Ever since I started interviewing the "Real Heroes" of the Special Olympics, it seems like I run into people involved in the games everywhere I go! I've always been fascinated by people's stories and standing in line gives me the opportunity to talk to someone I might never have met otherwise. Waiting for my flight, I met a lovely young woman named Victoria Veit. When I told her what I did, she revealed her involvement with Special Olympics. It turns out she had been a Unified Partner, which is a volunteer for the Special Olympics, in New Jersey! I immediately knew I had to get an interview from her. It was my lucky day! A Unified Partner's duties include making sure that the athletes have all their needs met, from meals to bedtime. They also serve as their cheerleader as well as a mentor. The group she is in charge of ranges in age between the 16-21 and they participate in track and field events. They race 100, 500 meter runs and also the relays. She told me that even the volunteers get an opportunity to participate in the relay races right along with the athletes. This helps her to keep in good shape, build closer relationships with the athletes and creates a bond that enables them to maintain friendships for life. Even when there is not a meet planned, they all still get together on Sundays and enjoy getting out and continuing their social interaction and fun exercise....

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Ever since I started interviewing the "Real Heroes" of the Special Olympics, it seems like I run into people involved in the games everywhere I go! I've always been fascinated by people's stories and standing in line gives me the opportunity to talk to someone I might never have met otherwise. Waiting for my flight, I met a lovely young woman named Victoria Veit. When I told her what I did, she revealed her involvement with Special Olympics. It turns out she had been a Unified Partner, which is a volunteer for the Special Olympics, in New Jersey! I immediately knew I had to get an interview from her. It was my lucky day!  A Unified Partner's duties include making sure that the athletes have all their needs met, from meals to bedtime. They also serve as their cheerleader as well as a mentor. The group she is in charge of ranges in age between the 16-21 and they participate in track and field events. They race 100, 500 meter runs and also the relays. She told me that even the volunteers get an opportunity to participate in the relay races right along with the athletes. This helps her to keep in good shape, build closer relationships with the athletes and creates a bond that enables them to maintain friendships for life. Even when there is not a meet planned, they all still get together on Sundays and enjoy getting out and continuing their social interaction and fun exercise....

You grew up hearing "person with a disability." You learned awareness campaigns, puzzle pieces, and inspiration stories about overcoming obstacles. Then your child gets a diagnosis, and you enter online communities where people introduce themselves as "autistic" or "Deaf" with a capital D. Someone mentions Disability Pride Month, and you wonder: pride in what? You thought the goal was acceptance, maybe inclusion. Now there's a whole vocabulary you don't recognize, and you're not sure what shifted or when. This isn't a failure of understanding. It's a collision of frameworks. The awareness era taught a medical model: disability as something happening to a person, something to fix, accommodate, or overcome. Disability culture offers an identity model: disability as one characteristic in a full life, shaped by community, history, and shared experience. For families encountering this shift, the gap feels wide. This guide is the translation layer. What Disability Culture Is. The University of Massachusetts defines disability culture as "emerging art and humor, history, evolving language and symbols, a unified worldview, beliefs and values." That's a formal version. The practical version: disability culture is what happens when people with disabilities claim space, build community, develop shared language, and define their own experiences instead of accepting definitions handed to them by medical providers or well-meaning advocates. It includes disability art, disability history shaped by decades of activism that built the ADA and IDEA, humor that's specific to the experience, pride events like Disability Pride Month every July, and ongoing debates about language, representation,...

