Recently added articles from The Exceptional Parent:
On the audacity of wanting to be shot out of a cannon.(end of life care)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I go to lots of meetings. It's part of my learning and networking portfolio. In the clinical meetings I attend, the "case presentation" is often the standard teaching and learning point. It is the case presentation that the all-important "so what" is given its walk in the sun ....
New Web collaboration service for children with special needs.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Founded in 2008, Parlerai Inc. is the result of the collaboration of Kristin and Jon Erickson, the parents of a child with special needs. The Ericksons designed and built the Web site, Parlerai.com, partly out of sheer need for themselves and partly due to the desire to provide a better ...
Benetech launches new Bookshare library.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bookshare, the world's largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities, has been completely rebuilt with state-of-the-art Web technology to make it significantly easier for individuals with print disabilities to access the books they want and need. The new design ...
Grants for autism program.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation is the first foundation in the United States with the specific mission of providing grants to programs that benefit adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has awarded grants since 2002. Programs and services include residential, ...
Help with special needs care services.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Every child is different, as is every family, but there are common concerns that link parents of children with special needs, including the challenge of finding appropriate care and accommodations. With this in mind, Care.com, the premier source of trustworthy family care options, launched ...
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Founded in 1991, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the world leader in information about food allergy, a potentially fatal condition that affects about 12 million Americans or one out of every 25. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, VA, FAAN has 30,000 members in the ...
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network Annual International Conference.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network will hold its 30th Annual International Conference: "Building on Abilities: Promoting Person-Centered Programs and Policies in Developmental and Learning Disabilities" on May 4 - 8, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel, ...
February 2009 issue correction.(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The following is an updated author biography for the story entitled, "Detoured to Holland? MCEC[R]'s Special Education Leaders Institute[TM] Phase II Helps You Recognize Its Beauty" that ran in the military section of the February issue of EP. Antoinette "Toni" Hill, wife of ...
Further reading.(A Child's Journey Out of Autism)(Embracing Autism)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... There are so many new books about autism that it can be hard to pinpoint the best ones to read. Although quite different in tone and experience, the following selections definitely fall into this category. One is a mother's personal memoir, the other a compilation of stories by people ...
Child with Wheelchair, model 4407.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Child with Wheelchair comes with her own wheelchair that rolls on its wheels, a leg cast, an arm cast, and a head bandage. The spoke guards feature a tropical fish design. The set also includes a mother doll with hands that can grasp the wheelchair push ...
L*E*O (Language & ECU in One).(NEW PRODUCTS)(electronic control unit)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] L*E*O (Language & ECU in One) is an environmental control unit and communicator available in a standard model or a scanning model. In the standard model, the user plays pre-recorded, digitized speech messages through direct selection by touching pictures ...
Postur Vest.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Postur Vest is an H-style harness vest made of soft padding with adjustable hook-and-loop fasteners. The childsize vest features a cartoon design and the adult/junior has a plain front. This latex-free and machine-washable vest fastens over the back of wheelchairs or regular chairs. ...
One Touch Tea Kettle.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The One Touch Tea Kettle has a harmonic whistle to alert the user that the water is at boiling temperature. The 2.5 quart kettle is equipped with a onehand mechanism that lifts the whistle and opens the spout, eliminating the need to push a button or ...
Supporting parents: the key to effective autism therapy.(AUTISM)
Apr 01, 2009; ... IF YOU ARE THE PARENT OF A CHILD with autism, you probably sense that your role in his or her life transcends even the word "exceptional" that you see in the title of this magazine. You are your child's primary source of love, you meet his varied and challenging daily needs, and ...
Creating connections.(AUTISM)(summer camp for special needs children)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Connections Camp "Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name." As the children sing the final notes from the ...
Therapeutic play at inflatable playgrounds.(AUTISM)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A GROUP OF CHILDREN bouncing around on inflatable equipment might not be the typical picture of therapy, but parents across the country who have children with autism are touting the benefits of playtime at giant, indoor inflatable playgrounds. ...
Richter-scale tantrums: new hope for exhausted parents.(AUTISM)
Apr 01, 2009; ... EXCITING NEWS IS EMERGING that could change the lives of many parents of children and adolescents with autism. Extreme tantrums often "run their lives," according to Dr. Lawrence Scahill, Professor of Nursing and Child Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, CT. As the ...
"I know you are, but what am I?": a reflective essay on possible predispositions to autism spectrum disorders.(AUTISM)(Essay)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS THE PARENT OF A SON with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), I read about the various theories regarding genetic predictors, toxic and heavy metal exposure, and immunization after-effects. However, I had not seriously considered that the genetics or ...
The epidemic of autism: one professional view from a parent.(AUTISM)
Apr 01, 2009; ... NEUROLOGICAL ANOMALIES SEEM to be on the rise. But I wonder if the disorder known as autism is truly a genuine epidemic. Sometimes using an umbrella term like "cancer" can be more misleading than helpful. I have some concerns about calling most developmental differences autism. I believe ...
Welcome to Holland: helping families develop resiliency.(Stress Management)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is a famous piece of writing by Emily Pearl Kingsley in which she attempts to describe what it feels like to raise a child with special needs. She explains that it's like preparing for a trip to Italy. Learning the language. Buying the travel books ....