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Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of June 18, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have a variety of special needs. Topics could cover ADHD, autism, Special Education, stories in the news, and more! The Parent’s Journal has an episode that was released on June 18, 2012. This episode is called “John Kemp”. The topic of this one is “Play and Friendship for Children with Disabilities”. It features John Kemp, author of the book “Reflections from a Different Journey”. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on June … Continue reading →

Stability in Special Education Programs is Important

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Special Education programs are designed to help students who have special needs with their education. One thing that really helps is if the Special Education program, itself, is as stable as possible. In New Jersey, lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that would require Special Education programs to have more stability than they do right now. Right now, there are a whole lot of people who are unemployed. A bunch of them are teachers who were laid off in the past couple of years. The recession caused school districts to make cuts in order to balance their budget. It … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of June 4, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. The subjects could be about autism, ADHD, allergies, special education, stories in the news, and more! Raising Arizona Kids released an episode called “Arturo Gonzalez, M.D.: Treating Patients As Family”. He is a pediatrician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was the board president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He talks about barriers to pediatric health care, and more! BBC released an episode of “Medical Matters” on May 29, … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 26, 2012

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Each and every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you episodes of podcasts that talk about topics that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. They could be about anything from autism, ADHD, and allergies, to special education laws, and insurance coverage for the treatment your child needs. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on March 25, 2012. This episode is called “Down Syndrome From a Father’s Perspective”. It features Rick Smith, whose son, Noah, has Down Syndrome. Rick’s blog is called “Noah’s Dad”. He shares his personal experiences on his blog, and … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 4 – 11, 2012

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What did you miss this week? The Special Needs Blog Week in Review is a quick and easy way to catch up on everything that hit the blog in a given week. If you are short on time, you can skim through the titles, and pick out the ones that interest you the most. There are links that will take you directly to the full articles. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on March 5, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of Raising Arizona Kids Magazine called “A conversation with Kaitlin MacKay”. She received a … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of February 12 – 18, 2012

The Special Needs Blog Week in Review is a great way to quickly catch up on everything that appeared in the Special Needs Blog in the past week. It is a good way to make sure that you haven’t missed anything. You can scan through this list to search for blogs about whatever particular special needs your child happens to have. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup for the week went up on February 13, 2012. I would like to point out an episode done by The Coffee Klatch that is titled “NY Times Op Ed Gone Wrong – Ritalin Gone … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of January 23, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episode of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Podcasts can be excellent resources of information. The Parent’s Journal released an episode on January 23, 2012. This episode is called “Camps for Children with Physical Disabilities”. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kristi Sayers Menear, who is a Certified Adapted Physical Educator who offers creative play ideas for children with physical disabilities. Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on January 23, 2012. This episode is called “Kidlutions with … Continue reading →

Learning Disabilities and Left-Handedness

What hand does your child write with? Researchers have started to recognize the connections between brain development, left-handedness, and learning disabilities. It appears that the risk of developing learning disabilities, or mood disorders, has something to do with the way a person’s brain is wired. It has been estimated that around 10% of people are left-handed, and another 1% of the population is mixed-handed, (meaning that this group of people do not have a dominant hand). This means that the majority of people are right-handed. Most people write, eat, and do other daily tasks with their right hand. This is … Continue reading →

Charter Schools Failing to Help Special Needs Students

If your child’s public school is unable to provide for his or her special needs, then that school generally has to pay to have your child attend a private, or charter, school that can adequately provide for the child’s needs. Unfortunately, many charter schools are basically “dropping the ball” when it comes to helping students with special needs. In Florida, a study called the “State Impact Florida / Miami Herald investigation” took at look at how charter schools in that state are failing to serve students who have special needs, or disabilities. Legally, charter schools are required to give equal … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of November 15, 2011

Once again it is time for this week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup. This is where to go to find brand new episodes of your favorite podcasts that are relevant to the parents of children who have special needs. It also is a good place to look for random episodes of podcasts that don’t always focus on special needs, but who sometimes dedicate an episode or two to that topic. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on November 14, 2011. This episode is called “Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism”. This episode talks about children who … Continue reading →