special needs

  1. Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

    How the medical community fails when delivering a Down syndrome diagnosis

    By Maureen Wallace on May 16, 2013
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    Your ears burn. Your eyes water. You cannot believe you just heard an experienced medical professional utter such an insensitive,...
  2. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Moms react to alleged abuse of disability access at Disney World

    By Maria Mora on May 16, 2013
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    Find out how moms reacted to the story of parents allegedly hiring disabled guides to skip to the front of the lines at the often...
  3. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Saturday in the park with autism

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on May 13, 2013
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    When Birth to Three (early intervention services) first came to our home to assess my son at 18 months, they asked my husband and...
  4. Special Needs

    Operation House Call teaches compassion for special needs

    By Maureen Wallace on May 9, 2013
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    The Arc of Massachusetts began a program to teach medical students about intellectual and developmental disabilities more than 20...
  5. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Waiting on the world to change

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on May 6, 2013
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    Several months back, apropos of nothing, my 7-year-old son on the autism spectrum turned to me and said, “Hey, Mom. Your body is a...
  6. Special Needs

    More ad campaigns feature children with Down syndrome

    By Maureen Wallace on May 2, 2013
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    Have you ever noticed that you’re more keenly aware of a topic when it becomes personal? Parents of children with Down syndrome,...
  7. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Parenting and autism: Angela’s story

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 30, 2013
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    Angela Hanratty of Staten Island, New York, juggles her accountant job with raising her two kids with autism. Motherhood has brought...
  8. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    My Phil of autism

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Apr 29, 2013
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    At least once in a lifetime, everyone should be blessed enough to experience a child in a state of pure and unadulterated bliss. My...
  9. Special Needs

    Dos and don’ts of planning the future of a child with special needs

    By Maureen Wallace on Apr 25, 2013
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    Preparing for your child’s future can be overwhelming. A financial expert shares the most common mistakes — and best practices — to...
  10. Mom & Dad

    Mom story: My son has Tourette syndrome

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 25, 2013
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    Lisa Bachman’s 15-year-old son, Justin, has Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes his body to make strange...
  11. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Parenting and autism: Jessica’s story

    By Maria Mora on Apr 22, 2013
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    Twelve years ago, Jessica Watson’s daughter was diagnosed with autism. Watson drove home from the doctor’s office envisioning a...
  12. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Autism and those who will not see

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Apr 22, 2013
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    In last week’s column we were introduced to Richard Bernstein, a blind-since-birth attorney and force of nature who raises...
  13. Special Needs

    Why do smart doctors use ignorant speech?

    By Maureen Wallace on Apr 17, 2013
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    When a professional athlete tossed out the R word in an emotional post-event interview with media, the special needs community...
  14. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Parenting and autism: Amy’s story

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 15, 2013
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    Amy Friedman’s son was diagnosed with autism at 3, but she had already been suspicious of his development long beforehand. The...
  15. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Autism: There are none so blind as those who will not see

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Apr 15, 2013
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    Last week, Chabad of Westport, Connecticut and The Friendship Circle of Stamford, Connecticut co-hosted an event to help raise...
  16. Special Needs

    Glee draws ire, applause for "gun in school" episode

    By Maureen Wallace on Apr 15, 2013
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    The episode of Glee titled, “Shooting Star,” pulled off a trifecta of controversy: A gun in school; brought by a student with Down...
  17. Special Needs

    Parents find creative ways to fill children’s needs

    By Maureen Wallace on Apr 12, 2013
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    How many times have you thought wow, I wish someone would invent [fill in the blank]? Meet three parents who fulfilled a need for...
  18. Special Needs

    Don't mistake sensory issues for behavior issues

    By Maureen Wallace on Apr 10, 2013
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    Incessant finger chewing. Alarming head banging. Repetitive kicking. These all sound like elements of a typical toddler temper...
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    How to explain autism to curious children

    By Alicia DiFabio on Apr 9, 2013
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    If your child stares, points or asks indiscreetly, “What’s wrong with that kid?” don’t feel ashamed. April is Autism Awareness Month...
  20. Special Needs

    Parenting and autism: Miriam's story

    By Maria Mora on Apr 8, 2013
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    With her Aspie son on the verge of puberty, writer Miriam Kamin is shoring up for a host of new challenges. Her down-to-earth,...
  21. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Imagine a world without autism

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Apr 8, 2013
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    In 1933, King Kong climbed it. In 1939 (and 1957, 1993 and 1999) it served as the centerpiece for on-screen Hollywood movie couples...