Kiddie-Show Talk from a Teenage Mouth
Monday December 31, 2007
It's New Year's Eve, and my son would like to tell you to look out for the explosion tonight.
That's what he's been saying to everybody for the past few days. ... Read More
Misleading, Misnamed, and More of Your Comments
Monday December 31, 2007
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Gluten-Free-on-the-Go
Monday December 31, 2007
If you're looking for a gluten-free spot for a celebratory New Year's Eve or Day dinner, Gluten-Free-on-the-Go can help. The site offers a searchable database of restaurants around the U.S. ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday December 30, 2007
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: December 30
Sunday December 30, 2007
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since December 22
Saturday December 29, 2007
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Calendars, Cosby, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday December 29, 2007
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Holiday Rescue: At-Home Occupational Therapy
Friday December 28, 2007
Holiday breaks, like the one many of us are in the middle of right now, disrupt all sorts of routines, among them the regular therapy sessions we fight for our ... Read More
Friday Book Club Special: Books to Start Your Resolutions
Friday December 28, 2007
It's resolution time of year again, and that means looking at goals and deciding what area of your life and your child's life requires the most concentrated attention. The right ... Read More
Site of the Day: HelpKidzLearn
Friday December 28, 2007
The internet is full of online games for kids. But finding ones that are simple enough for kids with learning disabilities or developmental delays, that don't require more dexterity than ... Read More
Holiday Rescue: At-Home Physical Therapy
Thursday December 27, 2007
Holiday breaks, like the one many of us are in the middle of right now, disrupt all sorts of routines, among them the regular therapy sessions we fight for our ... Read More
In the Forum: Foster Parent Seeks Help
Thursday December 27, 2007
A foster parent with three "very hard to handle boys" is asking for some advice on the RAD forum. Two of the boys, diagnosed with Fragile X, bipolar disorder, and ... Read More
Site of the Day: 2008 Teacher's Calendar
Thursday December 27, 2007
Whether you're homeschooling, developing enrichment projects, or just looking for something to capture your child's imagination on a boring day at home, a calendar that lists special days and weeks ... Read More
Holiday Rescue: At-Home Speech Therapy
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Holiday breaks, like the one many of us are in the middle of right now, disrupt all sorts of routines, among them the regular speech therapy sessions we fight for ... Read More
Five Things We Did Right This Christmas
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Site of the Day: Twelve Days of Christmas Printables
Wednesday December 26, 2007
In honor of the coming endless days of children being home from school, my Sites of the Day this week will focus on things to do to occupy tykes who ... Read More
Site of the Day: You Are a Good Parent
Tuesday December 25, 2007
Yesterday I suggested sending a "Love Note" to a special parent, and today I'm taking that advice by sending this one to you. Especially on a day when our children ... Read More
Last-Minute Gift for Your Greatest Supporters
Monday December 24, 2007
Most parents with special needs would agree that some of the smartest, surest, most sustaining support they receive comes from other parents who've been there and care to share. At ... Read More
Awesomeness, Anger, and More of Your Comments
Monday December 24, 2007
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: The Child King
Monday December 24, 2007
A movie about two kids going in search of Santa seems about right for today, Christmas Eve. And that fact that one of them has Down syndrome makes it about ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday December 23, 2007
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: December 23
Sunday December 23, 2007
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since December 15
Saturday December 22, 2007
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Popcorn, Hugs, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday December 22, 2007
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #10: "There Goes Routine"
Friday December 21, 2007
Today concludes our special-needs carol sing, with one last adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with kids whose carefully constructed system of structure ... Read More
Friday Book Club Special: Books to Give and Get
Friday December 21, 2007
By now, you may have already purchased and tucked away gifts for your kids (and if you haven't, you're probably at the mall right now instead of reading this). But ... Read More
Site of the Day: Really Good Stuff Outlet
Friday December 21, 2007
This time of year, our shopping obsessions are mostly aimed at finding great things to put under the tree. But if you can shift that enthusiasm to stocking up on ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #9: "All I Want for Christmas Is a Good Night's Sleep"
Thursday December 20, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with kids who are even more hyped up and ... Read More
Learning to Drive Is a Good Thing, Right?
