What Can a Person with Down Syndrome Do?
July 27, 2015 12:57 pmWhat Can a Person with Down Syndrome Do? Why No Person Should be Limited by a Label When a mother gives birth to a child with Down syndrome, the family is almost immediately overwhelmed by people telling them what that child will not be able to do. From medical professionals to well-meaning but ignorant friends and loved ones, the message is... View Article
Why It Is Important to Understand that a Diagnosis is not a Life Sentence
July 21, 2015 12:48 pmDisabled or Differently Abled? Why It Is Important to Understand that a Diagnosis is not a Life Sentence If you or a family member have a diagnosis that makes you one of the millions of Americans that is considered “disabled” from a medical standpoint, it can be very easy to allow that diagnosis to become a life sentence. Adjusting to the... View Article
Autism and apraxia: the importance of screening for both
June 30, 2015 9:23 amAutism and apraxia: the importance of screening for both By: https://www.autismspeaks.org Researchers find otherwise rare speech disorder affects nearly 65 percent of children with autism; call for screening and treatment. A new study finds that the relatively rare speech disorder apraxia affects nearly 65 percent of children with autism. The finding is important because apraxia warrants a specific type of... View Article
Caring for a Child with Special Needs Can Create Special Stress
May 2, 2015 2:28 amCaregiver Stress. Caring for a Child with Special Needs Can Create Special Stress The United States is on the cusp of what could be a significant crises in long-term care for people with identified special needs. Though no one can point to the specific cause and there are some arguments about the actual numbers because of claims that there was... View Article
What are Special Needs
April 2, 2015 9:08 amWhat Are “Special Needs”? One Term, Many Definitions By Terri Mauro Children With Special Needs Expert “Special Needs” is an umbrella underneath which a staggering array of diagnoses can be wedged. Children with special needs may have mild learning disabilities or profound cognitive impairment; food allergies or terminal illness; developmental delays that catch up quickly or remain entrenched; occasional panic... View Article
Can My Special Needs Child Live Independently?
March 19, 2015 4:05 pmOne of the most overwhelming concerns for a parent of a child with special needs is wondering is that child will ever be able to live independently. After all, when a parent plans to have a child, the parent plans to care for the child until adulthood and then help, when needed, until the amount of help tapers off and... View Article
Lifelong Learning
February 3, 2015 11:54 amMt. Bethel Village- Lifelong Learning If you are the parent of a child with special needs, you become accustomed to people focusing on what that child cannot do compared to a “normal” or “average” person. In fact, while the educational and social environment has become more receptive and responsive to people with special needs, many parents of adult children with... View Article
NJ Special Needs Community
January 21, 2015 12:23 pmNJ Special Needs Community Mt. Bethel Village – Life Should be Fun When many people think of “special needs” they think of the disability first, the individual second. They identify people based on perceptions of what that person can or cannot do, rather than focusing on the common elements that make us all human. At Mt. Bethel Village, a special... View Article