Your Baby: Babies Know More Than You Think
All of us are born with undeveloped brains. We’ve got one hundred billion brain neurons at birth, but they aren’t connected to
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Transition & Supported Employment Working for You
Transition is a term used to describe post high school education planning processes for students with special needs between the ages of 14 and 22. Specifically, it is used to help students move from school to work
Catch the Waves
Surfers For Autism was formed with the simple concept of introducing a handful of children on the autism spectrum to the healing powers of the ocean
Time-Out: Does it Work? How to Improve Children’s Behavior
Time-out is one of the most popular and highly recommended disciplinary strategies. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to use correctly, and when used inconsistently or in the wrong circumstances, can make problems even
Where’s the RESPITE?
I don’t think there’s any anywhere…
This line runs through my head just about every weekend!
Traveling with our ASD child
Fifteen years ago, we adopted Matthew, our son with special needs from Russia. He was 3 at the time. I never imagined that I would learn so much in such a short period
Stress-Free Vacations with Special Needs Kids: Your Essential Guide
The excitement of going on a family vacation can be matched only by the stress parents experience as they prepare for the excursion. Parents of children with disabilities have special considerations to keep in mind
‘For Jason…A Mother’s Story’
I became a mom at the age of nineteen, to a beautiful, perfect little boy named Jason Matthew Burkhardt. My dream of becoming a mother was
“Real Life”… with “Momentrepreneur” Yvonne Pierre
As a “Momentrepreneur” and a Special Needs advocate, Yvonne shares about how she had to choose between avoiding pain and being a fully present mother to a Special Needs baby
Life’s Mystery- “Autism” The Missing Puzzle Piece!
Out there, yes out there! Somewhere far beyond our expectation lays the mystery of the missing puzzle piece. A puzzle piece we must
