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School Skills in the Summer: Kids with Special Needs Maintain Math and Reading

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Jaw Distraction and Pierre Robin: Another Alternative To A Tracheostomy

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By: Laura Block-Stewart

Self-Advocacy and Special Needs: Requesting Modifications and Accommodation

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

The Special Needs Discussion: How to Explain To Your Child That He or She is Unique

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By: Laura Block-Stewart

Mainstreaming Can Work! Tips to Achieve Success in the Mainstream Education Experience

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By: Laura Block-Stewart

Gifts for Kids with Special Needs: Building Esteem and Basic Skills with Birthday Presents

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Valentine Word Plays: Special Needs Kids Boost Language Skills with Valentine Cards

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Effective use of Language: How and Why to Use People First Language Effectively

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By: Heather Legg

Special Education Referrals: The Process of Special Education Referral and Placement

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By: Heather Legg

IEP Goals: Facts about the Individualized Education Program

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs Kids on New Years: Family Fun for Children with Disabilities

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Sensory Fun: Messy Play: Play Dough and Shaving Cream Help with Tactile Defensiveness

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Hincha-Ownby

Sensory Fun: Heavy Work Activities: Five Ways to Meet Your Child’s Sensory Needs

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By: Feature Writer Melissa Hincha-Ownby

Homework and Dyslexic Students: Helping Dyslexic Students Get Through Their Homework

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By: Maurcia DeLean Houck

Is Your Child Dyslexic? Tips to Figuring Out If Your Child Has Dyslexia

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By: Maurcia DeLean Houck

Sibling Rivalry and Disabled Kids: How to Raise Special Needs Without Alienating Siblings

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By: Kirsten Locke

ADHD Study Tips: Study Cards for Learning Disabled Kids

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Coping with ADD/ADHD Children: Handling Hyper Behavior in the Attention Deficit Disorder Child

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By: Kirsten Locke

Special Needs Kids and Self Esteem: T Shirts Can Build Self Concept

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Dictionaries for Special Needs: Tips for Dictionary Selection for Kids

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Reading Needs: A Resource Plan to Boost Reading in Kids with Disabilities

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs for School: A Plan for Parents of Children with Disabilities

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Puberty and Learning Disorders: Added Stress in What Can Already Be a Difficult Situation

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By: Kirsten Locke

Developmental Delays: Money Skills: Teaching Math Concepts with a Dollar

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Baby Leashes and Special Needs: Keeping Your Little Houdini Safe

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By: Kirsten Locke

Museums and Special Needs Kids: Ten Questions for Planning a Day at the Museum

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs Extended School Year: Drawbacks to Consider

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs for Summer School: Benefits for the Child with a Disability and Family

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Transitions for Disabled Kids: When College Siblings Come Home

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Gardens for Special Needs Kids: Teaching Science at Home to the Child with a Disability

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Child Disability and Public Safety: Learning Phone Numbers and Other Identification

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disabled Children and Routine: Teaching Daily Living Skills

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Routine for Child with Disability: Creating Schedules for Home

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Testing - Child with a Disability: What Parents Should Know About Standardized Tests

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Morning Routine and Disabled Kids: Teaching Special Needs Life Skills

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

IEP Preparation: A Guide for Parents of a Child with a Disability

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Sensory Integration Products: Swings Boost Ability for Autistic Kids

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disability and Reading Skills: Successful Reading Strategies for Older Kids

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Daily Living Skills – Reading: Disability and Functional Skills

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Reading Despite Disability: Ways to Make Books Come Alive for Special Needs Kids

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Get Your Disabled Child to Read: Some Books, a Plan . . .a Reader

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs Winter Weather Plan: A Parent's Guide for Housebound Days

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Developmental Calendar Skills: Special Needs Children Benefit from Calendars

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

New Year Disability Awareness: Make Disability - Ability Awareness Your Resolution

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Build Holiday Vocabulary Skills: Make-at-Home Book from Greeting Cards

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disabilties and Holiday Routines: Storytime, Bedtime, and Other Important Things to Keep

