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“Special Needs Parents Need Help”–No Kidding!

"An Unruly pupil's first day at school photo credit Nationaal Archeif, flickr.com According to the BBC News website, a government-commissioned study showed that special needs parents need help. My response? No kidding! I could have saved the UK govenrment a lot of money and given them the ...

Sad

As the parent of a special needs child, it broke my heart this week to hear about James Delroy's passing. You can be the most vigilant parent in the world, and still a child can wander away. How do you ever prevent that? Seven year old James ...

Websites for Gift Ideas for Special Needs Kids

I found a blog this morning through my Google alert that I've set up for special needs. Dallas Moms Blog recommended Toys R Us Differently-Abled Toy Guide. Whoopi Goldberg is the spokesperson for them. I like how the site is broken down by skill, so you can look for ...

Update on Potty Training My Delayed Toddler

photo by griffithchris on Flickr.com Isn't this a great picture? This happens to B a lot too. We're finding that now that she's into size 3 clothes, they don't have as much room for the diaper as the size 2 does, so her diapers peek out the top a lot. As you ...

More Everyday Activities for Sensory Integration

photo by MoBikeFed on flickr.com Figuring out how to incorporate different sensory activities into your child's day can be a little tricky, but once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun for both you and your child. One activity B really enjoys is riding ...

Dress Up Fun

photo by hyperscholar on Flickr.com Both of my kids had lots of fun dressing up in their costumes tonight for Halloween and it reminded me of how much B loves to dress up any day. Dress up is a great play for my delayed toddler because it helps her to ...

Echolalia Update: Celebration!

photo by lepiaf.geo on Flickr In one of my most popular posts I shared about B's delayed echolalia which she displayed when she asked me to pick her up (B would ask, "Carry you, mama?). Then I posted a celebration when she asked, "Mama, you like you carry me?" ...

Incorporating Sensory Diet with Everyday Activities

photo by whgrad on Flickr.com We've been working at integrating some activities daily to meet B's sensory requirements. These activities were suggested by our Occupational Therapist in her Sensory Diet. We try to add a lot of physical play to B's day. As you can see the little guy ...

Zev & Justin, Amazing Race 15 Zev Talks About Aspergers’

The video shows clips from the first two legs of season 15. Zev explains about Aspergers' Syndrome. My favourite parts are when he gives his coat away and when he becomes "The Duck Whisperer".

Late Update on Zev & Justin Amazing Race

So, it's been about two weeks since the end of Zev and Justin's time on Amazing Race, and I'm just now getting around to writing about it. What can I say, real life gets in my way a lot. Anyway, The episode in Cambodia was amazing. Justin and Zev came ...