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Special Needs in the News

Learn more about the latest research and developments on your child's special needs, or which celebrity is advocating for it now, with the help of these special-needs news clippings.
Special Needs in the News
When stories move out of the daily and weekly news folders above, they go to these topic indexes so you can still find what you need to know.
Sites of the Day: By Topic
Topic index for sites that have been featured as an About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day.
2008 in Special-Needs News
Take a look back through the About.com Parenting Special Needs blog at the stories that had us talking in 2008.
2007: The Year in Your Comments
A look at the blog items you found comment-worthy in 2007, on topics from school shooters to Don Imus to "American Idol" to peanut bans.
2006 in Special-Needs News
A look at the stories about children with special needs that caught our attention in 2006, including autistic basketballer Jason McElwain, cancer rebel Abraham Cherrix, the no-longer-conjoined Herrin twins, and the final judgment for a T-ball coach who had an autistic player beaned.
2005 in Special-Needs News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Review of news stories featured in the Parenting Special Needs weblog in 2005.
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