Kids and Halloween Candy: A Recipe for Disaster
Does the thought of how your children may behave this Halloween send a chill up your spine? If you answered yes, you are not alone. Millions of other parents share this concern, too.
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Did You Know that Procedural Safeguards Notify Parents of Their Rights?
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School Success Tips from Parents & Professionals
School Success Tips 1} Schedule it out: The biggest tip I would recommend is to make a schedule and stick to it; whether it is for your morning routine, getting...
Sharing! Updates: Anti-Bullying Educational Initiative, Team Long Brothers, & Nationwide Healthy Kids Initiative
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Back-to-School Organization
Back to school ads; they start early in the season and then slowly the school gear starts popping up in stores in June, but, come August, we are assaulted by...
Therapy Burn Out: Shifting Gears – When to Say When
I can still see myself sitting there with the other parents in the waiting room of the therapy provider. Each week we would gather to wait while our children were...
Five Fitness Facts for a Fitter Fall
Recent research has demonstrated that the autism population may be more at risk for lifestyle-related medical complications (Type II Diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) than the neurotypical population due to several issues
Real Moms Share: Janice Fialka Shares about Her Thoughts on a “Dance That Matters”
Janice Fialka is a well renowned author and speaker who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well...
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Besides putting a child on a GFCF (Gluten Free-Casein Free…and often Soy free, too) diet many parents turn to a variety of therapies to help their child with ASD and...
Decision Making Skills for Young Adults
When students with disabilities become young adults, they and their parents often ask whether and how decision-making practices should change. After all, the student and family, the school, medical, vocational,...
