Step by Step: Being a Replacement Teacher
In our previous article, ‘Why is Challenging Behavior Happening?’, we examined the circumstances and outcomes that explain why behavioral challenges occur. One of the key take-aways is that, in order...
Special Needs
What is Stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or “disfluencies,” in a person’s speech. People who stutter may experience: Repetitions (D-d-d-dog), Prolongations (Mmmmmmilk), or Blocks (an absence of sound). People also...
Applying for SSI Benefits for a Child With Special Needs
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) If you are the parent of a child with special needs, you will know how much added cost your family experiences, from therapy, medical bills, house...
How to Make Halloween Fun During Covid-19
In the past two years, Covid-19 has put a damper on many activities we take for granted, including summer vacations, school graduations, and now, it looks like Halloween is the...
Oxygen: Caring for Ourselves to Care for Our Children
Parenting kids with a disability can sometimes be really stressful. This is especially true when children experience frequent or severe challenging behaviors. Unfortunately, self-care is not usually in the top...
Mikey’s Wish: Hard Work Makes a Wish Come True!
Hard work makes a wish come true! I am Mikey, I’m 19, and I live in a village just outside Birmingham, England in the UK. I live with a diagnosis...
The Day I Found Out….
Hello my amazing parents. It’s me, a young adult who managed to make it out on the other side of early intervention and what felt like a lifetime of special...
How to Plan a Safe and Fun Summer (Part 2)
How to Plan a Safe and Fun Summer – Part 2 In our latest issue, we brought you a plethora of ideas to create a safe and fun summer camp...
Understanding the Emotional World of Children
How to connect with your child to a happy and fulfilling relationship Good news for you amazing parents out there: there might be a simple reason (and easy solution) to...
Friends of Brian: Achieving Quality of Life Through GAP
Group Action Planning We aren’t nearly done! This inescapable fact confronted me as we approached the last of three Person-Centered Planning (PCP) meetings for my son, Brian, who was 16...