Thursday December 20, 2007
Site of the Day: Diabetes Christmas Songs
Thursday December 20, 2007
For the past two weeks, I've been featuring my own special-needs Christmas carols for a daily "carol sing" on this blog. There'll be one later today, and a final one ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #8: "You Better Watch Out"
Wednesday December 19, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children who march to their own personal little ... Read More
NYU Child Study Center Pulls "Ransom Notes" Campaign!
Wednesday December 19, 2007
Wow, apparently I blogged too soon! Turns out the NYU Child Study Center honchos were listening to all those complaints, and they have in fact pulled the "Ransom Notes" campaign. ... Read More
Maybe Those "Ransom Notes" Are Good for Something
Wednesday December 19, 2007
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I wrote a lot last week about the NYU Child Study Center's "Ransom Notes" ad campaign to raise awareness about children's psychiatric disorders, sharing ... Read More
Site of the Day: Wind Dancer
Wednesday December 19, 2007
Wind Dancer is actually the name of a book of poems by John Burns about his autistic daughter. Today's site is an entry of Burns' "Purple Comedy" podcast that's an ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #7: "Trouble on the Rooftop"
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children who are as much of a flight ... Read More
Good Reading from the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday December 18, 2007
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Adventures in Juggling. In addition to my entry on ransom notes and disability metaphors, here are some ... Read More
Site of the Day: About.com ADD/ADHD
Tuesday December 18, 2007
After a period of inactivity, the About.com ADD/ADHD site is up and running again with a new guide, Keath Low, and useful articles and blog entries of interest to parents ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #6:"Have a Hypoallergenic Christmas"
Monday December 17, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with kids who have visions of allergic reactions to ... Read More
IEPs, Ransom Notes, and More of Your Comments
Monday December 17, 2007
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Food Allergy Land Mines
Monday December 17, 2007
All those things that most signal holiday cheer and happy times -- Christmas cookies, a pine tree decorated with ornaments, candy canes, poinsettias, scented candles burning, the warm hugs of ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday December 16, 2007
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: December 16
Sunday December 16, 2007
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since December 8
Saturday December 15, 2007
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Gifts, Garfield, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday December 15, 2007
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Sixtyfive Roses
Friday December 14, 2007
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Sixtyfive Roses, is a sister's tough and perceptive memoir of growing up in a family ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #5:"We'll Be Ill for Christmas"
Friday December 14, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children whose illnesses have no respect for plans ... Read More
Site of the Day: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award
Friday December 14, 2007
Do you have a Smart Kid who struggles with a learning disability or ADHD, yet manages to overcome and achieve? Share your pride by nominating that special student for a ... Read More
In the RAD Forum: Could My Brother Have RAD?
Thursday December 13, 2007
Most of the posts in the Reactive Attachment Disorder Forum are from parents seeking advice and support in dealing with their children's challenging and frightening behaviors. The most recent appeal, ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #4: "Echolalia Bells"
Thursday December 13, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children who respond to the heightened excitement of ... Read More
Site of the Day: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Thursday December 13, 2007
Yesterday's Site of the Day was the NYU Study Center's controversial "Ransom Notes" campaign, and today's brings a response to that.
