2013 Cover Winner: Landyn
Meet Landyn Joseph Martin Carlier. He is 7 years old and has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Like most young boys, he loves to play and watch sports and loves...
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Meet Sarah Cook from Cookwire Photography
Sarah has been a contributing photographer to Parenting Special Needs since 2010. We thought we’d have her share a little about herself
Help Make Halloween Fun for ALL Kids!
Bringing Halloween to ALL kids regardless of any limitation.
The Upside of Making Your Own Educational Toys
I remember the first time I brought an educational toy. It was a shape sorter in which the square block fits in the square hole, the ball in the round...
“Foodie” Fun for Kids: Chicken Pot Pie Cupcake
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! Chicken Pot Pie Cupcake What a great combo: chicken pot pies and cupcakes. Inspired by a recipe that we came across from Bev Cooks, we...
2013 Cover Winner: Lindsay Hires
Lindsay Hires Meet Lindsay Hires, 10, who is photographed with her ESE Teacher Assistant, Rickey Smith Main. Lindsay has Down Syndrome and loves to play many sports like soccer, tennis,...
Tiny Light Dillan
Tiny Light Dillan is a brave little four-year-old who has a fighting spirit. He loves to race, dance, and play with his cars and trains and laugh with his family....
Therapy Burn Out: Shifting Gears – When to Say When
I can still see myself sitting there with the other parents in the waiting room of the therapy provider. Each week we would gather to wait while our children were...
Five Fitness Facts for a Fitter Fall
Recent research has demonstrated that the autism population may be more at risk for lifestyle-related medical complications (Type II Diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) than the neurotypical population due to several issues
Real Moms Share: Janice Fialka Shares about Her Thoughts on a “Dance That Matters”
Janice Fialka is a well renowned author and speaker who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well...