Turning Physical Fitness into Fun for Life
My four high school boys, all on the autism spectrum, bound into the “sports” room for our
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Cooking with Kids: Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Kid Approved! Easy recipe for those nights when you need to serve a quick, hot meal that’s fast, but still satisfying....
7 Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day Using Conversation Hearts
Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day After almost three months in the NICU, my son came home with a tracheotomy and g-tube. I am no stranger to speech and feeding therapy....
Hot off the Press! New and Retooled Apps!
New and Retooled Apps We get excited around here by innovative and creative technologies that help children with disabilities develop, become more independent and succeed in life. Keeping up with...
Cleveland Rockin’ Wildcats: Special Needs Hockey with a Heart!
“Special Needs ” and “Hockey” are not two words that you hear together very often; they do go together very nicely though. Meet the Cleveland Rockin’ Wildcats. They are a...
Using Yoga to Benefit Individuals with ADHD
Using Yoga to Benefit Individuals with ADHD Sometimes a quick 5-minute break to reconnect with your mind, body, and environment can be incredibly effective for reestablishing focus and regulating activity...
Clean Up! Clean Up! Everybody Everywhere
Clean Up! I walked into my 18 year old son’s room the other day, and after tripping over his football gear and laundry, I said, “How can you study and...
Check it Out! Products You Can Use: Teaching Life Skills
Life Skills Products KidCash Many of our Kids do great with rewards and Lisa Chin, founder of KidCash LLC, is trying a new way for parents and children to see...
“Foodie” Fun for Kids: Hot Cocoa (Old School)
“Fun & Functional” healthy, easy recipes to make with your kids.
GFCF Holiday Cookie Recipes
Amber Lee, a mother of six, 3 on the Autism Spectrum, and a husband with celiac disease, shared her son’s favorite gluten-free, casein-free cookie recipes
