APPyTrails: A Road Trip with Apps
What do an accessible theme park, an iPad and a road trip have in common? Vacation fun!
Vacations
Summer Camp Summer Fun
Summer Fun Summer camp should encourage the potential for new friendships, outdoor adventures, swimming, hiking, games and general fun. When you choose the right camp, it can provide all that...
Real Moms Share: Julie Jones Rolling on with a Positive Attitude!
Julie Jones is a mother and blogger who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well as into...
Going Places: Improving Participation in Community Activities
Improving Participation in Community Activities Children with disabilities and their families often become somewhat socially isolated, picking and choosing the places they go, people they see, and things they do....
Healthy Summer Traveling
Healthy Summer Traveling It is important to take some time to plan ahead before you travel. This can be the deciding factor on how much you and your family will...
Postcard Diaries & Memorabilia Bags
Memorabilia Recording memories when you travel with the family is always a good idea—in theory. The reality might be very full days with the challenges of finding meals that satisfy,...
Promoting Executive Functioning Over the Summer Vacation
Understanding Executive Functioning According to the Encyclopedia of Autism (2013), individuals on the autism spectrum have a pronounced impairment in executive functioning. Executive functioning (EF) impairments are not unique to...
Pros & Cons The School Based vs. Independent Psychological Evaluation
The School Based vs.Independent Psychological Evaluation
Relationship Rescue: Special Needs Teenagers and Summertime
Question: What to do with your special needs teenagers when school is over for the summer? Advice: Summer is officially here and those of us with special needs teenagers are...
