BY LAUREN AGORATUS INTRODUCTION I wrote this manual to help other families of individuals with special needs and the professionals who work with them. My daughter now has five life-threatening conditions, and autism just to keep things interesting. We have been through everything from early intervention to currently going through transition to adult care. I hope this helps you on your journey. Part V follows; to review Parts I – IV, see the September through […]
You know how difficult it can be to get around on crutches or in a wheelchair. You may need a wheelchair ramp or wider doorways in order to enter a building or even your own home. An accessible home is one that allows its occupant to do what he or she wants and needs to do, as independently as possible. The good news is, if you or your family member has a disability that requires […]
BY JOHN SPOEDE, PH.D., LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, CSC AND DIANNE REED, ED.D. ABSTRACT Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children. It involves a real or perceived power imbalance, and the behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time (Bauman, Cross, & Walker, 2014). Bullying takes many forms, from direct physical harm (physical bullying); to verbal taunts and threats (verbal bullying); to exclusion, humiliation, and rumor-spreading (relational or social bullying); […]
BY CHERYLE B. GARTLEY WITH MARY RADTKE KLEIN (Authors’ Note: While some of this article has been written in the first person as a matter of style, and due to the fact that one of the authors lives in the world of the stigmatized, it is really a joint enterprise. In this section of a series, we address the challenge of building public awareness regarding the impact of stigmatization and what researchers are learning that […]
We are waist-deep in the election year and the entire spectacle is truly something to behold. Candidates verbally bashing one another while attempting to convince all of us that they are the ones best suited to lead our great nation. It is a fascinating process that is almost impossible to score. Who, for example, is the leader who will help us to recover from the mountain of debt we have created for ourselves and which […]
