Special Needs Blog Week in Review – May 27 – June 2, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a quick summary of each of the blogs that appeared here in the past week. It gives you an easy way to find the ones that you missed, or that you didn’t have time to read the first time around. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on May 28, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode by FAQAutism. The episode is called “End-of-the-School-Year-Blues”. It discusses how the changes that occur at the end of the school year alter the usual, expected, routine of the … Continue reading

Beware of Counterfeit Adderall

The Food and Drug Administration has put out a warning about counterfeit versions of the drug Adderall. Some of the Adderall that is available for purchase through the internet contains the wrong inactive ingredients. Parents of kids who have ADHD or narcolepsy may want to take a closer look a the medication they are about to give their child. The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It reviews foods and medications in order to ensure that they are safe for Americans to consume or use. When the FDA … Continue reading