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You grew up hearing "person with a disability." You learned awareness campaigns, puzzle pieces, and inspiration stories about overcoming obstacles. Then your child gets a diagnosis, and you enter online communities where people introduce themselves as "autistic" or "Deaf" with a capital D. Someone mentions Disability Pride Month, and you wonder: pride in what? You thought the goal was acceptance, maybe inclusion. Now there's a whole vocabulary you don't recognize, and you're not sure what shifted or when. This isn't a failure of understanding. It's a collision of frameworks. The awareness era taught a medical model: disability as something happening to a person, something to fix, accommodate, or overcome. Disability culture offers an identity model: disability as one characteristic in a full life, shaped by community, history, and shared experience. For families encountering this shift, the gap feels wide. This guide is the translation layer. What Disability Culture Is. The University of Massachusetts defines disability culture as "emerging art and humor, history, evolving language and symbols, a unified worldview, beliefs and values." That's a formal version. The practical version: disability culture is what happens when people with disabilities claim space, build community, develop shared language, and define their own experiences instead of accepting definitions handed to them by medical providers or well-meaning advocates. It includes disability art, disability history shaped by decades of activism that built the ADA and IDEA, humor that's specific to the experience, pride events like Disability Pride Month every July, and ongoing debates about language, representation,...

A parent who just received a diagnosis for their child and searches "best autism apps" will find hundreds of results, most of them treating autism apps as a unified category, when the apps themselves are built for entirely different purposes: communication, social skill development, emotional regulation, academic learning. Searching "autism apps" without a specific skill in mind is like searching "autism therapy" and hoping the results self-sort by what your child needs. Communication Apps. For children who are nonverbal or have limited speech, communication apps are often the first technology a family explores. Two consistently earn SLP recommendations across autism diagnoses. Proloquo2Go builds language differently than most parents expect. It is organized around a core vocabulary system: a relatively small set of high-frequency words that appear on every page, so a child can say things like "more," "go," "not," and "want" in any context, rather than navigating to a dedicated food page just to ask for a snack. The goal is generative language, not just communication for immediate requests. For families working with a tighter budget, Avaz takes a similar core-based approach at a lower price point. LetMe Talk on Android is free and useful for families exploring AAC before committing financially. The research does not show that more expensive communication apps produce better outcomes. Consistent use across settings and involvement of a trained speech-language pathologist who can customize and expand the vocabulary as the child grows matters more than price. Social Skills Apps. Social interaction is a common focus...

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A parent who just received a diagnosis for their child and searches "best autism apps" will find hundreds of results, most of them treating autism apps as a unified category, when the apps themselves are built for entirely different purposes: communication, social skill development, emotional regulation, academic learning. Searching "autism apps" without a specific skill in mind is like searching "autism therapy" and hoping the results self-sort by what your child needs. Communication Apps. For children who are nonverbal or have limited speech, communication apps are often the first technology a family explores. Two consistently earn SLP recommendations across autism diagnoses. Proloquo2Go builds language differently than most parents expect. It is organized around a core vocabulary system: a relatively small set of high-frequency words that appear on every page, so a child can say things like "more," "go," "not," and "want" in any context, rather than navigating to a dedicated food page just to ask for a snack. The goal is generative language, not just communication for immediate requests. For families working with a tighter budget, Avaz takes a similar core-based approach at a lower price point. LetMe Talk on Android is free and useful for families exploring AAC before committing financially. The research does not show that more expensive communication apps produce better outcomes. Consistent use across settings and involvement of a trained speech-language pathologist who can customize and expand the vocabulary as the child grows matters more than price. Social Skills Apps. Social interaction is a common focus...

The case earlier this year in Temecula CA, of a special needs teen being entrapped and arrested for supplying illegal drugs to an undercover police officer has highlighted that as parents of a special needs child, the need to safeguard them in the community is as important as ensuring their security and well-being at home. We need to ensure they are able to interact in social situations; however, we also need to do our best to protect them from possible manipulation, both by other kids and by adults in the outside world. Manipulation of Special Needs Teens by Others The arrest of a number of special needs and autistic teenagers at Chapparral High School, in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, during an authorized undercover police operation has led not only to an outcry on the part of parents and other local residents, but has garnered national attention. The undercover officer befriended an autistic boy, who was new to the school, and immediately began to press him to sell his prescription medication to the officer. When the boy refused, the officer then put pressure on him to obtain illegal drugs. Twenty-one other children were also implicated in the operation. The parents of the boy have since filed a claim against Temecula Valley Unified School District. This raises a huge question of how we can protect our special needs child from events that they do not understand the implications of. Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities The National...

