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Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal tic; these tics characteristically come and go. It is a...
As a parent, you don’t want to think about struggles your child may have. You really want to protect them from the harsh world around them and make everything better, easier. But, like many things...
As parents we all worry about our child(ren) getting lost, wandering off or just getting into some sort of predicament. The concern is felt even more so by parents of special needs children such as...
For parents who have both children with special needs and those who do not, life is a juggling act. It may seem ridiculously hard to give the attention to your special needs child while simultaneously...
With summer quickly drawing to a close many families are focusing on stocking up on needed school supplies or possibly a new outfit or two. Still others may be trying to fit in one last...
No one likes change. Change can be hard. There is no group that struggles with change more than children who are on the spectrum. Add to that change from the relaxing, lazy days of summer...
Leaving high school and navigating through the social, emotional and educational maze known as college is complicated for everyone. But if you’re a student on the autism spectrum who is about to enter higher education...
Summer is one of the only times of year that I seem to get to catch up on all the wonderful books that may help organize my life as a mom of a special needs...
Believe it or not, all of us do some form of self stimulation throughout the course of the day whether it is tapping a pencil, chewing on nails, cracking knuckles, twirling hair during a movie...
Summer is in full swing and the kids are probably out of school and in camp or daily activities. Wouldn’t now be a great time to take a much needed break? Why is giving yourself...
