How to Plan After-School Activities for Your Special Needs Child (and their friends!)
You know the feeling of the first few weeks of a new school year. There is the shopping for backpacks and school supplies. Clothing and shoes and if you are…
Elizabeth’s Journey
Back-to-School & IEP Tips
I looked my 10 year old in the eye just yesterday and said: “Michael, you know we have a mere 16 days left of summer”? It was hard to say…
Elizabeth: Our Summer Speech Therapy Schedule
So many parents, at this time of year, find themselves throwing out old notebooks, half used crayons, semi-dried-out markers, ripped folders all with the excited feeling that it is summer!…
Elizabeth: Speech Goals
GOALS. My wish list. Two things that I have carried with me since Elizabeth was born. Actually, more like since the minute she was diagnosed. Goals and my wish list.…
How We Survive the Holiday Season
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year … Welcome to the holiday season! When you have a child with special needs, many days go by and you don’t necessarily think about your…
Learning to Behave in Public
I think one of the hardest things to do when raising a child with special needs is to get the world to bend to them and their needs. Trust me,…
Middle School Awaits
It is funny but just as soon as you get used to something, that something changes. I am sure everyone can sympathize with that, right? Well, this is how I…
Overcoming the Unexpected
Learning something from a previous experience or mistake is a common thing in life. We all do it. But putting into action what you learned may take more effort. I…
A Mother Learns Many Lessons
Elizabeth is one of those children, lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, who has a summer birthday. These children get to wake up and automatically be off…