Quick Tips for Coping with Disability

If you're like our special needs family, you've probably collected a whole bunch of quick tips - ideas, tools and rituals to help make your day go more smoothly in coping with disability.

Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to figure it all out on your own though? After all, lots of others have gone before, so it would be great to learn from others who have had similar situations occur, and figured out a way to deal with it.

But, do please let us know what you've learned as well! Let us know what works for you - we can all learn from each other.

Do you have a quick tip to share?

Getting through the day usually means coming up with all sorts of little changes or special tools to make the day go more smoothly. Any little thing that will save time and energy, or just make the little things possible, are all worth doing.

Do you have quick tips you'd like to share with other families, teachers or other professionals that support people with disabilities?

Here is your chance to pass it on....

AFO shoes for unsteady walkers

This is an ongoing problem for us, but we just recently found a pair of shoes that work perfectly so we wanted to pass it on....

This shoe has high ...

Food Additives and their effect on kids behaviour
An important area for parents and caregivers to become more informed about is the use of harmful additives in our foods.

Some companies are becoming ...

Autism and Clothing
When you have autistic children, you are likely to come across all sorts of oddities with clothing. Common quirks include chewing or sucking on sleeves,...

Go Talk Single Message Speech Device and Potty Training
For a child who's ready for potty training but unable to talk or sign quickly enough, Go Talk Clip Talkers are a perfect solution. Clip attaches easily ...

Getting daily nutrition
Our son has cerebral palsy and can't swallow hard things - so we were stuck on how to make sure he is getting his daily nutrients once he stopped drinking ...

inexpensive bib Not rated yet
At the end of the summer buy up the out-door table cloths that will be on clearansce which you can cut the pattern of the bib out then add piping and velcro ...

BE P0SiTiVE Not rated yet
lots of hugs and smiles! :)

How to create a personal bus shelter and wheelchair garage Not rated yet
If you have students or family members that need to wait outside for a bus to arrive, then you can probably benefit from our idea.

Our son started taking ...

Soft, easy to eat waffles Not rated yet
Our son has a hard time chewing and can't handle hard consistency very well. But, he loves waffles.

By accident we discovered that if you use lactose ...

Lessons Learned to help with coping Not rated yet
If you have a problem during the day, discuss with family or friends how you can improve the situation in the future rather than brooding about it.

This ...

Chewing Gum helps with oral motor Not rated yet
I use chewing gum. It gets the mouth muscles working. It also helps with organizing the mouth. Its like using spandex for body mapping.
Gum gives ...

Use Space Invaders as on online computer game for special needs children Not rated yet
Quite by accident, we discovered that our 7 year old with cerebral palsy can play Space Invaders arcade game on a computer. All you need to do to play ...

Avoid wheelchair van lifts or conversions Not rated yet
If you are in need of transport for your handicapped family member, then you would like to know about the van on the market that does not require a conversion,...

Quick Tips

to help you get through the day easier

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