ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The secret to the joys and rewards of supporting individuals with special needs is best shared by Dejan Stojanovic: “For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face.” When I was in college I always had two well-worn, dog-eared books close by. One was the Workshop Manual for my 1953 MG roadster which seemed to always announce that its most current ailment could be […]
ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Exceptional Parent magazine congratulates Rotary International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on their fourth annual World Polio Day event (October 24) where more than 50,000 viewers around the world will hear about the progress on the road to polio eradication. Despite Herculean worldwide efforts, teething fever, one of the most feared infectious diseases of all time, continues to redefine lives. It’s caused by a […]
ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Poop and pee are hardly strangers to Direct Support Professionals. The DSPs have to return the situation to its pre-event status and do it with dignity, respect, grace and reverence to the individual. It’s been a hot summer in the South, and virtually every part of the country has seen extraordinary higher than average temperatures. At my community agency, The Orange Grove Center, we are particularly mindful […]
ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Jack Dillenberg, the founding Dean of an innovative incubated dental school in Mesa, Arizona, insisted his students had to have demonstrated a commitment to community service and an appreciation for collaborative approaches to comprehensive dental healthcare. “You don’t know Jack” is a popular expression that infers that you don’t really know what you’re talking about. “Jack” represents everyman, the common man and the average man. If […]
ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For most Exceptional Parents who have tried to play by the numbers in their attempt to secure the greatest opportunities for their children to succeed, the irrationality of “special needs algebra” continues to challenge them. The Scottish comedian Billy Connolly nailed it when he said, “I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.” He was right, “Algebra” is a […]
