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. …

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…

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…

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…

One 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…

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…

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…