“. . .there is one bright spot in this COVID world that should have all of us with special needs family members rejoicing.”
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Dyslexia
Dear Health Professionals
“As a parent with a special needs child, we are expected to have a medical degree, multiple therapy degrees, education degrees, degrees in nutrition, psychology and more. (I’ll be able to claim the psychology degree in a few months.) At least it seems that way when we take our child with Autism to the doctor or consult one.”
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Dear Medical Professionals
“Yes, it’s almost like we are asking you to be God. But you don’t have all the answers, and can’t preform all the miracles.”
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The Push Towards Calculators in Special Education
“I’m seeing something in the education world I’m not really thrilled with. Maybe because it’s my favorite subject- math? 😉
Both of my children have struggled with math. It doesn’t surprise me at all. Their parents did, so it would be understandable that they would. But the reasons they have struggled are different.” Read more. . .
Labels vs Non-Labeling
Our kids often don’t fit neatly into that descriptive box. Even if you find a good descriptive box, there is a lot of prejudice and misconceptions about those boxes.
Teaching Our Children to Be Kind- Despite the Disabilities of Others
“How do I teach my daughter to be safe, how to not become a doormat, and yet be kind and friendly to a child who, I’m just guessing, but probably really needs a friend or two?”
