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How to Tend to Special Needs Child on Thanksgiving

Raise your hand if you cannot believe we are one day away from Thanksgiving, the official unofficial beginning of the holiday season. I feel like I just shut my door at the end of Halloween and then … BAM, we are talking turkey, stuffing, days off and then … gulp … Christmas. I try to […]

May 11, 2018 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILD WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, CHILD WITH SPD, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FAMILY REUNIONHOLIDAY SEASON, HOLIDAY TIPS, MICHELE GIAN, PARENTING, PARENTING TIPS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SOCIAL SETTINGSOCIAL SKILLS, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS KIDSPECIAL NEEDS MELTDOWN, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THANKSGIVING FOR CHILDREN, THANKSGIVING MEAL, THANKSGIVING TIPS, THANKSGIVINGTHANKSGIVING DINNER

Elizabeth: Graduating From High School!

I know that most of you know our story. I know that most of you know that our beautiful Elizabeth has two disorders. And I know you know that our journey has been quite winding and amazing. But how about an update about Elizabeth? Right now Elizabeth is 19 years old and is graduating from […]

May 8, 2018 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADAPTIVE WORKPLACE, DYSPRAXIA, END OF SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, SELF ADVOCACY, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSOCIAL INTEGRATION, SPD, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, SPECIAL NEEDS YOUNG ADULT, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, TEENAGER, VOLUNTEERINGWORKPLACE, YOUNG ADULT, YOUNG ADULT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Time For A Mid-Year Evaluation

It is officially the middle of the school year. Okay, not officially-officially but to me it is. I find myself looking at the middle of January and realizing that fact and think WOW, that time already. It is after this thought that I know it is time do my mid year check. By this, I mean, I take […]

January 13, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILD WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, CHILD WITH SPD, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, IEP, IEP MEETING, MICHELE GIANETTI, PARENTINGPARENTING TIPS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, SPECIAL NEEDS KID, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

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 and so much harder to believe.  Where did the summer go?  How is it possible that three months went like THAT?! But the truth is […]

August 22, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL ADVICE, BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, END OF SUMMER, IEP, IEP GOALIEP GOALS, IEP MEETING, ORGANIZATION TIPS, PARENTING, PARENTING TIPS, SCHOOL SETTING, SCHOOL SPEECH THERAPISTSCHOOL THERAPIST, SCHOOL YEAR, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE, SPECIAL NEEDS MOMSPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, SPEECH THERAPY GOALS, SPEECH THERAPY IN SCHOOL SETTING, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDSTHERAPY SUCCESS, THERAPY SUCCESSES

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 child’s special needs in any extra fashion. Meaning you go about your life with its therapies, struggles and successes. Not really thinking, just doing. But […]

November 23, 2015 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: 18 YEAR-OLD, CHILD IN PUBLIC, CHRISTMAS GATHERING, CHRISTMAS PARTY, CONVERSATION WITH CHILDREN, DYSPRAXIA, DYSPRAXICELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FAMILY GATHERING, HOLIDAY SEASON, NON-VERBAL, PUBLIC BEHAVIOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPDSPECIAL NEEDS HOLIDAY SEASON, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, VERBAL

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, the world will only bend so far and the rest of the distance will either get made up by the work you and your child […]

November 4, 2015 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: 18 YEAR-OLD, CHILD IN PUBLIC, CONVERSATION WITH CHILDREN, DYSPRAXIA, DYSPRAXIC, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, NON-VERBALPUBLIC BEHAVIOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS VERBAL