It is time for another Special Needs Podcast Roundup! This is where to find brand new episodes of your favorite podcasts that are focused on topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. It is also a good place to discover new podcasts that you have never listened to before. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on October 30, 2011. This episode is called “Dr. Orville Easterly- Marriage and Family Therapy”. Dr. Easterly is the founder and Clinical Director of Life Source, Inc., counseling center. He has decades of experience counseling as a … Continue reading →

Ready for more podcasts that cover topics relevant to parents of children who have Special Needs? New episodes can be found every week, if you know where to look. If you didn’t finish listening to the podcasts featured in last week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup, don’t panic! Those podcasts will still be online, and available, when you are ready to check them out. The Coffee Klatch released an episode on July 27, 2011. This episode features Dr. Lucy Miller, the Founder and Director of The Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation. She is also the author of the book “Sensational Kids”. This … Continue reading →

There are two main types of special needs podcasts out there. Some of them focus each and every episode on a topic that is relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Others occasionally touch on this subject, or just do one episode, one time. This week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup has a whole lot of stuff for you to listen to. Science Update released an episode on June 28, 2011 called “Deaf Vision”. Host Bob Hirshon talks with University of Sheffield neuroscientist Charlotte Codina about a finding that she and her colleagues made. They learned that people who … Continue reading →

I found so many podcasts that discuss topics relevant to parents of special needs children this week, that I am not sure if they will all fit into this week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup! There are episodes about ADHD, allergies, and more. Podcasts about ADHD Our Special Families released an episode on July 14, 2011. It is called: “Chat with Pam Esser of Attention Deficit Disorders Association”. Pam Esser discusses what the ADDA-SR is, and what it can offer parents of kids who have ADHD. The Edge Foundation Podcast has an episode called: “ADHD and Legal Advocacy”. It was released … Continue reading →

There are so many resources out there for parents who have children with special needs. Podcasts are an often overlooked source of information. This week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup includes: author interviews, a glimpse into the life of a family with nine adopted special needs children, a conversation about stem cells, a parenting course, a lunch chat about a resource center, and more. The Parenting Plate Podcast released an episode on June 7, 2011. This episode has an interview with Jolene Philo, author of the book “Different Dream Parenting: A Practical Guild to Raising a Child with Special Needs”. The … Continue reading →

There are plenty of podcasts out there that talk about parenting. Not all of them are specifically focused on special needs, but you can find episodes where a particular special need is talked about. It is also good to look for video podcasts as well as audio podcasts that discuss special needs. These resources may not be very easy to find, but I have located some great ones this week. Here is the Special Needs Podcast Roundup for the week of July 6, 2011. Not all of the podcasts featured were necessarily released this week. Some were made earlier this … Continue reading →

Podcasts can be excellent resources for parents of children who have special needs. You can listen to an episode that is focused on the special need that your child has. You can learn about things in the news relevant to children who have special needs. Sometimes, you can listen in as another parent describes his or her experiences raising a special needs child. But first, you have to find the podcasts. Here are a few good ones to check out this week. Beyond the Box has part two of their discussion about a news story that they started in the … Continue reading →