Parenting Tips of the Day

10/1: Sign up for the Special Needs Children newsletter.

Have you subscribed to my newsletter? The main issue goes out every Friday with links to articles and blog posts to keep you up to date on special-needs issues and inspired by new ideas. Continued

10/2: Follow the special-needs news on Twitter.

If you're the Twittering type, subscribe to my Twitter feed to get links to my latest blog posts, the most popular content on this About.com Parenting Special Needs site, and the news stories I add throughout the day to my Special-Needs News and Views folder. Continued

10/5: Tell your story of ingenuity and success.

Have you developed a great tool for working with your child? Have you figured out a technique or trick that helps your child learn, communicate, behave? Continued

10/6: Make Halloween costumes sensory-friendly

Children with sensory integration problems are notoriously picky about clothing. They may need soft fabrics, tag-free shirts, non-binding wastebands, nothing scratchy or tickly. Continued

10/7: Dress up your child's wheelchair for Halloween, too.

Most kids love to dress up for Halloween. But when your child uses a wheelchair, there's an extra prop that needs to be accommodated. Continued

10/8: Play as a team with school personnel.

If you can, frame your interactions with school personnel as though you were all on the same team. Collaboration generally works better than collision in getting an appropriate school experience. ... Continued

10/9: Put the rules in writing.

My request for readers to share their behavior tools and tricks brought a great response today from SallyNada, who advises parents to put their rules in writing.

10/12: Tiny treat helps transition child into taking sack lunch.

My request for readers to share their behavior tools and tricks brought a terrific idea from reader hopernch for helping a child transition to bringing a sack lunch to school ... Continued

10/13: Use a calendar with a column for each family member.

I asked for your organizational strategies -- because frankly, I could use some new ones myself -- and reader karenmarie came through with a good solution for keeping track of all those appointments and meetings and activities ... Continued

10/14: Turn sweatshirts into easy costumes.

How do you dress your child for Halloween? I asked for your special-needs costuming strategies, and reader Irene has an easy one for kids with autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and motor apraxia ... Continued