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Holiday Meals and Families with Special Needs
...apologize for their child's behavior around the holiday dinner table. Maybe your child is a picky eater...takes it personally, but there are ways to make the meal enjoyable for you, your child, and your family...being with everyone. If the activity around the holiday table is overwhelming...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Thanksgiving And Autism: A Time To Be Grateful
...can be a difficult time of year for families with autistic members. The holiday is typically full of loud noises, bright lights and lots of people, which...going over the schedule for the day. -Try to create a calm environment. This means keeping noise and light levels to a minimum, and having a quiet space available...
Parenting > School Years
"Ask the Developmental Doc" A Thanksgiving Dilemma
...starting to get excited about planning the menu for a grand Thanksgiving meal for my friends and family. My problem is that my nephew is autistic and...make things easier, but I really want our whole family together for the holidays. I recently read about gluten free/casein free diet that could actually...
Education > Accommodations
Using RtI Data to Get Ready for IEP Season
Now that the holidays are done and even though it is not yet Spring, the time is now to get ready...overly broad manner, standardized testing is time-tested and an important means of getting at a student’s needs; too many districts are ignoring their child...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Managing Fireworks Anxiety in Children with Autism: Preparation and Coping Strategies
...does not start the day of the event. It starts now, with a structured desensitization timeline and specific interventions you can layer in before the holiday arrives. Start Desensitization Three Weeks Out. Desensitization works by gradually exposing your child to the sound of fireworks in controlled, low-stakes...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
Planning Inclusive Birthday Parties and Community Events
...the school carnival flyer. Then the neighborhood holiday party evite. Your child with disabilities is invited...itself year-round: birthdays, sports celebrations, holiday gatherings, school events, community functions....birthday party accessible also make a sports banquet, holiday gathering, or school carnival work for everyone....
Education > Tutoring
12 Activities to Promote Holiday Learning and Fun
...an evening drive to see the holiday lights (and afterwards talk...your favorite ones) Take a holiday hike in the woods Collect pine...cards for everyone for the holiday dinner table Watch a holiday...holiday dinner table Watch a holiday movie together Go Christmas...Read a Christmas story or holiday book as a family Learning...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Holiday Relationship Repair for Families
When holiday season rolls around, we all want to be able to sit around the dinner table...something reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. Unfortunately, the holidays tend to bring out the worst in some families. Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-author...
Health > Nutrition
Going Gluten, Casein and Chemical Free
...if I took away all of his favorite foods. What were these crazy people thinking? We had my son's IEP meeting several weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday break, The director of elementary special education told us that my son did not belong at the school, not even in the SDC (Special Day Class). They...
Lifestyle > Recreation
2013 Holiday Gift Guide
It's never too early to start looking for that perfect gift for your loved ones. Well look no further! Our annual Holiday Gift Guide features gifts for the entire family from babies to grandparents and everyone in-between. Our readers acknowledge these products as top...
News > Lifestyle
Winner of $500 Holiday Gift Basket
Andrew Barling won a $500 gift basket from specialneeds.com for attending a learning skills webinar.
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Reaching Out to Families Dealing With Autism
...they need your help. The public has a great opportunity to help these underserved families on December 11th when SNN holds its first annual Ladies Holiday Bash. The event will raise funds to expand the SNN parent-training program. The bash will also provide a much-needed night out for mothers raising...