How to Find Your Special Child’s Spark?
How to find your special child’s spark? Before you read any more of this article, take a moment and think of one that you really love to do. Now ask...
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What You Need to Know If You Unenroll Your Child From Public School, Private Schools, Home Education & IEPs
What You Need to Know If You Unenroll Your Child From School Fifteen years ago, we chose to unenroll our daughter, Bryanna, from the private school she was attending and...
What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why Is It so Important?
What is emotional Intelligence? When we think about children going to school to get an education, thoughts of academic rigor usually appear at the forefront. However, the emotional wellness of...
Support Different-Ability Awareness
Spread Smiles & Acceptance – SMILE (Poster) Join us and promote ACCEPTANCE. It’s easy to do download, print out, and share this poster anywhere and everywhere. Put it up in...
What is Dysgraphia?
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), dysgraphia is a “difficulty with spelling (e.g., may add, omit, or substitute vowels or consonants) and...
What is an Intellectual Disability?
What is an Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him...
What is Spina Bifida?
What is Spina Bifida? Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life in the United States. It’s a type of neural tube defect...
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...
Why Biophilic Design Can Benefit People with Special Needs
Episode #35: Biophilic Design: What it is? Why it matters? How it can benefit people with special needs [Click to Listen to Podcast] Understanding Biophilic design with Architect Merilee Meacock:...
College Programs: Closer Than You Think
College Programs At a time when other parents of high school students are busy looking into college options for their students, some parents may worry what that means for their...