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Special treatment for kids with special needs (and the fine line we walk as their parents)
One of the things I most desire for Max is for other kids and adults to look past his disabilities and see the amazing child that he is. I’d like them to treat Max as a kid—someone to play with, joke around with, enjoy activities with. More often than not, kids are wary and adults treat him with kid gloves. And so, when I can, I bridge the gap and forge connections and get people interacting with Max.
How To Help Your Child With Homework
Many students, especially those with learning disabilities, have difficulty planning for, benefiting from, and completing homework assignments. However, there are strategies that can be implemented which can make homework a positive and effective tool to help optimize your child’s learning and help her to achieve academic success. The following are key areas to target when supporting your child’s homework habits:
How Parents Can Help Siblings of Kids with Special Needs
Note: For more on this, please check out my interview with Caroline McGraw of A Wish Come Clear.
Parents of kids with special needs tend to be worriers. Mainly because they have more to worry about than other parent do. Many worry not only about their kids with special needs who require extra time and parenting energy, but also about the siblings who get the short end of the attention stick more than mom and dad like.
Billions Unleashed To Expand Community Living
No one should have to live in an institution or nursing home if they can live in their homes and communities with the right mix of affordable supports,” said Cindy Mann, who oversees the federal Medicaid program. “These new grants will help states like New Hampshire give people with long-term care needs the choice about how and where to live their lives.”
Bridging Home-School Communications: Helping Parents Begin Conversations with Teachers
A meaningful education for children begins and ends with open, honest communication between home and school. Without a positive and comfortable relationship, solid and meaningful plans for a child’s education cannot move forward. This is particularly true when the child in question is one with ”special,” or as I like to call them, ”extra” needs.
Building a Transition Plan
Transition planning, in its most basic sense, means figuring out what you want to do in the next stage of your life, gaining the skills and resources you need to do it, and then doing it. In theory, everyone—autistic or not—should engage in a transition planning process, not only during high school but also during the years preceding every life change.
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