This community continues to grow and you deserve to know what’s going on! This was an exciting week in my world as my kids got back to swimming lessons and my daughter got to show off her new helper arm to her dance class. But that’s nowhere near as interesting as some of our new members on this site.

New Members
I’d like to welcome four new members! First, meet Christine. She’s the mom of two boys and her youngest was born with a left arm that stops below his elbow. She shared a link to a blog but it doesn’t seem to work. Keep an eye on her profile… she might be getting ready to launch a  new blog. You never know!

Jennifer is also new to the site. She has a blog that’s called A Walking Contradiction and is the mom to three kids. Her daughter, known as CB in most posts, was born with developmental delays. Check out her page here and give her blog a visit as she continues to document her family.

Two other new members to meet are Stacia who says she’s “a teacher and a Special Mom of a special young lady.” Be sure to welcome her. Also, meet Baby Jae’s Mommy who is an adoptive mom of a five-year-old who is dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome along with other challenges. She is also a pediatric occupational therapist who “specializes in sensory integration therapy and autism.”

Support Group Updates
SFSN member Leslie Gail continues to rock the support for getting organized. Check out the awesome  GO (Get Organized) Month discussion she started.

New member Jennifer posted on the Cerebral Palsy and Hydrocephalus group. It would be really fantastic for members to pitch in and help with her discussion about the challenge of making friends.

There are new members in the IEP Discussion and Room for Rants groups. So if you’re a member, jump in and get some conversations going!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic holiday. Make sure to jump in and share. If you have any events that you think are work sharing with the community, be sure to check out how you can add events to the Support For Special Needs calendar!

Around the Special Needs Community

If you’re at all around any other social media outlets, no doubt you’ve heard about the Amelia Rivera case regarding a doctor’s rejection of her being able to get a kidney transplant. Community member Robert Rummel-Hudson wrote a great piece about the quality of life and the slippery slope. Please read and comment.

We’d also like to announce that Robert will be writing weekly – every Monday – on the site. We’re thrilled he’s joining us as a weekly contributor!

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Edited to add, by Julia:

I want to personally thank Jen for taking on the Around the Community posts. They take a lot of time and she does a fantastic job (often very late at night!) summing up the week and introducing us to new members. Go and welcome them as well. Please thank her in the comments and she’ll get the message right in her inbox!

Thank you for Build-A-Bear Workshop their giveaway this week. I be working with them on a regular basis and their support helps fund this privately funded site to keep it going! They will be starting a blog soon and when it’s live, I will let you know.

Many thanks for this community,

Julia

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