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This Child Shouldn’t Die Because Of Organ Donor Rules
Sarah Murnaghan is ten years old, with end-stage cystic fibrosis. She’s been at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for three months, and has been on the lung transplant list for 18 months. She does...
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Mistreat Kids With Special Needs And Social Media Will Get You
The story went viral: A little boy with autism getting his hair cut kept crying. The salon owner reportedly stormed over and “proceeded to give the mom a severe tongue lashing,” read the Facebook...
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The Moment I Lost Hope For My Special Needs Son And How I Got It Back
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. After five long years of graduate school, I am finally (finally) finished. Last...
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More Tech Miracles For Kids With Special Needs
I read an incredible letter the other day written by a dad of a teen with severe autism. His son, Dan, had started taking classes on Coursera, one of several sites offering massive open online courses...
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8 Great Summer Activities For Kids With Special Needs
Summer fever has set in at my house; I say, why wait till the official start of the season for the kids to enjoy all its pleasures? Not only are these activities fun, they can be therapeutic for kids...
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Thanks Dad, You’re An Amazing Autism Grandpa!
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. I talk about my mom a lot and sometimes I even write about her. (She really doesn’t...
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Autism Linked To Air Pollution: What’s A Parent To Do?
Exposure to major pollution during pregnancy could double the odds a child will have autism, says a study out today from the Harvard School of Public Health, with baby boys at particular risk....
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Miss You Can Do It: An Amazingly Special Movie
Miss You Can Do It is an HBO documentary about a beauty pageant for girls with special needs; it premieres tonight at 9 ET/8 CT. Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa 2008 in the Miss Universe pageant, started it...
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Why Goals (Not Grades) Matter When You’re A Special Needs Parent
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. Today is the last day of school for Norrin (well, until Monday when he starts the...
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A New Way To Prevent Cerebral Palsy
Here’s something that may be hard for others to understand about parenting a child with special needs. I can’t imagine having a kid other than the one I got. I adore Max. I worship him. I think he’s...
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A History of Disability In America: An Awesome Online Exhibit
“Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated, or in any way deformed so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, or an improper person to be allowed in or on the streets, highways, thoroughfares...
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A Legal Victory For Special Needs Families
Some details of the story might sound familiar: A kid with special needs was due for an IEP. His father, Doug, scheduled and rescheduled the meeting several times. We’ve all been there, right?...
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How to Make the 4th of July Fun When Your Kid Has Autism
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. As a kid I spent our 4th of July evenings walking with my mother and brother along...
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What Will My Child Be When He Grows Up?
Max does not currently have career aspirations he’s yet shared with me. I’m pretty sure he’d like to work at Carsland, but given that he is only ten years old and his obsession with all things...
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When a Child with Autism Goes Missing
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. Yesterday while scrolling through my Facebook feed, I saw a story that had been...
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An Unwanted Baby With Down Syndrome Saved From Abortion
A young couple planning to abort an unborn baby diagnosed with Down syndrome: That’s a hard thing for many of us to hear, but especially for those of us who have children with special needs. The...
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How Toddlers With Autism Behave: A Helpful New Video
Given the prevalence of autism these days, both statistically (about 1 in 88 kids has it) and in the news, it’s natural for new parents to watch their babies for signs of autism. Now a new video on...
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The Life Skills I Want My Son With Autism To Learn
This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. Before I became a mom, I had all these ideas about the kind of mother I would be...
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8 Reasons Summer Rocks (And Doesn’t Rock) For Special Needs Families
No matter how old I get, or how many years I’ve had a job, part of me keeps expecting a two-month-long vacation come summer. That eternal hope powers me through July and August, along with iced coffee...
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Great Inventions For Kids With Special Needs—By Parents!
These parents didn’t just think up stuff that would make life better for their kids with special needs—they made them happen. Props to them for inventions that enable all our children. Dolls for kids...
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