Helping a Child with Autism Thrive
As a parent with an autistic child, there is a lot you can do to help them overcome their challenges. However, you need to be emotionally and physically strong …
A Broader Perspective on Special Needs
When you think about those with special needs, more often than not, you may be thinking about children with physical, emotional, developmental, or learning …
Autism Awareness Month
The Autism Society of America started Autism Awareness Month in April 1970. The growing awareness of the many problems that autism poses for individuals and …
Asperger’s Syndrome & Autism, What Can be Changed & What Can Not
I have struggled with accepting my son’s disability and my powerlessness to fix him. I came to the realization that in the process of trying to change him, I …
All Parents Have a Right to Their Dreams
Everyone needs breaks, either spontaneous or planned, from routines, from even the most fascinating work, and from outlooking and scheduling the day, week, …
Special Needs of Those Who Care for Special Needs
Do you know someone who is a full time caregiver to someone with special needs? It can be someone’s child, spouse, parent, sibling or friend. It can be due …
Why Do Special Needs and Other Parents Seldom Talk With Each Other?
Besides a general motivation to do the best for one’s child, there seem to be vast differences in daily life priorities, tasks, awareness and fulfillment of …
Should Parents of a Child with Autism Have a Second Child?
Once a couple has a child with autism, they often agonize over whether to have a second child. After the diagnosis and then getting services, and experiencing …
College For The Slow Learning Student
When helping parents figure out how they will pay for college for their older student, I am frequently told that their other younger child might not go to …
Parenting a Chronically Ill Child & Maintaining Your Relationship
You will always remember the moments before you learned – squeezing your partner’s hand, fervently praying, scared beyond words, waiting for the …