Store for Special Needs Products We've pulled together a selection of special needs products that are ideal for home, classroom, health providers or other coping with disability. These disability products are for physical disabilities as well as learning disabilities or other invisible issues like autism, aspergers, adhd, etc.
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New tips and tools for coping with disability 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.
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Quick Tips for Coping with Disability Quick tips for making the day go more smoothly for folks coping with disabiilty, either personally or professionally.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Help parents identify autistic children How can parents identify autistic children? This quick checklist provides the red flags a parent can look for.
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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.
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Autism Research News Find the latest autism research news here - automatically updated with the latest in autism research.
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Autism and Immunizations - Opinions What do you think of vaccines and autism? Is there a link between autism, mmr and thimerosal? Here's your chance to give your opinion on autism and immunizations.
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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.
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Special Needs Clothing Advice Are you looking for special needs clothing advice? Here is some advice on what to look for.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Choose the best augmentative communication device This is where you'll find information on choosing the best augmentative communication device that is effective but won't break your budget.
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Custom Picture Communication Cards - ready to use! Custom picture communication cards – that work for you!
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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?
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Custom Special Need Products Getting it just right for your special needs can be accomplished with some of these custom special need products.
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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/
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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.
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Be inspired and share your story 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
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Oral Motor Activities Supplies Looking for supplies for oral motor activities? If you're helping a child with autism or aspergers that likes chewing on clothing, these can help.
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Single Parenting and Child Care Options Single Parenting Child Care Options
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Special Needs Travel Books Review a selection of special needs travel books and add your own review and recommendations.
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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.
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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.
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Rant or Vent 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.
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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.
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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.
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Canadian Special Needs Information Looking for Canada specific information on special needs for children? Check out our Canadian special needs information site link.
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LoveDare LoveDare is a great book, written by Claude La Vertu. Claude, who has a disability affecting his foot, grew up in a foster home. His experiences inspired this book. Add your own review too!
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Disaster and Recovery Dealing with disaster is always difficult. But when you are responsible for someone with a disability or other special needs, it becomes especially difficult. Share your stories and ideas here.
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Paralympics News & Commentary Stay up to date with the latest Paralympics news, and add to the blog discussion too!
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Cerebral Palsy Therapy Cerebral Palsy is basically a desciption of a condition - how the body is (not) behaving. So cerebral palsy therapy can be used to improve the condition. Here's where we can share our experiences.
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Order Awareness Bracelets in Bulk Order awareness bracelets in bulk and save! Order our exclusive spectrum design to increase awareness of autism, down syndrome, or your choice of saying.
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Williams Syndrome Want to understand what Williams Syndrome is all about? Guest writer Ashley Rachel Brownstein wrote this great summary.
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Williams Syndrome Awareness Williams Syndrome affects about 1 in 7500 people, yet awareness of Beuren Syndrome remains low. Here's how you can help.
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