Looking for somewhere good to surf? Stop by this Site of the Day listing for a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs. Listed here are the sites or pages featured each day in December 2010. For more sites, visit the index.
1. December 2010 Calendar
Image and text by Terri Mauro
What It Is: A December calendar page with one of my Love Notes for Special Parents, ready to print and post on a wall near you.
2. Where's Molly?
What It Is: If you saw the CBS This Morning episode on "Where's Molly" this past weekend and want more information about the story, this site has plenty for you, including a DVD of the documentary about a man who finds that the sister who mysteriously disappeared when he was a child has been living in an institution for people with intellectual disabilities for decades. On the site, you can view a trailer, read a synopsis, find out what's new, read news stories, and sign the guestbook.
3. AbilityPath
What It Is: "AbilityPath.org is an online community for parents of and professionals serving children with special needs. AbilityPath brings together information, resources and a social network dedicated to encouraging the healthy development of children with special needs."
4. Fun Things to Do
What It Is: Your super-sized listing of Five Fun Things to Do Today -- 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.
5. Weekly Round-Up
What It Is: Your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
6. 22q Central
What It Is: "22q Central is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of promoting awareness and education regarding a common, yet many times overlooked, genetic disorder known as 22q11.2 Deletion Disorder, DiGeorge Syndrome, VCFS (velo-cardio-facial syndrome) and others. Parents, caregivers, and extended family of those with VCFS face difficult challenges that require practical solutions, and that is exactly what you'll find here."
7. National Down Syndrome Adoption Network
What It Is: "The National Down Syndrome Adoption Network provides information to birth families who may be seeking alternatives to parenting as they prepare for the arrival of their child. Making an adoption plan for a child with Down syndrome is a loving choice and can be the right choice for some families."
8. Tweet Chat on Holiday Gifts for Children With Disabilities
What It Is: "The American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA’s) Move Forward campaign is helping parents with their holiday shopping by hosting a TweetChat on gifts for children with disabilities on December 8 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The #MovePT chat will be moderated by the HollyRod Foundation (@hollyrod4kids), founded by Holly Robinson Peete (@hollyrpeete). Physical therapist and APTA Member Rachel Brady, PT, DPT, MS, will be available via @MoveForwardPT to answer questions and address issues related to choosing appropriate gifts for children with disabilities."
9. Minute by Minute: A Documentary About Living With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
What It Is: "Minute by Minute is intended to raise awareness of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy that accounts for as few as 1%-4% cases of childhood epilepsy. LGS is one of the most complex epileptic disorders to treat and manage. The documentary features two families living with LGS and offers perspectives from physician experts and patient advocates."
10. 2010 Gift Guide for People Living with Paralysis
What It Is: "This year, the Reeve Foundation's 2010 Holiday Gift Guide for People Living with Paralysis is compiled of a bigger and better list of quality products at every price range. These are products that we found exciting, but we have not tested them. We do believe that these products are easy to use and fun!"
