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Parenting > School Years
Book Excerpt: Easy to Love, but Hard to Raise
...child and yet feeling the need to apologize for them everywhere...topics ranging from ADHD to homeschooling to a child's social IQ in...This book is an excellent resource for parents who take comfort...of children with invisible special needs. Below is an essay titled...children with invisible special needs. Below is an essay titled...
Education > Other
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...When parents of children with special needs decide to homeschool,...parents of children with special needs decide to homeschool, they're...no universal curriculum for homeschooling a child with special needs....homeschooling a child with special needs. The right fit depends...homeschooling a child with special needs. The right fit depends on...
Financial > Financial Planning
Weighing Up the Options
The Road to Homeschooling I could feel like a failure as...For 6 years I raised a child with special needs without realizing it. I knew...years I raised a child with special needs without realizing it. I knew he...a bit different; challenging and special, but even having a friend with a child...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Best Educational Formats for ADD/HD Children
An article in USA Today reported that home schooling has been on a steady rise for the last five years and that the reasons...been on a steady rise for the last five years and that the reasons for home schooling have shifted. There are now 1.5 million children being home schooled,...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Alexithymia and Asperger Syndrome: Difficulty Identifying Emotions
Alexithymia makes emotions hard to name, not absent. What it means for Asperger syndrome, therapy, and everyday self-awareness.
Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
What a school therapy dog is, what it can do for your child, and the questions to ask before the first visit.
Education > Special Education
30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...state-by-state scorecard for special education, the review required...Twenty-six states landed in "needs assistance," and 23 of those...Washington, D.C. fell into "needs intervention," the second-lowest...Louisiana was the only state rated "needs intervention" for that age...would hand off much of its special education oversight to the...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Executive Function Challenges in Asperger Syndrome
...that make it happen. In Asperger syndrome, the gap between knowing what needs to happen and initiating it is frequently the loudest daily struggle, louder...strong pull toward depth over breadth. That's an asset when the task is the special...
Parenting > Adulthood
Letter of Intent for Special Needs Planning: What to Include
...enforces it, no attorney needs to review it, and you...parents put it off. The special needs trust gets drafted...it off. The special needs trust gets drafted...document a stranger would need to take over your job...you know your son needs his socks put on seam-side...self-administer her insulin but needs someone standing nearby...rejected, nap or rest needs, evening wind-down....
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
The Complete Guide to Family Relationships for Families Raising Children with Special Needs
...times using some version of "let me know if you need anything." These aren't three separate problems....Splitting Yourself in Two. Siblings of a child with special needs carry questions they rarely say out loud:...Yourself in Two. Siblings of a child with special needs carry questions they rarely say out loud: Will...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work
...lunch three desks away. Hyposensitivity works the other way, where a person needs more input than usual to register it at all, which can look like fidgeting,...out strong flavors or firm hugs. That inconsistency is part of why sensory needs get dismissed. If...
Lifestyle > Travel
How to Request Pre-Boarding When Flying with a Disability
...behind you is long, and your son needs a few extra minutes to get...travel process for families with special needs worth knowing end to...process for families with special needs worth knowing end to end before...wheelchair, medical equipment that needs stowing near the seat, and...what kind of assistance you need. It cannot ask you to prove...