Medwaiver Program How the Waiver Can Help Your Child
Parents of special needs children today have many options available for help. One such option is the Medicaid Waiver Program. While not for everyone, and while it may differ from...
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Fostering Healthy Relationships
You are only as happy as your least happy child. It’s a phrase we as parents are all too familiar with, as we suffer each of our children’s disappointments, sometimes...
Help Motivate Your Kids With A Vision Board
Create a vision board with your kids A vision board — also called a dream board — is a collection of images which represent your goals and dreams for the...
Making Learning Fun: Teaching Pivotal Skills
Teaching Pivotal Skills Jordan is a four-year-old child with autism. He has a limited vocabulary and typically communicates his needs and wants by acting out, aggressively. This behavior has become...
Cody Breaking the Tape: How Disabilities Didn’t Stop Him in Life
Cody My name is Michelle Carroll-Piver, and my husband, Dale, and I have four children. My oldest is18 and serving in the US Army stationed at Fort Sam Houston in...
A Complete Guide on Positive Behavior Support for Children With Special Needs
Positive Behavior Support Parenting with PBS: Resolving Children’s Behavior Problems More Effectively and Efficiently Establishing a Positive Family Structure Dealing Effectively with Difficult Situations Finding Common Ground: Working Together to...
Step by Step: Being a Replacement Teacher
In our previous article, ‘Why is Challenging Behavior Happening?’, we examined the circumstances and outcomes that explain why behavioral challenges occur. One of the key take-aways is that, in order...
What is Stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or “disfluencies,” in a person’s speech. People who stutter may experience: Repetitions (D-d-d-dog), Prolongations (Mmmmmmilk), or Blocks (an absence of sound). People also...
Oxygen: Caring for Ourselves to Care for Our Children
Parenting kids with a disability can sometimes be really stressful. This is especially true when children experience frequent or severe challenging behaviors. Unfortunately, self-care is not usually in the top...
Mikey’s Wish: Hard Work Makes a Wish Come True!
Hard work makes a wish come true! I am Mikey, I’m 19, and I live in a village just outside Birmingham, England in the UK. I live with a diagnosis...
