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Special Needs Blog Week in Review – June 24 – 30, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a quick summary of each of the blogs that were posted here in the past seven days. It makes it easier for you to find out about the ones that you might have missed. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 25, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday”. The episode was called “Planes, Patience, and Slightly Kid-Friendlier Security”. This is a good one to listen to for parents who will be traveling by plane with their children this … Continue reading →

Fundraiser Results in Service Dog for Lucas

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Lucas Appleton is nine years old, and he has Fredreich’s Ataxia. He needs a service dog, but, his family couldn’t afford one. So, they held a fundraiser, which was extremely successful. There was enough money for Lucas to get his service dog, and also enough left over to start a trust fund for Lucas. Imagine what it would be like to be a nine year old boy who cannot go run and play with his friends. For Lucas Appleton, this is a reality. He has Fredreich’s Ataxia, which is a rare, progressive, neurogenetic condition. Worldwide, the condition is found in … Continue reading →

Illinois Attorney General Says Animals For Autism is a Scam

The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, has filed a lawsuit against a woman who was supposedly running a charity that matched service dogs with children who had autism. It wasn’t really a charity. Instead, it was a scam that cost some families thousands of dollars. Service dogs can be incredibly helpful. When you hear the phrase “service dog” you might think of a person who is blind, and who is using a guide dog to help him or her navigate safely across streets or through a city. Service dogs are also used to help children and adults who have … Continue reading →