Kids’ Books Essentials: Supporting Different-Ability Awareness
Support Different-Ability Awareness this October. Share these books with your community. : ) Mr. Biggs in the city Author Kevin Bloomfield Mr. Biggs has huge feet and an even bigger...
Resources
Painting Is My Therapy
Painting is my Therapy This is a story that I am compelled to tell. It is my family’s journey… it is many families’ journey. My son has Autistic Spectrum Disorder....
Focus on Color
Focus on Color Do you remember your mom always telling you to eat your fruits and vegetables? Well, this concept is still encouraged. Instead of using the Food Guide Pyramid,...
Fitness as a Gateway to Independence
At one time, Fidele required 10 minute breaks between 30 second periods of exercise. During “break” time he would wander back and forth, play with the odd piece of string...
Did You Know That the Lucky Fin Project (LFP) Has Sent Handmade Bracelets All Over the World to Individuals with Limb Differences and Their Families?
Did you know that since July 2010, The Lucky Fin Project (LFP) has sent over 800 handmade bracelets all over the world to individuals with limb differences and their families?...
Simple Finds: Encouraging Good Hygiene & Independence
Encouraging Good Hygiene & Independence Body Glove/Shower Mitt This Body Glove/Shower Mitt has helped my daughter to be more independent when bathing. Easy to put on without having to worry...
Improve Your Families Health: Take a Fast Food Vacation
Improve Your Families Health: Take a Fast Food Vacation You and your family may be spending more time together since summer has arrived. If you are not careful, the extra-curricular...
Having a Super Healthy Summer
Summertime is right around the corner, and what a great time for a child to partake in a wide variety of SUPER HEALTHY summer activities to enrich the mind, body,...
Right Question, Wrong Doctor: How can Medical Education Influence a Doctor’s Acceptance of Complementary Medicine
Parents of Special Needs (SN) children who have an interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) often feel trapped between competing worlds of health care. It’s easy to feel as...
Beresford West: Improved Living Accommodation Work!
Beresford West, 22, a non-verbal individual, needs constant assistance and medical attention. Beresford, in the care of another New York-based agency, spent many years in critical condition. Near death, came...
