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Top 100 Cities With The Best Air Quality For Our Kids
Amongst the stuff I worry about with my kids—are they eating healthfully enough, are they doing OK in school—the quality of air they breathe is something that only occasionally crosses my mind. Like...
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What Would Improve Your Life As A Special Needs Family?
A couple of weeks ago, I was in Ireland for the launch of the Upsee, the new mobility device for kids. It’s gotten a ton of attention all around the world, with so many parents excited about its...
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A Teen With Down Syndrome Goes To Prom With Her Crush
Here’s a story that made Ellen DeGeneres’s Good News page: A senior at Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland, Wisconsin had a crush on a guy she’d gotten to be friends with on the school bus. Pretty...
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A Development Heads Up For Parents Of Young Kids With Autism
Kids with autism are likely to have motor skill deficiencies, finds a new study from Oregon State University. Researchers studied the development and motor skills of 159 children ages 12 months to 33...
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5 Autism “Cures” That Make False Claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on companies making false claims about products to cure autism. According to Gary Coody, the FDA’s national health fraud coordinator, the agency...
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Inclusion Classrooms For Kids With Special Needs
Max goes to a wonderful school for kids with special needs. Yet at times, I have second thoughts about whether I’m doing him wrong by not sending him to an inclusive program in a public school. When...
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Send Cheer To A Little Athlete With Down Syndrome
This is Macy, age 4. She participates in the Special Olympics’ Young Athletes program for children ages 2 1/2 to 7. She’s loving it—and her parents are, too. When they saw her finish her recent first...
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The No. 1 Thing Moms Want For Mother’s Day (Get Psyched, Dads)
Breakfast in bed, flowers, chocolate and handmade cards and creations are nice and all, but what do mothers really want for Mother’s Day? I threw out the question on Twitter and Facebook and got...
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Getting Kids With Disabilities To Be Physically Active
Nearly half of all adults with disabilities get no aerobic physical activity, finds a new report from The Centers for Disease Control. It’s not hard to understand why, especially if you have a child...
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Strangers Pay A Restaurant Bill For Students With Autism: Good Deed Alert!
Last week, a class of New Jersey elementary school students had lunch at Jose Tejas, a local Mexican restaurant. They were there to celebrate Cinco de Mayo—but also to learn how to behave in a social...
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How Two Moms Invented A Cool Product That’s In Toys ‘R Us
Like many moms, I’ve had all sorts of ideas for products that would make life easier—and my kids’ lives more fun. If you’re like Livingston, New Jersey moms Katy Strulson and Lauren Scherr, you’ve...
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Parents’ Jobs Predict Autism: Did We Really Need To Know This?
There are many pieces of research contributing to the autism puzzle, with studies implicating everything from older fathers to environmental factors. And now comes the latest piece: Children of...
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Toni Braxton’s Shocking Reveal Hurts Kids With Special Needs
God gave Toni Braxton’s youngest son autism as punishment for an abortion she had: That’s what she believed, as revealed in her new memoir Unbreak My Heart. I was distracted and dismayed all Memorial...
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How Being Outdoors Benefits Girls: A New Study
Girls who regularly spend time outdoors are better at seeking challenges in life and solving problems than their indoor-oriented peers, reveals a new poll by the Girl Scout Research Institute. They’re...
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The Joys Of Summer For Kids With Special Needs (And Their Parents)
The scent of summer is in the air, and both my kids are getting end-of-school-year giddy. In some ways, the season is much like any other part of the year for my son. Max is in school year round, so...
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A Kid Carries His Brother With Cerebral Palsy For 40 Miles
Like many older siblings, Hunter Gandee, 14, likes to give his little brother piggyback rides. Over the years Hunter has carried Braden, 7, to the grocery store, on beaches and even up mountains. He...
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A Teen With Autism Speaks At Graduation: Extreme Inspiration
It’s an achievement and honor for any student to speak at their school graduation. But for Dillan Barmache, 14, it was an opportunity to let people to know he has a voice. Dillan has autism, and is...
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Confessions Of A Special Needs Helicopter Parent
The following essay is by Gary Dietz, dad to Alex, 14, who has multiple disabilities. It’s from a wonderful new book of essays and poems Gary edited, Dads of Disability: Stores for, by, and about...
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Meet The Robot That Could Be Your Child’s Future Butler
Imagine this: Your child wakes up. Because of his physical challenges, he can’t make his own breakfast, but that’s not a problem. Because HERB (Home Exploring Robot Butler) does it for him, setting a...
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7 Surprising Signs Of ADHD In Toddlers
This guest post is by licensed clinical therapist Donna Mac, author of the new book Toddlers & ADHD. An early childhood teacher, school therapist and mother to twin toddlers diagnosed with ADHD,...
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