Finding GFCF Baked Goods While You are Traveling
You are on a family vacation, you want to eat some fresh delicious gluten free/casein free, allergy free baked goods, but where do you go? More and more people are...
Mar/Apr 2018
2018 Cover Winner: Allison & Cassidy
Allison & Cassidy Our cover photo is of siblings, Allison and Cassidy Weber (19/17 respectively). Cassidy has a brain migration defect, Microcephaly, Epilepsy, Scoliosis, Cerebral Palsy, is non-verbal, in a...
Let’s Help More Families: GoTo Cart
GoTo Cart Shop Our goal: 1 in #EverySupermarket Transforming shopping trips for special needs families The Firefly GoTo Shop is an adapted shopping cart suitable for kids with special needs...
Vision Problems Parents Should Be on the Lookout For…
Vision Problems There are behaviors parents often attribute to other causes, such as being lazy or having ADD or Autism, but some of these behaviors may actually be signs of...
Mommy’s Timeout: Carrizo Plain National Monument Temblor Range
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the colorful patches of wildflowers that paint the floor of this valley. Take a couple of...
Does Your Child Qualify for Supplemental Security Income? Dispelling Misconceptions
Supplemental Security (SSI) is a federal program that distributes monthly cash payments for food and shelter to qualifying individuals with disabilities. Eligibility is based on both a determination of “disability”...
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children When I ask students in my classroom to write down their personal goals for the school year, I often hear things like: “Get good...
A Review…What Is Special Education
From Early Intervention to Special Education Services As I sat at our first IEP meeting transitioning from Early Intervention to Part B for our daughter who is legally blind,...
Proud Moments: Matthew’s Endless Possibilities
Matthew’s Endless Possibilities As I drove with my son, Matthew… for the first time, he was the driver and I was his passenger (what an ironic metaphor for our journey)....
How to Help Your Child Manage Spring Fever
Daylight Savings time is around the corner. The days will be growing longer; the birds out your window will be louder and humming with energy…and so will your kids. It’s...
