In honor of Autism Awareness Month, we thought we’d share some inspirational videos forwarded to us by local mom, Millie Thomas.  As parents of children with special needs, many of us have been in the position of watching our children struggle with an illness or an unexpected challenge without knowing why it’s happening, when it might abate, […]

Here is a great resource  put together for the Alexandria City Public Schools. Many parents have found the work of Dr. Lauren Kenworthy to be helpful. (Dr. Kenworthy is one of the authors of the Unstuck and On Target curriculum).   This series is for parents, with videos translated into Spanish, Amharic, and Arabic. Building Flexibility and Resilience […]

If you have a non-verbal or non-speaking child or a child with epilepsy or severe allergies you need to know this.  When your child is on an APS bus, the driver and the dispatcher do not have access to medical records. Last fall, I received a call from the Office of Transportation that my son […]

If you were unable to attend last Thursday’s meeting on Summer School Options, here are the notes from our super secretary, Karen Sosnoski. 7:15: Arlington Public Schools Summer Options—Angelique Close, Supervisor of SPED Programming. • February list of summer school programs/schedule will be out on website and at IEP meetings. • ESY (Extended School Year […]

I was given the most extraordinary gift last week.  It is a stunningly beautiful plate.  When my friend told me that it was made by her brother-in-law, I was moved.  When she told me that he was a very successful artist who happens to have Downs Syndrome, I teared up.  When we learn of individuals […]

from our friends at TheMighty.com 22 Resolutions Special Needs Parents Are Making for 2016 Every day we get emails from our parent readers looking for guidance for how to improve. Here’s what we take from that: Mighty parents want to do everything they can to ensure their kids with special needs have the best lives. Since the […]