Let’s Help More Families: GoTo Cart
GoTo Cart Shop Our goal: 1 in #EverySupermarket Transforming shopping trips for special needs families The Firefly GoTo Shop is an adapted shopping cart suitable for kids with special needs...
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Mommy’s Timeout: Carrizo Plain National Monument Temblor Range
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the colorful patches of wildflowers that paint the floor of this valley. Take a couple of...
A Review…What Is Special Education
From Early Intervention to Special Education Services As I sat at our first IEP meeting transitioning from Early Intervention to Part B for our daughter who is legally blind,...
Siblings Are Special, Too
Sibling Bonds The bond between siblings can be a beautiful and powerful thing. It can be especially touching to watch your typical child interact with your special needs child. Whether...
Life-Changing Apps for People with Disabilities
What makes an app life-changing? We often have these aha moments at BridgingApps, as we hear from an excited father who just discovered the “perfect” calendar app to help his...
Spring Break Fun 7 Recipes to Make Together
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! 7 Recipes to Make Together Spring Break is right around the corner and you want to have some fun activities planned. Cooking is a great...
Proud Moments: Matthew’s Endless Possibilities
Matthew’s Endless Possibilities As I drove with my son, Matthew… for the first time, he was the driver and I was his passenger (what an ironic metaphor for our journey)....
Sex Education for Special Needs Children
Sex Education for Special Needs Children In many school districts, Sexual Education begins in fifth grade. Parents find their nightly talks with their children punctuated by “ew’s,” “no ways,” “disgusting,”...
2018 Cover Winner: Joey Petruzzi
Joey Petruzzi Our happy family vacation “selfie” features Joey Petruzzi, age 28, along with his Mom, Liz, and his Dad, Mark. Joey has been diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome and Autism,...
Mommy’s Timeout: Beautiful Pink Sunrise
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the peacefulness of this beautiful, wintery, pink sunrise. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin...
