Sometimes it means getting the right tools or special need products in place. But a lot of the time, being able to successfully cope with disability just takes information - ideas from others who have been there, done that.
Meeting special needs isn't always easy, and we can all use all the help we can get. If you have a question about coping with disability in your situation, then please ask here.
Ask anything you like - whether it's about how to handle a situation, finding disability products, help in getting through the day, or just about anything else to do with coping with disability.
We'll do our best to find answers for you, and invite other visitors to respond as well.
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down syndrome pregnancy
they are offering me to kill my baby who is 6 months in my belly, if he has chromosomal abnormality...
i have to make the decision soon. mothers, please ...
Please write about how having a child with special needs and disabilities can affect family members
write about how having a child with special needs and disabilities can affect family members.
Question on caregiving someone with disabilities
how to handle a situation when taking care of someone with a disability
toilet training child with William's Syndrome
I work with a child with William's syndrome who is 6 years old and is not yet toilet trained.
Do you have any tips to get this accomplished that may ...
Autistic features?
My 3.4 year son is detected as a hyper active kid and till now he is not able to speak properly. Still he is only saying, tata, papa, mummy, car, etc....
coping with disability
i am developing a program for kids ages 9 to 10 who have a physical disability.... how to cope withthe impact of having a physical disability....
exercises,...
Boyfriend with disability
I have recently started having a relationship with someone that has a disability. He was actually my ex from 8 years ago.
I don't think there is a ...
HELP! stroke victim can't communicate whats a simple no or small cost way to help?
I work at an assisted living facility and there is the sweetest man who lives there. I really want to know what this man is trying to say to us, it is ...
Staying at Home
I have a daugther who is 6 years old. She has Cerebral Palsy. And is in and out of the hospital a lot and she has many docters appt. So many that I have ...
Coping Mechanisms
What kind of coping mechanisms can I use to deal with my disability?
lower Back operations - now needs help
I had my 1 operation in 1986 then my fuseijng Brock then I had another one that got staf infection so that 4 more week then I had 7 all together.
My ...
list of special need products
hi.i want a list of products or projects that work with eye to make living easier.thanks
adult stroke, communication cards for her to use
My friend, 45, mother of two (13 and 17), with a live-in boyfriend, had a stroke affecting her right side and speech. She is walking and going to therapy ...
Autistic features
My son is 2 years and 3 months old. He was very normal before 8 months. All his milestones were perfect. He was talking for all his needs. His speech went ...
High lip line (hypermobile lip)
Hi,
Need to know about exercises to improve gap between upper lip and lower lip due to high lip line (hypermobile lip) which is resulting in gummy smile....
Qualifying for Disability Payments
I asked my Cardiologist in June If I can apply for disability, he said OK bring the paper and I will support you. In Nov. 2009 I went back for check up ...
Does arthritis qualify for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in the UK?
Q: Am i entitled to DLA if I have arthritis
A: The ultimate answer to whether arthritis is covered for the Disability Living Allowance in the UK can ...
Can stuttering be helped with stramonium?
My name is Muddassar Nazar and i have a stuttering problem,i dont stuttering too much but there are some words on which i stutter like P,C and j.
I ...
Looking for help in diagnosing adult with special needs
I have a friend that as a child was always in a special needs class. He is now 25 male and being pushed off by his mother and it is visually verifiable ...
How to cope
Just wondering, how do you all cope with your disabilities?
John-Håkon - How to stop staring?
John-Håkon is a guy with downs. He's struggeling through every day. people are staring at him, but he don't care. But i care and i want to make a change ...
communication devices
I am trying to find out if there is any way to get a gotalk 20 device funded
Second Language learners with disabilities
What are some of the issues dealing with how teachers in inclusion classrooms cope with teaching second language learners that have learning disabilities?...
1-1 Special Education Para Professional - Austism
I am working with a student when copying or tracing, he doesn't really write unless prompted, he fills in all his numbers and letters. For example; all ...
coping
How do children with special needs (whatever the disability may be)cope with their disability?
Teaching Children With Low Functioning Autism
How do I try to explain abstract concepts like; up, down, in, out, under, through etc.
Down syndrome as a conditon
Is Down syndrome a 'condition'?
jobs, disability
When I first was assaulted, I cried every day, all day. Then they let me go to work. I was in pain all of the time and extremely weak. But it was getting ...
What are special needs
What is it that the special needs child needs?
Picture Communication
How do I stress to care staff that picture communication will help the gentleman we support (that cant talk) become independent?
Showing Appreciation
I've been looking for a bracelet to recognize these special wonderful people...they are so overlooked and they are so great
Special education accommodation for learning disabilities
I received a question from a university student who was working on an assignment "involving having a student in my elementary school classroom who is mentally ...