How to Help Your Child With Special Needs
Here are ways to comfort and entertain children with special needs during what can be a frightening time.
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Resources for Parents of Children With Special Needs During School Closures for Coronavirus
What are schools required to do for students with special needs during a shutdown? Special Education Advocate Lisa Lightner has put together this guide.
Field Trips for All Students
Advice for parents of students with disabilities to avoid exclusion on field trips.
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How to Help Your Child With Special Needs
Here are ways to comfort and entertain children with special needs during what can be a frightening time.
Resources for Parents of Children With Special Needs During School Closures for Coronavirus
What are schools required to do for students with special needs during a shutdown? Special Education Advocate Lisa Lightner has put together this guide.
Field Trips for All Students
Advice for parents of students with disabilities to avoid exclusion on field trips.
How to Help (and Not Help) With a Stutter
Ways for parents to help their children articulate their thoughts if they have stuttering problems.
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Helping a Child With Speech Delays Make Friends
Children with speech delays might find it hard to make friends. Here’s how parents can help.
Weighted Blankets for Kids: Do They Help Them Sleep?
Parents of children with autism, ADHD and other special needs have turned to gravity blankets as a sleep aid. A pediatrician urges caution.
It Takes More Than a Special Needs Trust to Plan Their Financial Future
A special needs trust is a good start, but how do you fund it?
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My Turn: Where They Speak My Language
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Disability Resources in the Delaware Valley
These resources are highlights from our disability resources directory which can be found in our digital issue, here. Charities & Foundations FACES 4 Autism 2900 Fire Road Egg Harbor Township,…
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Beverly Caldwell is a psychology student with a concentration in child development, completing her degree online at Southern New Hampshire University. She also runs a home…
Is It Autism? The Next Steps
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