Keys to Autism: Self
One of the Keys to Autism / Disability is knowing and understanding the “Self.” Once a disabled individual has a grasp and clarity about their own strengths and weakness and...
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What is Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)?
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition and the prevalence of FXS in males is estimated to be between 1 in 4000 and 1 in 7000, and in females between...
List and Explanation of Disabilities for Disability Awareness Month
October Is Disability Awareness Month What is 22q? What is ABA Now Really? Apraxia: when the words just won’t come What is Asperger Syndrome? What is Autism? ASA Guide to...
More Than Friends: Sammy Callari and Parker Seward
Our Proud Moment this issue is from Sammy Callari. Sammy is a personal trainer in Naples, Fl., who has been working with a young man named Parker Seward. Sammy explains...
Why Using a Wheelchair Is the Opposite of Giving Up
WheelChair Freedom When your child is first diagnosed with a disability, I imagine it’s confusing. There are lots of signs and arrows. Lots of opinions. Lots of doctors. Lots of...
Special Education & Disability Acronyms / Abbreviations {Tip 23 of 31}
Special Education has a language of its own As you participate in your child’s special education process, you may feel that everyone has started speaking in a foreign language...
Handling Your Child’s Diagnosis: Six Things Parents Should Do For Themselves
Handling Your Child’s Diagnosis Before their children are even born, parents are already dreaming about the future…first smiles, first words, first steps and down the line, proud graduations and joyful...
Whether it’s Your First IEP or You’re a Pro: 10 things to Cover at the Meeting
For some schools, spring is Individualized Education Program (IEP) season. Whether you’re sitting down with the team for your first IEP meeting or your fifth, it’s always good to have...
Real Life with John Quinn
How John W. Quinn’s Parents’ Attitude about His Disability Created a Success Story. In John W. Quinns’s autobiography, Someone Like Me: An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral...
Famous People with Special Needs
The following people did not let their disability stop them in achieving their dreams