Seven Questions Parents Should Ask When Choosing a Camp
The American Camp Association® (ACA) recommends that parents ask the following questions to get a better feel for which camp experience best suits their child
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ADHD 101 Educational Techniques for ADHD: Bracketing Distracting Thoughts
One meaning of the term “bracketing” is “to place within.” This concept of “placing within” is a helpful strategy that students and adults can use to identify and appropriately deal with distracting thoughts
ASK Angie ASL + Tips: IEP Meetings
This video demonstrates the ASL signs for common words used for, and throughout, an IEP. Words included in video: Parents, Name, I want, Choices, Learn, Plan, and Success. Tip for...
Homework Concern: What To Do When Students DON’T Do It
So, the real question is, “Why don’t students seem to care about homework?” There are a variety of possible answers, but the best advice I can offer is this
When Minutes Feel Like Hours: Recognizing and Responding to Your Child’s First Seizure
Every year, 25,000 to 40,000 children in the United States will experience their first seizure. Would you recognize a seizure if you saw one
What is Williams Syndrome?
In an effort to raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs magazine will be spotlighting one disorder per issue.
In this issue we are spotlighting Williams Syndrome (WS)
Analyzing Patterns
After identifying broad goals and routines you would like to address for your child… and beginning to track specific behaviors that you want to increase and/or decrease, the next step...
Stay Mentally Healthy by Changing These Three Thoughts
Stay Mentally Healthy Have you ever thought to yourself, “Am I doing enough?” I am sure that if someone watched all the things you do each day, it wouldn’t be...
Organizing Your Child’s Brain Through Crawling and Creeping
Crawling and Creeping When I first met Benjamin Thompson, he was struggling with echolalia (unsolicited repetition of vocalizations), extreme hyperactivity, self-biting, and poor eating and sleep habits. He had been...
What Are Those Procedural Safeguards
You receive your IEP meeting notice and included are 20 pages of Procedural Safeguards. At the meeting, you are also asked if you want another copy of the Procedural Safeguards....
