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Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of February 5-11, 2012

Parents of children who have special needs are busy. No one ever said that being a parent would be easy, all the time, every day. You might not have had the time to check out the Special Needs blog this week. The Special Need Blog Week in Review makes it easy to find the blogs that you missed. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on February 6, 2012. This week, I recommend that you check out the Hope Saves the Day podcast. The hosts had an interview with Dr. Temple Grandin. Doctors Have Different Opinions About the Mystery Illness … Continue reading →

Parent of Child With Autism Fights School Over Bussing

A mother in Kentucky wants her daughter to be picked up by what the mother is calling a “short bus”. Her daughter has autism, and is prone to seizures when she becomes overstimulated. The school district has offered a large bus with very few students on it, instead. The mother is now fighting with the school about transportation. Angela Southern Roark is a single parent of a ten year old daughter. Neveah is autistic. She can experience epileptic seizures if she becomes overstimulated. Ms. Roark has asked the Fayette County Public Schools, the school system her daughter attends, to provide … Continue reading →