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Special Needs Offenders: I’m So Glad You’re Sorry
Something major has been happening in recent years: People are making major public reparations after they’ve offended people with special needs. Two cases involving kids have recently made headlines....
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A Company Recruits Staff With Autism: A Good Thing But….
“German software Giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to make full use of their talents to process information,” read the article a reader sent me. My first reaction: woo...
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Safety Measures to Take When Out and About with your Special Needs Kid
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. Memorial Day Weekend came and went, kicking off the summer season. Over the next...
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This Child Shouldn’t Die Because Of Organ Donor Rules
Sarah Murnaghan is ten years old, with end-stage cystic fibrosis. She’s been at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for three months, and has been on the lung transplant list for 18 months. She does...
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Mistreat Kids With Special Needs And Social Media Will Get You
The story went viral: A little boy with autism getting his hair cut kept crying. The salon owner reportedly stormed over and “proceeded to give the mom a severe tongue lashing,” read the Facebook...
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More Tech Miracles For Kids With Special Needs
I read an incredible letter the other day written by a dad of a teen with severe autism. His son, Dan, had started taking classes on Coursera, one of several sites offering massive open online courses...
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8 Great Summer Activities For Kids With Special Needs
Summer fever has set in at my house; I say, why wait till the official start of the season for the kids to enjoy all its pleasures? Not only are these activities fun, they can be therapeutic for kids...
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Autism Linked To Air Pollution: What’s A Parent To Do?
Exposure to major pollution during pregnancy could double the odds a child will have autism, says a study out today from the Harvard School of Public Health, with baby boys at particular risk....
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Miss You Can Do It: An Amazingly Special Movie
Miss You Can Do It is an HBO documentary about a beauty pageant for girls with special needs; it premieres tonight at 9 ET/8 CT. Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa 2008 in the Miss Universe pageant, started it...
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A New Way To Prevent Cerebral Palsy
Here’s something that may be hard for others to understand about parenting a child with special needs. I can’t imagine having a kid other than the one I got. I adore Max. I worship him. I think he’s...
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A History of Disability In America: An Awesome Online Exhibit
“Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated, or in any way deformed so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, or an improper person to be allowed in or on the streets, highways, thoroughfares...
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A Legal Victory For Special Needs Families
Some details of the story might sound familiar: A kid with special needs was due for an IEP. His father, Doug, scheduled and rescheduled the meeting several times. We’ve all been there, right?...
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What Will My Child Be When He Grows Up?
Max does not currently have career aspirations he’s yet shared with me. I’m pretty sure he’d like to work at Carsland, but given that he is only ten years old and his obsession with all things...
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An Unwanted Baby With Down Syndrome Saved From Abortion
A young couple planning to abort an unborn baby diagnosed with Down syndrome: That’s a hard thing for many of us to hear, but especially for those of us who have children with special needs. The...
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How Toddlers With Autism Behave: A Helpful New Video
Given the prevalence of autism these days, both statistically (about 1 in 88 kids has it) and in the news, it’s natural for new parents to watch their babies for signs of autism. Now a new video on...
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8 Reasons Summer Rocks (And Doesn’t Rock) For Special Needs Families
No matter how old I get, or how many years I’ve had a job, part of me keeps expecting a two-month-long vacation come summer. That eternal hope powers me through July and August, along with iced coffee...
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Great Inventions For Kids With Special Needs—By Parents!
These parents didn’t just think up stuff that would make life better for their kids with special needs—they made them happen. Props to them for inventions that enable all our children. Dolls for kids...
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A Fantasy Day For A Train-Loving Kid
Max has loved trains, planes and cars since he was a tot, a stereotype I was glad for because I was anxious about all the ways he wasn’t behaving like a typically-developing kid. Playing with his toy...
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God Isn’t Healing My Child With Cerebral Palsy
“Daniel Thomas suffered from Cerebral Palsy and seizures for most of his life, but he always believed God would heal him. Then one day God did.” That’s the description for a popular video about a man...
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Magical Photos Of A Boy With Muscular Dystrophy
When psychologist Matej Peljhan heard that a 12-year-old patient with muscular dystrophy had a dream of seeing himself in a photo “walking around and doing all sorts of mischief,” he had an idea. An...
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