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Meeting the Challenge of Teaching SPED Students to Type
New Brain Development Disorder Identified
Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy, Language Delays Could Benefit from Earlier Intervention, Study Finds
Special Education: Increasing Job Opportunities for Students through Engagement in Career Technical Education
The 10 Best Cities for Accessible Living

What a Father Learns by Reading With His Special-Needs Son

By Craig Morgan Teicher Essay I love reading aloud to Cal. He’s 11, and it’s one of the warmest ways we have of spending intimate time together. We’ve been through all seven Harry Potter books, Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” and “Danny, the Champion of the World,” lots of Sherlock Holmes, several Narnia books and “The Hobbit.” Now we’re in the middle of the last book of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series. Sometimes I think […]

10,000 Steps Versus Exercise

THE FITNESS PRIORITY KRISTIN MCNEALUS, PT, DPT Remember that you are also setting an example for your children. Demonstrating healthy habits will teach kids to incorporate these activities as they grow. You may have heard about the studies that show sitting is worse for your health than smoking, and to combat this, getting a certain number of steps in per day is recommended. Our occupations are more sedentary than they used to be, and our […]

The 10 Best Cities for Accessible Living

by Angie Bersin Metro DC, Salt Lake City, and Tampa are leading the way in accessibility for housing, public transit, attractions and healthcare With Global Accessibility Awareness Day last month, we took a look at the most accessible cities throughout the country. The Social Security Administration estimates that one in five Americans is living with a disability, which can pose a specific set of challenges during everyday life. Although legislation exists that requires accessibility in public […]

On Becoming a Practitioner of the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

ANCORA IMPARO BY RICK RADER, MD ■ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Exceptional parents have far too many artifacts to sift through and decide which pile to place them in. What do you do with early IEPs, MRI findings, Special Olympic medals, behavioral support plans, clinic appointment cards, support group newsletters, insurance explanation of coverage and conservatorship papers? It started innocently enough. My wife decided it was time to change the carpeting in our bedroom. It had outlived its […]

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Knowing What He’ll Miss

PUZZLES & CAMO BY SHELLY HUHTANEN The dream I had the other night was not for me. I think the dream was what I felt inside for Broden. He will miss it. He will miss the feeling of excitement of asking a girl to the dance and hearing her say yes. I had a strange dream the other night. I walked into an empty locker room to change my clothes. I grew frustrated because I […]

Meeting the Challenge of Teaching SPED Students to Type

New Brain Development Disorder Identified

Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy, Language Delays Could Benefit from Earlier Intervention, Study Finds

Special Education: Increasing Job Opportunities for Students through Engagement in Career Technical Education

FDA Approves BioMarin’s Enzyme Therapy for PKU

Caregiver Initiative For Individuals With Down Syndrome

This New Autism Genetics Study Could Help Explain Why It’s Such a Huge Spectrum

Screenings Miss Signs of Autism, Especially in Girls

Researchers Discover Genetic Signal Common To Cerebral Palsy And Autism

Movement Matters for All Girls

As Long As It’s Healthy.