs Stories & Videos...
January was a very busy month in the special needs news world. Articles about some pretty neat special needs products were written and two new books are debating the origins of autism plus much more....
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5 Things To Consider When Planning a Sensory Room
Walk into a sensory room or multisensory environment and witness the effect on an individual with special or differing needs. Orienting, soothing, organizing and calming are just a few benefits of...
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Is It Legal To Keep My Child with Special Needs Home From School?
A majority of parents with students in special education programs (or with IEPs or 504s) have felt the desire to, or actually kept their child out of school for an extended period of time (from a...
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8 Great Games to Get Children with Special Needs Active & Moving
We love any game that will “active8” and motivate kids to get up and get movin’! Toys are great for many reasons, but namely because they are: fun! The fun factor will get kids up and about without...
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5 Places Special Needs Dads Need to Stop and Ask for Directions
There’s a common stereotype of the male who doesn’t like to ask for directions. Stereotypes are often there for a reason and have a seed of truth. Dudes don’t like to stop and ask for directions;...
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12 Skills and 5 Household Chores That Can Serve as Preparation for Future...
As a speech-language pathologist, I have seen many older children and adults with varying developmental disabilities without any experience in vocational skills. Why? Most of these individuals are...
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15 Places to Find Custom Weighted Blankets And Other Products
Not your standard blanket: A weighted blanket provides pressure and sensory input for individuals with autism and other disorders and usually range from four to 25 pounds in weight. A Blanket With a...
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4 Things I Learned About ADHD In Sanity School
I am currently taking an online parenting class, Sanity School from Impact ADHD. I’m about 24 years late in my enrollment, but being that I’m surrounded by teens, 20-somethings and adults with...
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600 Adaptive Bikes Will be Given Away in the Great Bike Giveaway
Friendship Circle is excited to announce its 5th annual Great Bike Giveaway! For a child with special needs, bike riding offers far more than a recreational experience. Bike riding provides a source of...
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5 Ways to Optimize an iPad as a Communication Device
Do you have a child with complex communication needs? Does your child have an AAC app on their iPad or are you thinking about it purchasing one for the future? Check out these suggested ways to help...
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18 Balls and 15 Ball-Playing Activities for Children with Special Needs
Children love toys, and children with special needs especially love toys that offer them a great sensory experience. When choosing toys for your children, be sure to consider the items in this list!...
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SAP and Beit Issie Shapiro Introduce IssieBoard: An Adaptive iPad Keyboard...
SAP laboratories in Israel and The Beit Issie Shapiro Technology Consulting Center have developed IssieBoard – a new adaptive Hebrew keyboard app for children and adults with disabilities. Designed for...
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Seven Unconventional Autism Therapies You Should Know About
Autism Therapy…. These two words can have very different meanings. What really is autism therapy? The most common and highly regarded Autism therapies are Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) speech...
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7 Things Employers Want Parents to Know About Hiring Candidates With...
If you’re the parent of someone living with a disability, you know better than anyone the wonderful skills your child can offer the world. But it’s not always easy to communicate those abilities to...
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8 Benefits of Sending Your Child with Special Needs to Overnight Camp
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to camp we go! There are specialized camps for children with special needs like autism, ADHD, abuse, cancer, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy and other serious...
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5 Tips to Help Mom be at her best for her Child with Special Needs
Mother’s Day is here and every person has or has had a mom. Mom’s can be the superheroes in our stories and more often than not they are. Who worries about us, worships us and would lay down their...
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How I Dealt with Having Asperger’s Syndrome in College
Come August, I will be a junior at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. I am a writing major, and am involved in several extracurricular activities, mostly in the performing arts. I...
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5 Children’s Books to Open Eyes and Hearts to Others with Special Needs
I hope that parents and those who work with children know about the many entertaining and educational children’s books that are published each year. This post will introduce you to five wonderful...
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