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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

Planning for Summer a Full Season Ahead

I have a friend who is quite spontaneous. From the last minute requests to meet for coffee to quick trips with her children, it is all done at the last minute and for her and her world, it works. But for me and my world? Not so much! I think something few people realize is that being […]

March 27, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH, IEP, PLANNING, PLANNING FOR SUMMER, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPECIAL NEEDSSPECIAL NEEDS PARENTING, SUMMER, SUMMER TIME, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

How Music Therapy Became our Next Best Step

For those who have been following our story on this site, you know that Elizabeth has struggled with speech and language throughout her life due to her disorders of Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder. And because of this, we have had some form of speech therapy throughout most of her life. I say a form […]

February 20, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMTA, ARTICULATION, DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH, MICHELE GIANETTI, MUSIC AS THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPIST, MUSIC THERAPY, PLAYING MUSICSENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SINGING, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPEECH THERAPYTEEN WITH SPD, TEEN 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

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