2015 Cover Winner: Cecilia Rabe
Cecilia Rabe, 7, enjoying the sunshine. Her mother, Alicia Kae, of Topeka, Kansas, shared this adorable picture with us. Cecelia has been diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, hypo-plastic left heart syndrome...
Parenting
Handling Your Child’s Diagnosis: Six Things Parents Should Do For Themselves
Handling Your Child’s Diagnosis Before their children are even born, parents are already dreaming about the future…first smiles, first words, first steps and down the line, proud graduations and joyful...
Developing Self-Advocacy Skills: 4 Ways You’re Already Doing It and 4 New Things You Can Try
It’s never too early to begin teaching self-advocacy skills and summer is the perfect time to start. As a parent advocate, you spend a lot of time supporting your child...
Sharing Updates! Morgan’s Wonderland Seeking to Honor Outstanding Benefactors
Each year, Morgan’s Wonderland shines the spotlight on five heroes who’ve been going above and beyond to befriend the special-needs community. These extraordinary individuals clearly exhibit qualities such as caring,...
Person-Ventured Entrepreneurship: What Do You Know About Entrepreneurship
Person-Ventured Entrepreneurship “I sincerely believe that if you ignite the spark that lies in all children— whether they are special needs or not— every single child will exceed realistic expectations.”...
Achieving the Best Possible Future: Tried and True Tips
Best Possible Future As my son prepares to graduate from college, I reflect back on the arduous and gratifying journey of raising a child with autism. I think about trying...
Special Diets: Food Allergies
You’re sending your child off to college in the fall, or perhaps, in the next year or two. If your child has food allergies or is on a special diet,...
Kids Learn Communication Best through the Help of their Parents [Infographic]
There is no better communication partner for children than their parents. That’s the main reason that much of the recent research in autism management focuses on parent mediated intervention as...
Person-Ventured Entrepreneurship: How Do You Define Viable?
How Do You Define Viable? Before anything else, let’s first explore the definition of the word “viable.” According to Webster’s Dictionary, vi·a·ble is defined as “capable of working successfully; feasible”....
Did You Know? Lying Can Be Good for Your Heart
Did you know that lying about your heart symptoms could save your life? It’s called the “Yentle syndrome” and it was coined in 1991 by then-NIH Director Dr. Bernadine Healy. It describes...