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Substance Abuse &#8211; Safeguarding Your Special Needs Teenager

The case earlier this year in Temecula CA, of a special needs teen being entrapped and arrested for supplying illegal drugs to an undercover police officer has highlighted that as parents of a special needs child, the need to safeguard them in the community is as important as ensuring their security and well-being at home. We need to ensure they are able to interact in social situations; however, we also need to do our best to protect them from possible manipulation, both by other kids and by adults in the outside world.  Manipulation of Special Needs Teens by Others  The arrest of a number of special needs and autistic teenagers at Chapparral High School, in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, during an authorized undercover police operation has led not only to an outcry on the part of parents and other local residents, but has garnered national attention. The undercover officer befriended an autistic boy, who was new to the school, and immediately began to press him to sell his prescription medication to the officer. When the boy refused, the officer then put pressure on him to obtain illegal drugs. Twenty-one other children were also implicated in the operation. The parents of the boy have since filed a claim against Temecula Valley Unified School District. This raises a huge question of how we can protect our special needs child from events that they do not understand the implications of.  Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities  The National...

Everyone is affected when a child has significant developmental, social or emotional challenges. Whatever the diagnosis–or even if you don't yet have a diagnosis–if you're parenting a child with special needs, your entire family feels the impact. Family coaching addresses the well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs child alike. It's natural–and necessary–to focus a lot of energy on the child with special needs. But if you neglect yourself, your spouse or your other children, everyone suffers. Family coaches provide tools and strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement to traditional therapy, focusing on sustainable daily routines and practical solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effective in families living with Tourette's, Asperger's, au- tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of other conditions. Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment options or how to handle behavior challenges. Family coaches help you identify shared values, understand your differences, and forge a unified team. Navigating institutions: Working with teachers, doctors and specialists, or choosing the best school or provider, can be challenging. Coaches walk you through the process, finding strategies that ensure the best outcome for your child. Balancing children's needs: It's not easy being the sibling of a special needs child. Siblings may feel invisible, resentful, or overly responsible. Coaches help you build routines that meet the needs of all your children.Taking care of yourself: Coaches help you find ways to nurture yourself and strengthen the relationships that support you, increasing your...

Family coaching supports entire families, helping parents, siblings, and special needs children to manage challenges, improved well-being.

Family Coaching Improves the Well-Being of the Whole Family

Everyone is affected when a child has significant developmental, social or emotional challenges. Whatever the diagnosis–or even if you don't yet have a diagnosis–if you're parenting a child with special needs, your entire family feels the impact. Family coaching addresses the well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs child alike. It's natural–and necessary–to focus a lot of energy on the child with special needs. But if you neglect yourself, your spouse or your other children, everyone suffers. Family coaches provide tools and strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement to traditional therapy, focusing on sustainable daily routines and practical solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effective in families living with Tourette's, Asperger's, au- tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of other conditions.   Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment options or how to handle behavior challenges. Family coaches help you identify shared values, understand your differences, and forge a unified team.  Navigating institutions: Working with teachers, doctors and specialists, or choosing the best school or provider, can be challenging. Coaches walk you through the process, finding strategies that ensure the best outcome for your child.  Balancing children's needs: It's not easy being the sibling of a special needs child. Siblings may feel invisible, resentful, or overly responsible. Coaches help you build routines that meet the needs of all your children.Taking care of yourself: Coaches help you find ways to nurture yourself and strengthen the relationships that support you, increasing your...

Everyone is affected when a child has significant developmental, social or emotional challenges. Whatever the diagnosis – or even if you don't yet have a diagnosis – if you're parenting a child with special needs, your entire family feels the impact.Family coaching addresses the well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs child alike. It's natural – and necessary – to focus a lot of energy on the child with special needs. But if you neglect yourself, your spouse or your other children, everyone suffers. Family coaches provide tools and strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement to traditional therapy, focusing on sustainable daily routines and practical solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effec- tive in families living with Tourette's, Asperger's, au- tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of other conditions.Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment options or how to handle behavior challenges. Family coaches help you identify shared values, understand your differences, and forge a unified team.Navigating institutions: Working with teachers, doctors and specialists, or choosing the best school or provider, can be challenging. Coaches walk you through the process, finding strategies that ensure the best outcome for your child.Balancing children's needs: It's not easy being the sibling of a special needs child. Siblings may feel invisible, resentful, or overly responsible. Coaches help you build routines that meet the needs of all your children.Taking care of yourself: Coaches help you find ways to nurture yourself and strengthen the rela- tionships that support you,...

