by Lynne Pearson We didn’t do a lot of birthday parties for Edward when he was younger as we pretty soon got the idea that he didn’t enjoy them. At his 5th birthday party we had invited a few friends round (mainly the children of our friends). We had organised some games and all the kids, with the exception of Edward, loved playing them. Whilst the games went on Edward was at the bottom of the […]
by Amala Mani This post is for someone who is looking for a motivation today.. Recently I’m seeing lots of parents busy in social network groups. Thanks to our technology that we have thousands of such support groups. I feel that the purpose of such groups should be something like, helping parents find suitable resources in there residential city and maybe for some push and suggestions when struck. For e.g., I want to find schools which […]
by Carey Handley, 2018 I recently read an article concerning the isolation that Special Needs parents often feel. It was an intensely personal look at the part of being a Special Needs parent that no one thinks about and, although I could have written it word for word, I didn’t. That’s not to say I don’t have many thoughts on the subject, only that I haven’t shared many of them in print. Before I delve […]
by Nicole Kolenda As a Speech Language Pathologist with a specialization in Speech Sound Disorders, I am constantly teaching and thinking (and speaking!) about clear speech production. On the path to clear, adult speech, all children will have a learning curve. Think about the 12-month-old saying “ba-ba” for bottle or the 18th month old saying “ca” for cat. We have all heard a 2-year old’s “wed” substituted for “red” as well as “lellow” for “yellow”—most likely […]
by Shandra Umazar Almost 29 years ago, my husband, Islah and I sat in the conference room at a big long table. We were on one side and the Genetic doctors were on the other. We sat quietly as the doctors told us all the things Islah would never do. What stuck out most in my mind was telling us that she would never be able to live alone. I remember how hard it was […]
