What the Federal Tax Overhaul Means for Families with Special Needs
Late last year, Congress passed the biggest federal tax overhaul in decades, a change which is unofficially referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Originally intended...
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Multitasking the Right Way: How You Can Make the Most of Your Time
Multitasking There are just not enough hours in the day to get everything you need to do done. If you are like most parents reading this right now, chances are...
A Story of Inspiration: How Vernon Changed My Perception of Disability
How Vernon Changed My Perception of Disability It was the summer after my freshman year of high school and I had decided that I wanted to volunteer for the Special...
Big Picture of Parent Participation in an IEP Meeting
Parent Participation in an IEP Meeting As you walk into your IEP meeting, you see 6, 8, or 10 school/district personnel already seated at the table. Yes, you “expected” that...
Remember to say thank you by Laura Trice
Dr. Laura Trice’s simple 3-minute TED talk reflects on the power of the magic words “thank you” — to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another...
Simple Cookie Icing (Squeeze Bottle) Plus 4 “Hacks to Help!”
Simple Cookie Icing This icing dries hard and is perfect for coating the top of your cookies prior to decorating (adding sprinkles or other decorations). It makes decorating sugar cookies...
Tech Fun Favorite Holiday Apps
Favorite Holiday Apps Sago Mini Holiday Trucks and Diggers By Sago Mini Very simple and repetitive action game. Allows users an environment of self-paced, virtual play where they can build...
{Hacks for Stress Free} Cookie Decorating with Kids
Cookie Decorating with Kids I used to love to make cookies with my family; it was a tradition in our house growing up. I USED to think it was fun...
Social Security Benefits: Understanding How To Work?
Social Security Benefits It Works to Work Work provides them a lot of benefits: a way to use one’s talents and contribute, a place to build peer relationships and even...
When Conflict Arises What Steps Can You Take?
Conflict, according to Merriam Webster, is a competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons). I am sure some of us...
