Image by Terri MauroYour Saturday super-sized listing of amusements, including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun.
Catch up with everything you missed this week on the About.com Parenting Special Needs site.
23. John P. Bell Family Foundation
Last night's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featured Lizzie Bell, a teen with Diamond-Blackfan anemia who has made it her mission to increase blood donation. Her family's foundation "exists to support the caregiver or grass-roots individual who must continuously serve others ... by forgetting self." Lizzie's there on the front page with her appeal to donate. (No longer online)
Image by Terri MauroA graduate student mentioned this survey on the
Parenting Special Needs Forum and invites "first-time mothers with a child between the ages of 2 and 5 years old" to participate. "The child must be either (1) on the autism spectrum, or (2) have no special needs. Participation involves filling out a web-based survey which will take about 10 minutes to complete." The goal is to see how mothers comfort children whose difficulties with communication and sensory processing may interfere.
Founded by the mother of a child with special needs, the online magazine
Parenting Special Needs promises "to provide parents of special needs children, of all ages and stages of life, both information and inspiration. ... a world that provides practical tips, shares life’s lessons, tackles the challenges and celebrates the joys, of one of life's greatest gifts." From the site, you can read the current issue and get a free subscription.
Photo Illustration by Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesIf you're on Facebook, join this group that seeks to get the social-networking giant to enforce its rules against hate groups to include those that mock people with special needs.
Image by Terri Mauro"Traveling can be stressful enough, but with the added worry about peanuts and dogs on your plane, the feather pillows and chemicals in your room, and hidden ingredients in your food, what is one to do? Project Allergy makes your vacation travel and dining easier by listing hundreds of company allergen policies. Find what your hotel, airline, or restaurant is doing to make your leisure safer."
Image by Terri MauroYour Saturday super-sized listing of amusements, including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun.
Catch up with everything you missed this week on the About.com Parenting Special Needs site.
Image by Terri MauroKids can also make Web sites, and this one was created a 17-year-old who has two brothers with autism. She writes, "I love both of my brother's a lot. This is why I am trying to spread autism awareness. So I encourage you to do the same."
Image by Terri MauroThis booklet from the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City is a fun, easy-to-complete way to introduce the teacher to your child's life, strengths, and challenges. Though it includes a Down syndrome fact sheet, the majority of the booklet could be used for many special needs.
