Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt
Holiday Highlight: Featuring Christmas Lights It’s the most wonderful time of the year! In addition to being a wonderful time of year, it is also the most wonderful time to...
Early Years
INCLUSIVE COLORING PAGES
INCLUSIVE COLORING PAGES Doing more than just Poppin Wheelies This holiday season, don’t let your children sit around bored while you’re busy cooking the festive dinners, instead, let them color...
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines We start each day with two simple words, “Good morning”, in the hopes of giving our children a positive...
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...
Coping with the Life You Never Imagined
As I look at my son I see a miracle. I see a little boy that has been defying all odds from the moment he was born. I see a...
ABOUT ME: Communication & Choice Making Guide
Communication and choice making skills are something most of us take for granted. If you think about how you interact with friends, family and work colleagues, much of it revolves...
Developing Your Own Network
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION OF ARTICLE My advocacy began, like many other parents, before my son was born. I was diagnosed as a “high risk” pregnancy. My list of complications...
Teaching Independent Play a Win-Win for Children & Parents
Teaching Independent Play A Win-Win for Children & Parents Ethan returns home from school after a busy day of structured activities. His mother, Andrea, spends some time snuggling with Ethan...
Advocacy Tips for the Long Haul
Advocacy Tips for the Long Haul Recently I talked to my son’s first elementary school Principal. She marveled at the progress he had made from his first days in the...
Avoiding Meltdowns During Theme Park Vacations
Theme parks can be overwhelming and exhausting experience for children with special needs here are a few tips to help