The Vows of Special Needs Parents
The Vows of Special Needs Parents When a family has a child with tremendous needs, what we do for her can sometimes overshadow everything else, including our relationship with our...
Jan/Feb 2011
Understanding the Mental Skills Affected by ADD and ADHD (Part 1)
(ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyper Activity) It can be tough having ADD / ADHD, especially if you are a child. ADD and ADHD are...
Making Time for Fitness
Making Time for Fitness Time management may be one of the most debilitating aspects of life for families with special needs children. I have heard the “we don’t have time”...
Running: My Temporary Escape
Running Like many parents of children with special needs, my child is my life. I become so engrossed in helping my child that I forget myself. In having a child...
Common Mistakes Parents Make with Their Special Needs Trusts
We meet a number of families each year that have already met with a planner in an attempt to design a special needs plan. The plans are put together with...
MOTORING through MEALTIME
Mealtime presents many opportunities for a variety of sensory and motor skills to be developed also! A lot of kiddos with special needs struggle with “picky eating” or “problem feeding”...
Listening Game Helps with Identifying and Make Sounds Familiar
Listening Game Hearing a sound they can’t identify can be scary for children, and there are so many sounds in our world. This game helps make them familiar. Goals Listening...
How to Use Choices and Preferences to Improve Cooperation
How to Use Choices and Preferences to Improve Cooperation We’re going to begin this article by stating the obvious: “People perform better – and, in general, behave better – when...
Can you describe your child’s personality, using only 2 words?
Parents shared the following two words to describe their child’s personality. What two words would you use to describe your child/children? Related: Using 2 Words Only, Describe Your Child’s Personality?...
Tax Planning for Parents of Children with Autism
Parents or other caregivers of loved ones with autism may qualify for valuable tax benefits, which may be overlooked by some tax preparers