Family Chat: Feeling Alone? GAP Can Help!
Have you ever experienced that overwhelming feeling that hits you in the gut or throat? That Oh NO… we’re going to have to do this by ourselves. Well, Nancy Rosenberg...
Advocating
Lifting Others: Taking Care of Ourselves
Three Moms, taking care of themselves, in different ways, join together to take care of YOU! We would like to introduce you to three very special moms in the next...
Friends of Brian: Achieving Quality of Life Through GAP
Group Action Planning We aren’t nearly done! This inescapable fact confronted me as we approached the last of three Person-Centered Planning (PCP) meetings for my son, Brian, who was 16...
Lifting Others: Lisa Peña
Meet Dr. Lisa Peña the creator of The MOCHA Tribe Diaries, author of Waiting for the Lightbulb, wife, creator of the Ultimate MOCHA Session Retreat, and the mother of three...
I Am The Ghost of Your Future
A Letter to Special Needs parents from the neurotypical sibling. No one likes to talk about what is going to happen when I am no longer here. Who is going...
Fad Treatments Making Good Choices for Your Child
Fad Treatments Each year, people gather all over for conferences and conventions focused on supporting people with special needs. These events offer opportunities to connect with others facing similar issues...
Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children
Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children From a freshly bathed baby to a sticky handed toddler, and then to a sweaty middle school-er, we are there as our...
Sunday Strong Making a Difference
Sunday Strong Did you know that the National Institute of Health (NIH) states people need 150 minutes of exercise a week? In a study by the NIH, they reported that...
Palforzia Exciting New Hope
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication developed by Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., Palforzia, for individuals with peanut allergies. Palforzia is the first approved therapy for individuals...
Financial Planning: For Those Who Are at the Starting Line
Financial Planning I have always been a big thinker and quite an emotion-filled person. Even as a young person, I was the one to feel the worst when summer ended,...
