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Welcome to New Members

March 11, 2011 in Around the Site, Featured by Admin Dawn

Gail Curran: Gail works at the Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life-Skills. Are you in Arizona? Look Gail up!

Achieve Beyond: Achieve Beyond specializes in nationwide pediatric therapy and autism services for children ages 5 and under including states like California, Illinois, New York, Virginia and Conencticut. Achieve Beyond uses a family focused approach in providing early intervention speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, ABA/autism therapy and psychological counseling. We strive to serve our patients and their families by providing services and evaluations support in their predominant language, at both the home and community settings. We also offer private pay / insurance services, educational workshops for parents and therapists as well as translation / interpretation services at several of our branches.

Denise Moberg: Retired from 30 years as an SLP in the public schools. Currently have a part time private practice.

Kyra: I am a stay at home mother of 4 kids. 2 are Special Needs. My 7 yr old has ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, Sensory Modulation Disorder, and Dyspraxia (the last 3 are very new to us). My 2 yr old has Apraxia and Sensory Modulation Disorder. My other 2 kids are just in special need of special attention. I am on a leave of absence from school right now so that I can get a better handle on my family and concentrate more on them than me.

Julie Fick: I am a full time mom to my son who has DiGeorge Syndrome. We live in Woodstock, GA.

Alisa Ricketts: I have been married for almost 20 years and I am a SAHM of two teenagers, one of whom is a special needs child.

Patricia: I have a 7 yr old with odd severe, conduct disorder, ocd tendencies, generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder severe

Ayoca Freeman: I have two beautiful daughters; their ages are 8 and l year old. My oldest was blessed with an extra chromosome better known as Trisomy 21, one of the types of Down syndrome.

Jennifer McMahan: Mom to 2 beautiful daughters. The youngest one has Dravet Syndrome. I am actively involved as a volunteer in the IDEA League, the only organization that provides advocacy, support, education and research for Dravet Syndrome. Their website is http://www.Idea-League.org. It is my goal to help raise money for research as well as educate the public on this very rare syndrome.

Amanda L.: Mommylebron is the slightly diabolical leader of Lefam (just don’t tell LeDaddy, he thinks he’s the leader, riiight). She is a snarky & sweet mom on a mission! Once she attains her goal of world domination she will educate all its poeple on pediatric mental illness and erradicate stigma. All while wearing a really cute apron. This domestic diva, kitchen queen, laundress extraordinaire also enjoys writing, reading, movies, scrap booking, word puzzles, kiddie cuddles, wet kisses, big brown eyes……Oh, and, during her “on time” she molds the only-slightly-less-diabolical-minds of 4 year old’s (aka preschool teacher).

Stephanie LeMieux: I have a boy with HFA and Tourette’s

Welcome to this week’s new members!

January 14, 2011 in Around the Site, Featured by Admin Dawn

Welcome to:

Kathy Costigan: MOM of 3 kid. ages 20/11/10 1 with PDD. I like my life + I know this is a year that will be life changing, in a Good Way.

Elizabeth: Wife and mum of two. My son is 16 and typically developing; my daughter is 13 and has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, ASD, ataxic-quad CP, kidney disease, seizures, GDD and a host of other diagnoses. I work outside the home PT at a Christian bookstore and am going to schoo full-time to get credentialled as a Special Education Teacher for moderate to severe special needs.

Kerry Murphy: I am the mother of a beautiful, charming and funny little boy with a form of muscular dystrophy. Most days are good, some days are great, and other days are plain horrible. I thought I’d do some writing and share my experiences; the good, the funny, the not so good and the downright ugly. All of us deal with challenging situations in different ways, and I believe that no way is better or worse than another. These observations, stories and hints are I hope helpful, sometimes funny, maybe sad but always honest. You may not have a child with a disability; but my guess is you know and or love someone who does. This blog is for all of us.

Heather Price: First and foremost, I’m a mom of AWESOME four year old twins, both with various special needs. Chananiah has classic autism. His issues are social and communicative. Reena has hypotonia, a speech delay, and probably dyspraxia and ADHD. Her issues are physical and auditory. She’s about two years behind with gross motor skills and wears cute little foot braces. While they’re in preschool or sleeping, I run two businesses (frankly, the stress of making a full time income in part time hours while having two special needs kids is starting to get to me a bit, hence, needing the support of this group!) ARE YOU LOOKING FOR PART OR FULL TIME WORK AT HOME? I am currently interviewing for positions with both companies. Call me at 216-870-3142 to inquire. (I shortened Heather’s bio because it was so long but if you want more info about her, her kids and her businesses, please click through the link!)

Sandi Jardine: I am a 51 yr old mom of 3 kids – my 2 sons are special needs (Aspergers and ADHD) and my husband has Aspergers as well. My adult daughter is NT.

Kelly: http://adventureswithtwoboys.blogspot.com/

Tiffany: Hello! I’m Tiffany. I’m 24, Christian and a SAHM to two boys- ages 4 & 2! I am married and we live in OK! My youngest son, was born with Spina Bifida: Myelomeningocele so I am continuously trying to spread awareness about this disability. My boys are my whole world! I’m into digital scrapbooking, photography & editing. And, I love to read, whenever I find the time to sit down to concentrate!

Kirstine: http://www.anderledesbarn.dk

Carrie M: I’m a SAHM to Maggie (11/08) and Molly (06/10 born with Down Syndrome).

Please head over and introduce yourselves!

Identifying and Addressing Learning Disabilities in Preschoolers

October 15, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn

More than two-thirds of parents think specific signs of learning disabilities* are something a 2-to-4 year-old will “grow out of” and are therefore more likely to delay seeking professional help, according to poll results released this week. At the same time, 78 percent of respondents recognize that early intervention is important.

These were two key findings in a poll released by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and GfK Roper earlier this week. The 1,000 poll respondents include members of the public, parents, teachers and school administrators.

Read more here: Identifying and Addressing Learning Disabilities in Preschoolers | NewAmerica.net.

Parents help each other find the right teacher

August 25, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn

Four-year-old Shelby Krumwiede likes to be the center of attention, but don’t take her picture.

The flash irritates her.

When her preschool teacher flipped the lights on and off to get the students’ attention, it would bother Shelby.

She has sensory processing disorder, and flashing lights are one of her triggers, said Kristin Krumwiede, her mother.

It took a lot of intervention by her mother, the director of Bismarck Early Childhood Education Program and a family advocate to get the teacher to stop flipping the lights on and off.

“We had a real difficult year,” Krumwiede said.

Parents of children who have developmental disabilities often find themselves advocating for their children’s educational needs.

via Parents help each other find the right teacher.

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