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 “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 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? -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 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...
Hunter Syndrome From personality to appearance, every child is unique. Most characteristics are passed down to children from their parents’ DNA. If there is an error in this DNA, genetic...
Romance for Special Needs Couples It was the last thing I needed to see at the end of my workday. But there it was on my kitchen table: Lorne’s back-to-school...
Running Errands Successfully When my daughter was seven years-old and we would shop, she would lay on the floor of the store and refuse to get up, yelling “No” quite...
Best Ways of Learning As a parent, you’ve been there for your child’s every milestone, from their first steps to their academic struggles. You know your child better than anyone else, and...
School Lunch Ideas Without a doubt, packing school lunches daily is something most of us parents dread during the school year. Mornings are hectic enough with getting the kids out...
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