Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of April 2, 2012

It is time, once again, for the Special Needs Podcast Roundup. This is where to go to find brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Individual episodes could cover anything from autism to allergies, to news regarding changes to special education, to health insurance coverage for ABA treatment. Find out what is new this week! The Mayo Clinic has an episode that was released on March 30, 2012. This episode is called “Mobilaser”. In this episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Jay Van Gerpen talks about a new tool that … Continue reading

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 25 – 31, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick description of everything that hit the blog in a given week. This is a great way to figure out if you missed anything that you wanted to read. It can also be helpful for those of you who want to scan through it, to find blogs that are specifically relevant to your family’s situation. Oklahoma Judge Rules School Vouchers are Unconstitutional School vouchers seem to be very controversial right now. In Oklahoma, there is a law called the Lindsey Nichole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities … Continue reading

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 26, 2012

Each and every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you episodes of podcasts that talk about topics that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. They could be about anything from autism, ADHD, and allergies, to special education laws, and insurance coverage for the treatment your child needs. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on March 25, 2012. This episode is called “Down Syndrome From a Father’s Perspective”. It features Rick Smith, whose son, Noah, has Down Syndrome. Rick’s blog is called “Noah’s Dad”. He shares his personal experiences on his blog, and … Continue reading

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 18 – 24, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Blog at Families.com does a quick Week in Review. This is a great way to catch up on the blogs that you meant to read, but didn’t have enough time to do it when it first hit the blog. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup for the week went up on March 19, 2012. This week, I would like to point out an episode from the “Autism & Disney Series – The Best Magic”. It is episode number four, and it talks about how children who have autism can have a great Disney vacation. Study … Continue reading

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 19, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Certain podcasts are consistently focused on a particular special need. Others are not always about special needs topics, but will do an episode on it once in a while. Hope Saves the Day released episode number 109 on March 8, 2012. This episode is called “Interview with Director Jamie Grover of Autism on the Seas”. Jamie Grover is the Director of Group Development for “Autism on the Seas”, which is the … Continue reading

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 11 – 17, 2012

The Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to find out about everything that hit the blog this week. You may have missed something that you wanted to read, but didn’t end up having the time to do it. Just click on the link to any of the blogs that catch your attention, and you will go right it. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on March 12, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of a podcast called “The Power of Moms”. It features Mary Jenkins, the mother of … Continue reading

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 12, 2012

Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup scours the internet to bring you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss things that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. This makes it easy for you to quickly find an interesting podcast to listen to, whenever you have the time. The Mayo Clinic has an episode of “Medical Edge Radio” that was released on March 7, 2012. This episode is called “Why Not Hearing Aids?” This episode features Mayo Clinic Dr. David Hawkins. He discuses when it might be time to consider getting hearing aids. Hold the Gluten … Continue reading

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 4 – 11, 2012

What did you miss this week? The Special Needs Blog Week in Review is a quick and easy way to catch up on everything that hit the blog in a given week. If you are short on time, you can skim through the titles, and pick out the ones that interest you the most. There are links that will take you directly to the full articles. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on March 5, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of Raising Arizona Kids Magazine called “A conversation with Kaitlin MacKay”. She received a … Continue reading

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 5, 2012

The Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss subjects that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. This is a really easy way to keep up with some of your favorite podcasts, and to find ones that are new to you. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on February 27, 2012. This episode is called “New Methods Could Speed Up Repair Of Injured Nerves”. Scientists have developed a technique that reconnects severed ends of a nerve. This allows it to begin carrying messages again very quickly. This … Continue reading

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of February 26 – March 3, 2012

Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick description of each of the blogs that appeared on here in the past seven days. This is a good way to catch up on whatever you may have missed, or on blogs that you wanted to read but ran out of time for. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on February 27, 2012. This week, I would like to point out an episode from the Hold the Gluten podcast that is titled: “Pizza Perfection”. It talks about a place that makes delicious gluten-free pizzas. As a … Continue reading