Getting Help for Special Needs Children

Find advice about caring for a child with special needs and how you can both help your child and get help yourself.

What to Do After Learning of a Special Need

In 2003, Phillip Mayer, Angela Mayer's nine-month-old son and the youngest of her four children, abruptly lost his wobbly ability to stand. A Queens, New York resident, Angela watched with growing...

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I Think My Child Might Have a Special Need

It can be an unsettling when you think your child is developing differently. You might be noticing differences when you are at a playgroup, or when you naturally compare your little one's abilities...

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Developmental Intervention: The Need for Help vs. Parental Anxiety

Amanda May Dundas | Monday, Nov 08, 2010 |

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When Nicole's daughter Ellie was little, the California mom suspected that her daughter's speech might be seriously delayed, and that the two-year-old might even be having trouble understanding...

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Help for Families with Special Needs

Ronnie Friedland | Monday, Jan 04, 2010 |

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Early on, Louise Bruce, a "doer," didn't see that having a child with special needs meant having obstacles, and so she kept "bulldozing" ahead, staying active...

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I Think My Child Might Have a Special Need

Jennifer Byde Myers | Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 |

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Never Take No for an Answer: Advocating for the Services Your Child Needs

By Abbi Perets, Contributor | Friday, Sep 17, 2010 |

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One of the earliest lessons you learn when you parent a child with special needs is that you will hear "no" more often than a toddler. But being the grown up and the advocate for your child...

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The Sensory Diet: What You Can Do to Help Your Child

Deb Levy | Monday, Feb 07, 2011 |

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A neurological traffic jam. That is how A. Jean Ayres, PhD, an occupational therapist (OT) and neuroscientist describes Sensory Processing Disorders. �A more medically appropriate explanation would be...

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What to Do After Learning of a Special Need

Hamilton Cain | Friday, Jan 27, 2012 |

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In 2003, Phillip Mayer, Angela Mayer's nine-month-old son and the youngest of her four children, abruptly lost his wobbly ability to stand. A Queens, New York resident, Angela watched with growing...

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Yes or No?: Does ADHD Stimulant Medication Suppress Growth?

Deb Levy | Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011

Parents with children who have ADD or ADHD often weigh the benefits of medication with the possible side effects of the stimulant drugs.� Even though research has shown that the best outcomes for children...

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