Raising a child with special needs
Welcome to this beautiful unexpected life of raising a child with special needs. You are here because you are caring for a child with special needs. You didn't plan for this life. No one plans for it. Everything changes, is disrupted, life becomes complicated with a child that has complex medical issues. In this site you will find useful information about caring for a child with special needs. I share my experience about my own daughter who lives with a severe and rare form of epilepsy, autism, obsessive compulsive disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities. You are not alone - welcome to this very special club.
work = paymentsocial skills // april 1, 2018What's your definition of work and payment?
There's so many different meanings to this. Mine is to provide a service in exchange for monetary value. We have this system in place to execute in our everyday lives of having the understanding of getting payment for work or services we perform. Thus, in turn we buy other goods and services. It’s what makes us live in a somewhat civilized society. But to some people living with disabilities the definition varies even more. A 28 Page evaluationschool system // November, 1 2017I thought it was a dreaded IEP meeting I was attending that day. It was December 13, 2011. Allie was age 8 and in 2nd grade. Eric had a meeting and couldn't attend. I have to go ALONE to this one? Simple! I can go to an IEP meeting without my spouse. He always goes to every school meeting and event. I can do this.
IT'S NOON. The smiling staff and I gathered in a warm, small conference room with an oval table. |
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be considered medical advice. Readers are encouraged to talk to their physician for health-related issues.
