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Haircuts, Girl Scouts, and Epi-Pens

It’s been quite some time since I did a Week In Review blog for the Special Needs Blog here at Families.com. Now is a good time to get that going again. Here is a brief review of the blogs that appeared here between August 12, 2012, and August 18, 2012. Pediatric Therapy Center Helps Haircuts Be Less Stressful The Pediatric Therapy Center, in Papillion, Nebraska, found a way to make the act of getting a haircut a lot less stressful for children who have special needs. It also made the experience much less stressful for their parents. The haircuts were … Continue reading →

Mother Fights for Autistic Son to Have Heart Transplant

A mom who lives in Pennsylvania is fighting to convince doctors to put her son on the transplant list. He needs a new heart. The mother claims that the doctors are against the idea of doing the transplant because her son has autism, (and other issues). Parents of kids who have special needs often find themselves doing a lot of parenting long after the child chronologically reaches the age they legally become an adult. Such is the case with Karen Corby, a mother from Pennsylvania, who is trying very hard to get doctors to give her son a heart transplant. … Continue reading →