Parenting

With all of its chaotic ups and downs, joys and sorrows, love and rivalry, family life (referred to by Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek as “the whole catastrophe”) can be a challenge for everyone. Special needs siblings experience both ... Read More

Patricia S. Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses how to reconsider priorities at home for children with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and special needs in this post. “In raising your children, spend half as much money and twice as much ... Read More

This is a true story of how I went about supporting self esteem for my son with the truth. We were on our way to the developmental optometrist's office when it happened. My son Joe's current diagnosis basically translates to ... Read More

In this blog post, Cheri Riehle offers advice for choosing toys for special needs children. Why Play Is Important Play fosters intellectual, social and physical development. Adults are encouraged to view toys as learning tools with different types of toys ... Read More

Parenting special needs children can be quite the challenge, but children will more easily reach their full potential if the adults around them are working as a team. Collaboration with Professionals A child's disability or neurodevelopmental disorder such as autism, ... Read More

In this blog post, Evelyn Vuko, a veteran school teacher, administrator and monthly columnist called "Teacher Says" for the Washington Post, writes about what to do if your child has low self-esteem. The self-esteem Willie gained all summer might be ... Read More

In this blog post by speech-language pathologist Sabra Gelfond, she likens caring for special needs children to baking the perfect carrot cake. Cake. Carrot cake. What makes a good carrot cake? How would your cake taste if you doubled the ... Read More