What is Williams Syndrome?
In an effort to raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs magazine will be spotlighting one disorder per issue.
In this issue we are spotlighting Williams Syndrome (WS)
Special Needs
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation Spring break approaches. Summer approaches. Trips are planned. What you can’t always plan, however, is getting the physical activity your child might...
2017 Cover Winner: Amelia Grace Vitacco
Amelia Grace Vitacco This issue’s cover features 6-year-old Amelia Grace Vitacco. Amelia has been diagnosed with Down’s syndrome and she loves to dance, play with her dolls and have tea...
Taking Care of Your Child’s Special Food Needs
Taking Care of Your Child’s Special Food Needs In the age of technology, where everyday another computerized item seems to be popping up on the market, we have to look...
Sharing “I CAN!” attitudes: Kelsey
Kelsey Shares a Proud Moment My hero is my daughter, Kelsey Norris, age 13. Kelsey is on the autism spectrum – Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and has Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome. She is...
Starting Small to Make Big Changes
Starting Small to Make Big Changes As parents of kids with special needs we need to be our child’s voice sometimes (or, all the time). When we look at our...
Fun Food Apps to Encourage Healthy Eating
Fun Food Apps How many of us remember our parents telling us “Don’t play with your food!” as we were growing up? Well, the apps listed below encourage talking about...
The Folly of Fitness Focus a User’s Guide
Fitness Focus Alright, so this being the health issue should make my contribution easy, right? Then there’s the specificity of why fitness is important for health, or what health actually...
Staying Healthy with a Proper Diet
Proper Diet What if the big pharmaceutical companies went out of business because their star drug was proven to cause serious and irreversible damage to the human body? What if...
The Gut-Brain Connection and Children with Special Needs
Gut-Brain Connection The gut-brain connection may have a direct impact on children with special needs. Deep in the walls of the digestive system is the body’s “second brain”. This enteric...
