Kids Books: Be Careful and Stay Safe
Do you need a good book to help explain to your child how to be safe and careful in the community and around the house?
Education
Decision Making Skills for Young Adults
When students with disabilities become young adults, they and their parents often ask whether and how decision-making practices should change. After all, the student and family, the school, medical, vocational,...
Language-building Tip for Parents
This tip is for parents of children who have started to use single words or who have started to put two words
together (e.g., “dog” or “Mommy go”).
Do You Know the Difference Between “Transition Service Needs” and “Needed Transition Services”?
Do you know the difference between “transition service needs” and “needed transition services”? Do you know the legal requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Transition to...
From Social Skills to Social Thinking
Teaching “social skills’ had been of interest to me for the past ten years. My skills in this area have grown and changed over time
Searching for the Right Summer Camp!
Greetings from Camp Lee Mar Located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Camp Lee Mar is a coed overnight camp for children and teenagers (ages 7-21) with mild to...
Engaging Siblings to Build Social Skills: A Relative Solution to a Complex Problem
Engaging Siblings Play is a primary context for children to learn important skills and to interact, but it tends to be “messy”. Children with special needs often find playtime with...
Strategies to Improve School Safety
Improve School Safety Over the past decade and a half, the United States has experienced an unprecedented level of violence within the school setting. The first, prominent display of a...
Did You Know? Each State Has a Parent Training and Information Center?
Did You Know? That Each State Has a Parent Training and Information Center and Has Local Training on Transition to Adulthood? Find Your Parent Center Families with a child who...
