What is an Intellectual Disability?
What is an Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him...
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What is Spina Bifida?
What is Spina Bifida? Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life in the United States. It’s a type of neural tube defect...
Different Strokes: Using ABA to Teach Children Skills
Many years ago, professionals assumed that children with significant developmental disabilities were incapable of learning. As a result of extensive research and practical experience, we now understand that is not...
Disabilities Shouldn’t Define Individuals Awareness and Dialogue Promote Acceptance
Disabilities Shouldn’t Define Individuals “That boy is scary!” proclaimed the hearing “tween” to her friends at the signing Santa Christmas party. She didn’t know I could hear her, and had...
Untruths My School District Told Me
Untruths My School District Told Me As a speech-language pathologist who has specialized in AAC for several decades there are some things that I hear over and over again; even...
What Is Blindness/Visual Impairment?
What is Blindness/Visual Impairment? -Blindness: Complete or nearly complete vision loss Many people regard blindness as the inability to see at all or to discern light from darkness – Legally...
Avoiding the Power Struggles with Your Child
Avoiding the Power Struggles Here is a scenario that I am sure every parent can relate to at some point in parenthood. Your child behaves in a way that tests...
8 Ways to be a Great Advocate For Your Family Member With Special Needs
8 Ways to be a Great Advocate For most families, the journey of taking care of a family member with special needs is “a marathon, not a sprint”. The emphasis...
The Dawning of a Bright Future
The Dawning of a Bright Future It was June 14th and the last day of middle school had arrived. The energy in the halls was electric and the students were...