In addition to highlighting many other advocacy efforts and services ... Read More
The "Ransom Notes" Campaign, and Disability Metaphors
Wednesday December 12, 2007
This morning, I wrote about the new "Ransom Notes" campaign from the NYU Child Study Center, which likens psychiatric disorders to kidnapers. If you haven't visited that site yet and ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #3: "Too-Silent Night"
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children who take naughtiness to new levels when ... Read More
Site of the Day: Ransom Notes Campaign
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Check Your Understanding of Your Child's Diagnosis
Tuesday December 11, 2007
How well do you understand your child's diagnosis? Well enough to know what questions to ask? Well enough to gather an info packet for your child's teacher? Well enough to ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #2:"I'm Dreaming of a Quiet Christmas"
Tuesday December 11, 2007
Our special-needs carol sing continues today with another adapted holiday hit designed to depict the experience of surviving these special days with children who get overstimulated by jingle bells, sent ... Read More
Site of the Day: Gifts
Tuesday December 11, 2007
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Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children With Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives, a book of photos and essays, is the subject of this site ... Read More
More Parties, More Problems
Monday December 10, 2007
Does it seem to anybody else like we spend half our time worrying that our children won't be invited to things, and then half our time worrying what they'll do ... Read More
Special-Needs Christmas Carol #1: "We Won't Go"
Monday December 10, 2007
Malls and elevators and radio stations have been bombarding us with Christmas carols since Thanksgiving. But how many of those merry tales of cheer and good fellowship actually reflect your ... Read More
Site of the Day: GF Traveling Bears
Monday December 10, 2007
Explaining your child's gluten-free diet to other kids may be confusing or embarrassing for your child. So three bears stand ready to come to the rescue: Buckwheat, Teff, and Quinoa, ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday December 9, 2007
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: December 9
Sunday December 9, 2007
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since December 1
Saturday December 8, 2007
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Ornaments, Stories, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday December 8, 2007
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Supportive Parenting
Friday December 7, 2007
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Supportive Parenting, is a good introduction to the ways of child advocacy for parents dealing ... Read More
In the RAD Forum: Three Pleas for Help
Friday December 7, 2007
The Reactive Attachment Disorder Forum has been jumping lately with people asking for and offering advice. Here are some of the most recent topics. Can you give some assistance? Read ... Read More
Site of the Day: Angel Boy Art
Friday December 7, 2007
Dedicated to "exploring the myriad of ways art can benefit special needs children and their families," Angel Boy Art is an online gallery of artwork by children with disabilities, a ... Read More
Quaids Bringing Suit Against Blood-Thinner Manufacturer
Thursday December 6, 2007
In the wake of a medication error in which their hospitalized twin babies were given 1,000 times the proper dosage of a blood thinner, actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, ... Read More
Boards, Bandwagons, and More of Your Comments
Thursday December 6, 2007
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Guiding Teens With Learning Disabilities Book Giveaway
Thursday December 6, 2007
Parents of teens with learning disabilities have probably learned long ago that there's not much about supporting these kids that comes free. Tutors, computer programs, therapists, hours spent agonizing over ... Read More
Honey Quiets More Coughs Than Cough Syrup
Wednesday December 5, 2007
It was maybe forty years ago, when I was a kid staying overnight at a friend's house, that I first heard of using honey as cough syrup. I was hacking ... Read More
In the Forum: When Is Great Not So Great?
Wednesday December 5, 2007
A mom posted in the Parenting Special Needs Forum a while back about a good IEP meeting, and how great it was to hear her child was doing great. But ... Read More
Site of the Day: Lit2Go
Wednesday December 5, 2007
If you're looking for downloadable versions of famous books and stories for your reading-averse child or teen to listen to, Lit2Go is a site to bookmark. A service of Florida's ... Read More
Fever as a Behavioral Intervention
Tuesday December 4, 2007
Good Reading from the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday December 4, 2007
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Imaginif. In addition to my entry on improving our pediatric experience, here are some more posts from ... Read More
Site of the Day: "KFA Celebrates Chanukah" (pdf)
Tuesday December 4, 2007
So today's Site of the Day is really a Booklet of the Day, a pdf guide to celebrating Chanukah when your child has food allergies. But with the Jewish holiday ... Read More
Time Magazine Discovers Sensory Processing Disorder
Monday December 3, 2007
Sometimes, being the parent of a child with special needs makes me feel that I'm constantly running behind, unable to take in what's going on with the world because I'm ... Read More
Mellencamp Is Face of Spina Bifida for Canadian Charity
Monday December 3, 2007
Did you know John Mellencamp has spina bifida?
That's the question being asked by a fund-raising campaign for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Canada (SBHAC), to which the American rocker has donated ... Read More
Site of the Day: Action Alert: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
Monday December 3, 2007
The National Down Syndrome Society is calling for all those concerned with parents' abilities to fight for their children's rights under IDEA to contact their representatives today, December 3, 2007, ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday December 2, 2007
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: December 2
Sunday December 2, 2007
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since November 24
Saturday December 1, 2007
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Crafts, Calendars, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday December 1, 2007
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More