Meet: Dr. Christopher Najarian
Dr. Christopher Najarian, a pediatric doctor at Akron Children’s Hospital “stopped by” Parenting Special Needs Live earlier this month to share his story and how adaptive sports programs impacted his...
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Sports Adapted to Your Child’s Abilities
Did you know that there are over 8,000 different sports in this world? Yes, 8,000! There are physical sports, mind sports, board sports, equestrian sports, the list goes on. There...
Check it Out: Review of 4 Visual Timers
Timers that encourage the concept of time Review of Timers So many of our children and young adults struggle with the concept of time. When you let your child know...
The Sandwich Generation: How To Handle it All, and Then Some!
How To handle it All, and Then Some! You are a part of the “Sandwich Generation” if you are busy raising children and caring for elderly parents! The term also...
Research to Practice: Teaching Peers to Improve Conversation with Autistic Teens
Even in inclusive settings, high school can be a very lonely place for autistic teens or students with intellectual disability. Unlike struggling in an academic area where accommodations are typically...
Simple Holidays: Keeping Them Fun and Easy
A Hart Family Holiday Nickole Hart is a busy military wife and mom to 3 children. They are 7-year old Sean, 4-year old Taryn and 2-year old Finn. And she...
A Resolution for Parents in the New Year
As a behavior analyst, I sometimes have to have difficult conversations with parents. Generally, this involves “I feel” or “I think” statements. During these conversations, parents have reported the following...
Dr. Cherina Williams Therapist Approved Toy and Gift Ideas
Pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist Cherina received her undergraduate degree in Speech Communication at Clark Atlanta University in 2006. Upon completing her degree, she worked in academia before enrolling in...
Communication and Connecting are Gifts to be Celebrated!
Communication and Connecting We are happy to bring pediatric speech and language pathologist Cherina Williams and early childhood educator Patricia E. Bailey to shed some insight into fostering communication and...
Let’s Go Fitness Co-founded by Father and Son with (Prader-Willi)
[Click to Listen to Podcast] How a dad listened to what his son (Prader Willi) wanted to do in his life, and they co-founded the company Let’s Go Fitness....
