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 | Notes From The Editor
Taking a Collective Breath Can you believe it? The school year is almost through, summer is officially on its way, and the year is flying by
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 | Cover Features
TOPSoccer: A National Organization that is making a difference
A community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities
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 | Subtle Abuse
As I contemplated the above statements...the mistreatment of people with intellectual disabilities from horrifying to subtle.... Read More
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 | More than a Diaper Bag: Practical Tips for Car Travel with a Special Needs Baby
Car travel with a special needs baby takes planning and foresight to a level that can challenge even the most organized....... Read More
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 | Nico's Rise to Victory form Pediatric Stroke Little did we know that at the time we chose this name, it would have so much meaning
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 | The YMCA First Special Needs Summer Program
Kristy McKinney and Jessica Collins and their hard work will pay off when they begin the summer 2009 program.... Read More
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 | Real Life
Relationship Rescue
How do you handle it when a spouse immerses themselves in the child’s care and puts the relationship on the “back-burner”?.... Read More
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 | Sensational Blessings
For an average child, someone else’s light touch on their skin would go almost unnoticed. But, for a child with SPD.... Read More
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 | When God Made Special Need Mothers he added a few extra ingredients! The Good Lord was fiddling with the model of Mother’s when the angel appeared and said “Lord, I thought you had finished this
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 | Tribute to Fathers
A special tribute honoring Fathers. You make a difference with your presence and with your influence.... Read More
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 | Your Baby is Not Normal
The young mother put her baby down on the bed and eyed him lovingly. “Baby,” she said softly.... Read More
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 | New Products
Check it Out! Products You Can Use
Make sure you take the time to view three new products in this month’s issue
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 | CARES Gives Parents Of Older Disabled Children Freedom to Fly
Two years ago Helen, the mother of a young girl with special needs, was eager to fly to Disney World for her family’s first vacation.... Read More
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 | New GFCF Diet Guide Book “The Autism and ADHD Diet”
Barrie has had so much success using this diet and healing her son, Noah, that it inspired her to share her experiences
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 | Be Who U Are
One day we came across a collection of animals he had drawn that we felt were just as fun, funny, and unique as he is.... Read More
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 | Awareness
What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?
To help Raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs magazine will be highlighting one disorder per issue. In this issue we are highlighting Prader-Willi Syndrome
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 | Mobility for Special Needs Children
For those special needs children with physical disabilities, personal mobility also means personal.... Read More
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 | Giving Difficult News to a Family
When you are giving parents information that will be difficult for them to hear, remember that what you tell them
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 | God’s under the Bed! My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that’s what I heard him say one night
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 | Practical Tips
How to be a Fabulous Grandparent to a Special Needs Child As the mother with two children on the autism spectrum, I've heard some whopper stories.... Read More
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 | The Do-It-Yourself Social Story
Does your child have difficulty interacting with others in common social situations.... Read More
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 | Healthy Hurricane Food Choices
Unfortunately, it is that time of year again where we need to be aware of tropical storms and hurricanes in our area.... Read More
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 | Lingo
Lingo Health & Diet In an effort to bring our readers better awareness on health and diet, we thought it would prove helpful to define a few terms that relate to that topic. .... Read More
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 | Is Summer Break Really a Vacation? No school…No homework… No schedule. Now what?
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 | Did You Know?
Theme Parks and The Special Needs Child
Whether your child’s need is behavioral or physical, most major theme parks have guidelines in place to accommodate
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 | Join us in the Next Issue Be sure to stay tuned for the July/August issue of Parenting Special Needs Magazine where we will be highlighting.... Read More
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