Why Quantity Might Be as Important as Quality If you are on the Autism spectrum or have a family member who has been diagnosed on the spectrum, then you have probably been inundated by people stressing the importance of socialization…

How Planned 2016 Changes Could Impact Financial Planning for People with Special Needs Financial planning is a serious concern for most families with a member with special needs.  In order to qualify for many state and federal aid programs, the…

It is About Removing Distress, Not Changing the Individual If you have Autism or have a family member with Autism, you may have found socialization to be challenging.  The social cues that form part of the typical behavior patterns in…

One of the realities of having a child with special needs is that those special needs might greatly impact the child’s ability to earn a living, making him or her financially dependent, to some degree.  Since most children outlive their…

If you have a family member with a disability, you may have already confronted a problem many people do not want to discuss: the lack of safe employment options for individuals with disabilities.  This is a shame because it ignores…

By now, you have probably heard of Paul Daugherty and his 25 year old daughter, Jillian.  Like any proud father of the bride, Paul was full of emotion and he penned a special letter to his daughter to share his…

Making Everyday Life a Little Easier At Mt. Bethel, we provide an assisted living environment for individuals with special needs.  We separate our special needs community from our senior living communities for a few reasons.  One is to make sure…

If you, a family member, or relative has recently given birth to or adopted a child with a Down syndrome diagnosis, you may find yourself wondering what exactly Down syndrome is and what that diagnosis means for the immediate health…

There is a simple definition to traumatic brain injuries (TBI): a brain injury caused by a dramatic force, usually from outside of the head. However, while that definition explains what a TBI is, it does not explain what a TBI…

If you have autism or have a family member with autism, then you have undoubtedly searched the internet for information about autism.  In searching the internet, you have probably run across articles stating that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft,…

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…

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. …