Features

Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 2: Establishing Healthy Boundaries for Touch

Teaching children about personal boundaries is essential for building respectful, healthy relationships. This article offers practical tips for helping kids understand and establish appropriate boundaries for touch in everyday situations....

Co-Parenting with PBS

Picture a child holding their hands over their ears, with two adults in the background. The child, looking distraught, turns around to face the adults, hits themselves, and runs into...

Honoring the Legendary Dick Hoyt

“Yes, you can!” – Richard (“Dick”) Hoyt, Sr. (American inspiration for runners, fathers, and disabled athletes) Inspiration and Encouragement for Special Needs Fathers When you think of the word...

On the Run: Dealing with Children’s Elopement in Real Time

Dealing with Children’s Elopement Have you ever had that feeling? The one where you are in the grocery store and your child is not where you thought they would be…...

Fostering Healthy Relationships

You are only as happy as your least happy child. It’s a phrase we as parents are all too familiar with, as we suffer each of our children’s disappointments, sometimes...

Getting Real about Resentment and Finding Small Ways

Resentment and Finding Small Ways We Invite siblings to share their stories and creating opportunities for them to connect with one another can be tremendously valuable in validating their experiences...

Cody Breaking the Tape: How Disabilities Didn’t Stop Him in Life

Cody My name is Michelle Carroll-Piver, and my husband, Dale, and I have four children. My oldest is18 and serving in the US Army stationed at Fort Sam Houston in...

Making Learning Fun: Teaching Pivotal Skills

Teaching Pivotal Skills Jordan is a four-year-old child with autism. He has a limited vocabulary and typically communicates his needs and wants by acting out, aggressively. This behavior has become...

Special Artisan and Crafter Adam Flasterstein

Adam Flasterstein Age: 26 Disorder: Autism/Intellectual disability Style of Art: Shell painting As told to us by his mom, Elaine Adam Flasterstein, 26, is a multi-media artist. He uses collected...

Special Artisan and Crafter Kodie Smith

Kodie Smith Age: 22 Disorder: Duplication of Chromosome 16p.11.2 -12 Style of Art: Multi-Media As told to us by her mom, Kristy Kodie Smith, 22, is a multi-media artist. She...