Remember the ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search? That contest inviting kids to create a special-needs friend for PBS's Arthur was won by 11-year-old Connor Gordon and his creation, a basketball-loving, wheelchair-using character named Lydia Fox.
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toileting technique that finally worked for my reluctant son involves walking around with no pants for as long as it takes -- and that makes it a
regimen that requires warm weather.
ContinuedYour best school story. Your worst family story. Your dynamite disciplinary solution. Your hard-fought classroom accommodations. The things you'd tell someone just starting out about your child's disability. I've offered a lot of my own special-needs tales on this site, and have many more up my sleeve. But this is also a place for your contributions, as the foremost experts on parenting children like yours, the ups, downs, and unexpected angles.
ContinuedI've done nearly 200 book reviews for this site, and my reading pile is still pretty high. I love reading special-needs parenting books, looking for information and solutions and stories that inspire me.
ContinuedEvery weekday on this site, I offer a Site of the Day of interest to parents of children with special needs. I'm always scouring the Web looking for good stuff, but referrals are helpful, too.
ContinuedIf you write a blog about your family's special-needs journey, or have a favorite that you follow faithfully, mention it in the comments here and I'll add it to my RSS rounds.
ContinuedIf you're the parent of a child with special needs who has found a solution to helping your child and then turned that into a businesses to help others, I want to hear from you.
ContinuedHeads up! Father's Day is two days away -- got gifts? If you have a printer, you can take advantage of these five fast free ways to give Dad a laugh or a little inspiration.
ContinuedIt may seem that your child is responsible for sabotaging any outing you plan, but in fact, the one in the best position to control and cancel out public meltdowns is
you. You're the one in charge, and if you're regularly placing your child with special needs in situations you really know, deep down, he or she cannot handle, then the finger of blame points squarely at you.
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