Family coaching helps the whole family cope when a child has special needs, providing practical strategies to balance everyone's well-being.

Family Coaching Improves Well-Being of the Whole Family

Everyone is affected when a child has significant developmental, social or emotional challenges. Whatever the diagnosis – or even if you don't yet have a diagnosis – if you're parenting a child with special needs, your entire family feels the impact.Family coaching addresses the well-being of all of you: parents, siblings and special needs child alike. It's natural – and necessary – to focus a lot of energy on the child with special needs. But if you neglect yourself, your spouse or your other children, everyone suffers. Family coaches provide tools and strategies to help everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative or supplement to traditional therapy, focusing on sustainable daily routines and practical solutions to specific challenges. Coaching is effec- tive in families living with Tourette's, Asperger's, au- tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of other conditions.Negotiating differences: Parents often disagree about treatment options or how to handle behavior challenges. Family coaches help you identify shared values, understand your differences, and forge a unified team.Navigating institutions: Working with teachers, doctors and specialists, or choosing the best school or provider, can be challenging. Coaches walk you through the process, finding strategies that ensure the best outcome for your child.Balancing children's needs: It's not easy being the sibling of a special needs child. Siblings may feel invisible, resentful, or overly responsible. Coaches help you build routines that meet the needs of all your children.Taking care of yourself: Coaches help you find ways to nurture yourself and strengthen the rela- tionships that support you,...

Most parents are aware that swimming is a lifesaving skill that must be taught at an early age. Sadly, drowning remains the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between one and fourteen years of age, and children with intellectual challenges are at an even higher risk. As an alarming statistic, drowning is the number one leading cause of death of children with autism. Children with autism tend to have three characteristics, which when combined, can be very dangerous: a tendency to wander, no inherent sense of danger, and a fascination with water. We need to stress the importance of water safety to families of all children, through education, awareness, and training in order to come together as unified communities and prevent tragedies. If children participate in formal swimming lessons by the age of four, the drowning rate is reduced by 88%, according to the case control study conducted by Dr. Ruth Brenner, lead author of the study from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, based in Bethesda, Maryland. Yet swimming lessons alone are not enough; a multi-layered approach to reduce and prevent drowning is required, particularly for at-risk children. Parents need to be aware of the dangers and limit the exposure to potential hazards. Here are a few tips: Alarms should be installed to notify the family if a child has left the house Barriers around pools such as fences should be maintained at all times Parents and caregivers should...

Swimming is vital for safety, even more so for kids with intellectual challenges, offering therapeutic benefits and reducing drowning risks.

Swimming: A Life-saving Skill

Most parents are aware that swimming is a lifesaving skill that must be taught at an early age. Sadly, drowning remains the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between one and fourteen years of age, and children with intellectual challenges are at an even higher risk. As an alarming statistic, drowning is the number one leading cause of death of children with autism. Children with autism tend to have three characteristics, which when combined, can be very dangerous: a tendency to wander, no inherent sense of danger, and a fascination with water. We need to stress the importance of water safety to families of all children, through education, awareness, and training in order to come together as unified communities and prevent tragedies. If children participate in formal swimming lessons by the age of four, the drowning rate is reduced by 88%, according to the case control study conducted by Dr. Ruth Brenner, lead author of the study from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, based in Bethesda, Maryland. Yet swimming lessons alone are not enough; a multi-layered approach to reduce and prevent drowning is required, particularly for at-risk children. Parents need to be aware of the dangers and limit the exposure to potential hazards. Here are a few tips:  Alarms should be installed to notify the family if a child has left the house Barriers around pools such as fences should be maintained at all times Parents and caregivers should...

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Substance Abuse – Safeguarding Your Special Needs Teenager