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Click here to support Claudia Echeverri and Children Lost their Home to organized by Karen Cohen Mesnick Claudia and her four children (Liseth, age 19, Ruth, age 16, Selena, age 13 and Josue, age 8) tragically lost their home and all of their possessions to a devastating fire several weeks ago. I have known Claudia for many years; she is a wonderful, kind and caring person that would do anything to...

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Why Special-Education Programs Are So Frustrating for Parents Individualized Education Programs, or IEPs, are one of the greatest pitfalls of the country’s school system.

Do You Know the Civil Rights of Students with ADHD? On July 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education issued a guidance letter that refers to current Federal law regarding civil rights of students with ADHD.

Ultimate List of Grants and Resources for Families with Special Needs - Joyful Journey Mom Are you a family of a child with special or medical needs? Do you know someone who is? Then this is the must have resource for grants for medical equipment such as wheelchairs or adaptive bikes, grants to help with medical costs, wish organizations and other ways you can brighten up your child’s day...

ADHD Research Finds Brains Of Kids 'Significantly' Different In MRI Study It's not just children behaving badly.

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When We Realized My Husband Has Autism "We had been together for seven years by that point."

The author makes a lot of good points!

How Schools Are Failing Their Quietest Students THE BLOG How Schools Are Failing Their Quietest Students 03/24/2016 07:05 pm ET | Updated Apr 13, 2016 Science of Us “Science of Us” is a smart but playful window into the latest science on human behavior. (Photo: Ron Koeberer/Getty Images) By Melissa Dahl In 2013, educator and writer Jessica Lahey…

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To Everyone Who Will Light It Up Blue on World Autism Awareness Day "With your continued support, we will make autism heard around the world, not only in April but all year out..."

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Evaluating Your Child for NLD | Smart Kids As with other learning disabilities, the evaluation for Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) involves a thorough history in addition to comprehensive neuropsychological testing • An NLD evaluation is best done by a psychologist familiar with NLD

Love That Max : 22 free things, services and grants for kids with special needs These are great! You could add that Blendtec and Vitamix both give discounts on their fancy blenders for individuals with feeding tubes, to enable them to get real food nutrition instead of commercial formula. Also many zoos do DreamNight that is free admission and other things for people with speci…

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5 Successful Women With ADHD Who Talk About It Look through most lists of famous, successful people who have been open about having been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and you'll find mostly men — from James Carville to Channing Tatum to Justin Timberlake — being celebrated as trailblazers who overcame their

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Are You Ready for Your IEP Meeting? Although it may not feel like Spring in your neck of the woods, warmer days are just around the corner.