Summer Goals and Fun!
While summer represents a time for fun, it can also unearth challenges. Sometimes, togetherness is not always blissful, boredom can lead to destructive behaviors and a break from learning can...
Education
Nice to Know: Identifying Developmental Markers
The CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics have changed the checklist of developmental milestones for 15-30 months, making it easier for pediatricians to identify delays in children sooner. With clearly...
Is Keeping Your Loved One Safe Detrimental to Their Growth?
There seems to be tension between safety and independence that we experience as families. Many families I’ve spoken with believe that if they allow their loved one to develop their...
Why Teaching Self-Care Skills is Critical to Our Children’s Success
Mary is a 6-year-old child. Her mother and father, Betty and Tom, wait anxiously at a psychologist’s office. When called into the appointment room, they hear that Mary has been...
How Technology Aids Families with Disabilities
We live in a world where technological advances are an everyday occurrence. We can see this in advertisements, scholarly journal articles, the news, and even social media. For disabled persons,...
Empowering Ability
in·de·pend·ent /ˌindəˈpendənt/ adjective 1. free from outside control; not depending on another’s authority. 2. not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence. We all know what it means to be...
College is NOW an Option for ALL
College is NOW an Option for ALL College is NOW an Option for ALL provides an exciting look into the expanding opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) to attend...
10 Tips to Help Prepare for College
As more people discover the programs available to students with ID, the more likely it is that the competition for these “classroom seats” will get greater and greater. Western Carolina...
Millicent Nicole Huser Shares With Us…
Millicent Nicole Huser College is a goal for many, so it is “on the radar” early on in their lives. They prepare for it by taking certain classes, joining certain...
College is Now an Option for All: Preparing and Expanding Opportunities for Students with ID Go to College!
If the start of the school year 2021-22 is any indication, the opportunities for students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) to attend college is going to continue to expand. Currently, there...
