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Recent Special Needs Blog PostsIt's Food Allergy Awareness Weekby Jen ThorpeThis week, from May 13 -19, 2012, is Food Allergy Awareness Week. The purpose of this week is to spread awareness of how serious certain types of food allergies can be. Special Needs Podcast Roundup - Week of May 14, 2012by Jen Thorpe14 May 2012 06:42 PM Each and every week, you can count on the Special Needs Podcast Roundup to bring you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Special Needs Blog Week in Review - May 6 - 12, 2012by Jen Thorpe13 May 2012 08:54 PM Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick summary of all of the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. Special Moms of Special Kidsby Jen Thorpe12 May 2012 11:19 PM Mother's Day is a good time to do a shout-out to all the moms of children who have special needs. Parenting can be difficult, and it can also be rewarding. It has been said that parents of kids who have special needs have a more extreme version of parenting. New Ways Technology is Helping With Autismby Jen Thorpe11 May 2012 03:13 PM There are many different forms of technology that can be used to help children who have autism. Some can be used to help a child who is on the autism spectrum to communicate with others. Some can be used to detect signs of autism in children. Others help parents learn more about their child. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Strongerby Jen Thorpe10 May 2012 09:57 PM There is a video on YouTube that has been getting a lot of attention. In the video, a group of children who are battling cancer lip-sync to a song by Kelly Clarkson that is called "Stronger". The video is very positive, and uplifting. Asperger Syndrome Eliminated from DSM-5by Jen Thorpe09 May 2012 08:10 PM The latest round of cuts to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders includes the removal of Asperger Syndrome, (as well as some other disorders). Comments about this change will be accumulated until June 15, 2012. It is expected that the DSM-5 will be published in May of 2013. May is Celiac Awareness Monthby Jen Thorpe08 May 2012 09:58 PM Did you know that May is Celiac Awareness Month? Only a few states are officially recognizing it. The purpose is to bring awareness to celiac disease, (and also to gluten allergies and gluten intolerance). Special Needs Podcast Roundup - Week of May 7, 2012by Jen Thorpe07 May 2012 06:43 PM Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that would be relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Special Needs Blog Week in Review - Week of April 29 - May 5, 2012by Jen Thorpe06 May 2012 07:01 PM Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a brief review of each and every blog that appeared here in the past seven days. This is a quick and easy way to catch up on whatever you might have wanted to read, but didn't have the time to when the blog first went up. |
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