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What's New at The Special Life Stay up to date on issues and news related to living with special needs. We sort through the noise to bring you the important information affecting people with disabilities and their families.

Quick Tips for Supporting Special Needs Quick tips for making the day go more smoothly for those who live or work with someone with a disabilitly or other special needs.

Rant about coping with disability Coping with disability can be hard enough. Managing your disability and relationships with others who may or may not know how to provide support for disabilities can be a headache. Rant here.

Rave about help in coping with disability When you're coping with disability, getting help from people and organizations that 'get it' can be a huge relief. Here's your chance to rave about them. Help promote what DOES work.

Space Invaders - free online games for special need kids Playing online computer games can be great fun for special need children, and Space Invaders is a great game for beginners and those with mobility problems, like cerebral palsy. Play online for free.

Disability News Not only do we provide the latest disability news - we review it and provide commentary to help you make sense of what you read. We also make it easy for you to contribute news that you've come across concerning disabilities as well. And, unlike most news services, we make it easy to provide direct public commentary on news items as well.

Medication Log If you live with special needs in your family, then there's a good chance that you need to track medication. We've made it easy for you with our Caregiver Medication Log. One less hassle for you!

Track food the easy way! Finally, a way to track food that gives you enough room to write, and is easy to use. If only all food diaries were this good.

Teaching Autistic Kids Are you wondering if you are teaching autistic kids? Need to know more about symptoms as they manifest in class? Here is a list of red flags to help you identify the possibility of autism.

Does your caregiver duty include inspiration in the caregiver job description? One way to avoid caregiver isolation is to find others providing caregiver duty that have found some tips to help them along, or maybe had a special moment of grace that made all the difference. We b

Special Needs Clothing Advice Are you looking for special needs clothing advice? Here is some advice on what to look for.

Manage your stress from dealing with special needs Here are some tips on how to deal with the extra stress that comes from having a special need child.

Custom Picture Communication Cards - ready to use! Custom picture communication cards – that work for you!

Help parents identify autistic children How can parents identify autistic children? This quick checklist provides the red flags a parent can look for.

First Steps if teaching an autistic child If you think you have an autistic child in your classroom, these are the first steps if teaching autistic child.

Custom Special Need Products Getting it just right for your special needs can be accomplished with some of these custom special need products.

Our Amazon Mini Store for books and more about special need children Visit our Amazon mini-store for books and more to help your special need child/

How to Apply for US Social Security Disability Benefits The process of applying for and getting Social Security Disability is very long and convoluted; hopefully, this article will shed some light on the things one can do to smooth out the process and what

Choose the best communication device This is where you'll find information on choosing the best communication device that is effective but won't break your budget.

Picture Communication Symbol Prompt Cards When should you use picture communication symbols prompt cards? How can you best use the advantages offerred by these picture communication symbols?

Down Syndrome Facts If you're over 35 and pregnant, then you need this important fact on down syndrome - your child is at risk. All pregnancies carry some risk however, so you should review these down syndrome facts early on. Be prepared.

Developing a Caregiver Job Description Are you stuck on how to go about developing a caregiver job description for your special need child? What do you include? How do you use it? Here are some answers.

Botox as an Alternative Medicine Botox advertisements almost always suggest cosmetic injections to reduce forehead lines, laughter lines and other wrinkles. But using Botox as an alternative medicine may be its best use. There are great indications that it can help with dystonia, drooling and even migraines, with minimum side effects.

Craniosacral massage therapy Read about our experience with craniosacral massage therapy to treat an infant with cerebral palsy

Down Syndrome Rubber Bracelets Whether you just want to avoid awkward questions or actively raise awareness, wearing these Down Syndrome Rubber Bracelets will help open the door to better understanding.

What is cerebral palsy? What is cerebral palsy anyway? I don't mean the medical definition. What do I tell people when they ask?

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Visiting Disneyland with a Disability Most of us like to visit Disneyland. But visiting Disneyland if you have a disability takes planning. Share your story and pick up tips from others that have visited Disneyland with a disabililty.

Clip Talker Augmentative Communication Device The Clip Talker is a single message Augmentative Communication Device that will allow you to easily record up to 8 seconds of information. The lightweight speech device can then be clipped on to a piece of clothing or other item for easy access to often used phrases.

Autism Research News Find the latest autism research news here - automatically updated with the latest in autism research.

Cerebral Palsy Research News Get the latest up to date information on cerebral palsy research news here - automatically updated for your convenience.

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Questions about coping with disability? You've probably got questions about coping with disability if you are coping with special needs in your family, classroom or professional environment. Ask here.

Special Needs Travel Books Review a selection of special needs travel books and add your own review and recommendations.

Autism Awareness Shirt Shop We've got the best selection of any autism awareness shirt shop around - over 200 styles to choose from. It's a great way to subtly promote awareness of autism and promote discussion and acceptance.