by April Brownlee | Oct 17, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
5 Tips for Attaining a Special Needs Diagnosis, Part 2 Yesterday, guest blogger April Brownlee, gave parents of kids with special needs tips about how they can advocate while waiting for the professionals to make a definitive diagnosis. Today, she’s back with...
by April Brownlee | Oct 16, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
5 Tips for Attaining a Special Needs Diagnosis, Part 1 Waiting for the professionals to make a special needs diagnosis is hard work. But according to guest blogger April Brownlee, parents can do more than just wait. They can advocate. Today and tomorrow, she explains...
by Ram Meyyappan | Oct 2, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
How to Apply for SSI Benefits for Kids with Special Needs Today’s guest post comes from Ram Meyyappan. Ram is the senior editor and manager of Social Security Disability Help, a website that contains information on how to apply for disability with over 400...
by Liz Matheis | Sep 27, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
4 Ways to Help Kids with Special Needs Adjust to Change Guest blogger Liz Matheis went through a season of change after the birth of her third child several months ago. The lessons she learned can be used to help kids with special needs adjust to the changes that...
by Jolene | Sep 16, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Service Activities for Kids with Special Needs: 6 Tips Service activities are an effective way to help kids develop character, and kids with special needs are no exception. In a post at Life After IEPs, Mary Mazzoni presents a compelling case for encouraging our kids...
by Gary Shulman | Aug 28, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
7 Ways to Befriend Parents of Kids with Special Needs Parenting kids with special needs is hard, isolating work. For those parents, supportive friends are worth their weight in gold. Gary Shulman, who has worked with special needs families for 24 years, is here with...