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Down Syndrome Baby Gifts: Fun Holiday Ideas to Promote Development

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Language Delays and Memory Games: Language-Building Toys and Games that Boost Vocabulary

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Holiday Social Language Skills: Tips to Help the Child with Language Delays Talk Turkey

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs for Holiday Travel: Ten Travel Tips with a Child with a Disability

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Toys for Special Tots and Tweens: A Parent’s Guide to Evaluating Toys for the Disabled

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disabled Kids and Cooking: Celebrate Recipe Day and Teach More Than Math

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Sensory Integration Toys and Gifts: A Guide for Children with Disabilities

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disability Awareness Gifts: Fostering Understanding at the Holidays

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Children's Sign Language Books: A Holiday Gift Idea for Fun and Learning

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

November FOP Conferences / Events: FOP

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

What Is FOP? Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva and Its Effects

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Halloween Candy Sort: Cognitive Skills and Vocabulary from the Loot Bag

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Halloween Words for Articulation: Speech and Vocabulary Boo-sters

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Newborn Infant Hearing Screenings: A First Check for an Auditory Impairment

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Cards or Tigers: Take Me Out to the Ball Game and Teach Me a Little Math

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Red Ribbon Week and Disabled Kids: Teaching Drug Awareness at Home and at School

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

I Want to Learn Sign Language: A Parent's Guide

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

IDEA 2004 Response to Intervention: Criteria for Diagnosing Learning Disability Redefined

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Needs Learned Helplessness: Fostering Independence and Building Self-esteem

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Parent/Teacher Conference and IEPs: Considerations and a Checklist to Make the Most of the Time

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Autism Conferences / Workshops: A Parent's Guide to ASD Conferences in November

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Parenting the Down Syndrome Child: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Language Delays and Halloween Fun: Using Fun Fall Books to Build Vocabulary

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Deaf Children Learn Fire Safety: A Parent's Guide to Fire Prevention Week in the Home

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

ADHD at Home: Checklist of Signs of Possible ADHD for Parents

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Causes of ADHD: Study Links Lead Exposure and Mother Smoking to ADHD

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

National ADHD Awareness Day: It Is Time to Know What ADHD Can Mean to Your Child

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

September 11 Again: The Reality for Kids with Language or Mental Impairment

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

No Child Left Behind: Is this a realistic goal for all special needs students?

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Educating a Child w/ a Disability: Back to School Checklist for Parents

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Special Places, Special Kids: How to Have a Great Vacation with Your Handicapped Child

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Theme Parks and Disabled Children: A Parent’s Guide to Services

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

TV for Down Syndrome Tweens: A Case for Parental Control

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Coordination and Discrimination: for Children with Learning Disabilities

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Hot Summer Fun for ASD Kids: Make-at-home Puzzles

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Puzzles and the Mentally Retarded: Enhancing Thinking Skills

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Encouraging Nonverbal Kids to Talk: Using Playdoh

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Playdough for Special Needs Kids: (Not Edible!)

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Can Autistic Kids Learn to Swim? Safety for Kids on the Spectrum

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Building Handwriting Muscles: With Playdoh

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Reading for the Hearing Impaired: Make a Pattern Book

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Teaching Reading to the Deaf: Using Pattern Books

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Fragile X Children: Calming Techniques

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Tactile Defensiveness: and Fourth of July Foods

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Building Cognitive Skills: with Fourth of July Fun Pages

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Speech Articulation and Language: A Parents’ Guide

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Help Your Deaf Child Read: Teach Vocabulary with Books

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Address IEP Goals: Using Fourth of July Traditions

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

ADHD and Playing Ball

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Playing Ball w/ Physical Handicaps: Cerebral Palsy and Building Gross Muscle Stength

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Deaf KIds Chalk Talk

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

ADHD and Jump Rope

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Disabled Kids Jump Rope

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

Autism and Playground Fun: Build Social Skill While Having Fun

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By: Feature Writer Lynn Moore

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