Meet: Dr. Deanna Clauss / Sibling
Dr. Deanna Claus Our first resident is Dr. Deanna Claus, whose journey began when her youngest sister sustained a sever traumatic brain injury. Tell us about yourself My name is...
Advocating
Filing a Due Process Complaint
Complaint Parents who have children with special needs have options when they disagree or are in dispute with a decision of a local school district regarding the services their child...
Achieving a Better Quality of Life through Person Centered Planning
Have you heard about Person-centered planning? During the times of deinstitutionalization in the 1970’s, a group of passionate advocates who supported people with disabilities started to consider quality of life....
Meet: Dr. Christopher Najarian
Dr. Christopher Najarian, a pediatric doctor at Akron Children’s Hospital “stopped by” Parenting Special Needs Live earlier this month to share his story and how adaptive sports programs impacted his...
Real Mom’s Share: Lisa Lupi
Lisa Lupi We are happy to profile mom, Lisa Lupi. Lisa has a daughter and a 28-year-old son, JP, who is in a wheelchair. She is also living in a...
3 Steps To Make Progress This Year
A new year brings renewed energy and the opportunity to create a new plan and goals with your loved one for the year. You may have done this in previous...
Asking Permission Empowers Youth
As the holidays approach, cameras will be snapping photos and social media will be blowing up with images of family gatherings, decorations, and cherubic children in their holiday outfits. Holiday...
I Want to Share My Beautiful Adoption Journey With You
I want to share my beautiful adoption journey with you Growing up my dream was to adopt a child one day. My father was my inspiration. He was brought up...
Parenting Plans Before the School Bell Rings
As with any time for reflection, back-to-school is a great time to review your goals for the upcoming months, including your parenting plan. Before the first bell rings, you should...
Keys to Autism: Self
One of the Keys to Autism / Disability is knowing and understanding the “Self.” Once a disabled individual has a grasp and clarity about their own strengths and weakness and...
