Taking Control of Your Family’s Finances When faced with the responsibility of managing your family finances for the first time, it can feel overwhelming when it isn’t something you were...
Simple Life Tools Moowi Speech Therapy Puppets The Moowi Puppets are speech and language therapy tools that are designed so that mouth and tongue articulation exercises will never be boring...
Lucas James Johnstone Lucas James Johnstone (left, 13) was born with Down syndrome. Lucas loves all sports especially hockey, wrestling, swimming and body boarding and skiing. He just started skiing...
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself here rafting atop the Alaskan Mountains. Enjoy the beautiful serenity of this pristine glacier water. Take a...
Jumpin’for joy My son has Asperger’s and is currently out of mainstream secondary school due to his difficulties. On Saturday, he got Gold at the Lincolnshire Gymnastics Association Floor and...
Is the IEP individualized or cookie-cutter? I am sure I am not alone. You are sitting at the IEP meeting and wondering if your child’s IEP is “individualized” as it...
Strategies for Elevating Happiness This Year! The daily stresses of being a parent can take a toll on one’s overall well-being and happiness. It is important that we take a...
A Powerful & Harmonious You Parenting a child with special needs can be overwhelming; one day life is calm and steady and the next is not. The uncertainties can leave...
I am breaking my mold today and not writing about food. One of the other jobs I do is to assist those with disabilities in seeking employment and helping them...
We want our children to be as independent as possible; learning to successfully negotiate life circumstances on their own. Self-awareness (i.e., understanding what they are doing and what is occurring...
