Solutions to Make Moving Easier with Your Special Needs Child
Moving to a New Home Individuals with special needs (and let’s be honest, most of us) can display difficulty with transitions and may have a tough time adjusting to change....
Transitions
What Now? Making the Transition to the Empty Nest
For most young adults in their 20’s there comes a time when an adult child lets you know, it’s time to move out and establish a life away from their...
Family Chat: Practical Tips For Puberty
“Puberty! Ready or not, it is our time to guide our children through. It’s a natural stage of development when many changes happen to our bodies, emotions, and behaviors. We...
Dealing with Grief and Darkness
Grief and Darkness Each day we live can bring us joy, laughter, relief, and love. It can also bring us sadness, pain, and loss. Although the good events in our...
Family Chat: Navigating Across the Lifespan
Learn ways to prepare, respond, and support our families through life’s transitions through our own challenges and successes. (Aug 2021) Video: https://youtu.be/6wdVE5WeQHs Related Article: Their Tears and Fears. Masks...
How Your Child’s Current Interests Can Help Them After High School Ends
How Your Child’s Current Interests Can Help Them After High School Ends Identifying Interests Observing your child’s natural interests during summer is an excellent way to identify potential...
Tech Tips for Back to School Success
Take notes in real-time Build real-time transcripts that cater to different learning styles It’s that time again, summer is winding down and we will be getting ready to send our...
Family Chat: Teaching Flexibility In Uncertain Times
Interested about flexibility, how to teach flexibility, and preparing for changes? Check out this recorded family to family chat. (Apr. 2021) Video: https://youtu.be/RVuVYel5kQM Related article: Related Article: Their Tears and...
Transition: Shaping Our Views of Technology
The word “transition” has multiple meanings. In the world of special education, typically we think of transition as the process in which children with disabilities change or move from childhood...
Friends of Brian: Achieving Quality of Life Through GAP
Group Action Planning We aren’t nearly done! This inescapable fact confronted me as we approached the last of three Person-Centered Planning (PCP) meetings for my son, Brian, who was 16...