Each week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick summary of all of the blogs that appeared here in the past week. This gives you an easy way to find the blogs that you missed, or that you didn’t have time to read when they first went up.
The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 4, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch. The episode is called “Best of The Coffee Klatch – Dr. Russell Barkley – ADHD” This episode features information from Russell A. Barkley, PhD., and Laura Rolands, who are experts about ADHD.
It’s Time for the Special Olympics
Special Olympics of Southern California held their Summer Games on June 9 and June 10 of 2012. Several police officers participated in Torch Runs in order to raise money for, and awareness of, the Special Olympics. This blog also gives you some information about the Special Olympics and the events that will happen for the Summer Games.
Teacher Who Put Student in Box Returns to Work
A Special Education teacher who works in a public Middle School was putting a student into a refrigerator box as a form of “time out”. The student suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was one years old, and was confined to a wheelchair. The student’s IEP called for the teacher to walk him around outside to calm him down – not to stick him into a box! The teacher was suspended, and has now returned to work, (in a different school building).
Autism Affects Relationships of Celebrity Parents, Too
Jenny McCarthy is the mother of Evan, who is ten years old and who has autism. She recently made comments that she wished that her ex, Jim Carrey, would spend more time with Evan. Jim Carrey is not Evan’s biological father, but the two had bonded. In any case, it is clear that the stress that comes with parenting a child who has autism can affect parents who are celebrities just as much as parents who are not.
Autism Answered has Information for Parents
Are you on Facebook? There is a new page that could be a useful resource for parents of children who have an autism spectrum disorder. It is called Autism Answered. You can follow it on Twitter, too. This is a great way for parents to interact with other parents who are also raising children who have autism. You can ask a question and have other parents give you some advice. Or, you can give advice from your own parenting experiences to other parents who have posted questions.
Lawsuit Results in Accessibility Upgrades in California Town
Sometimes, it takes a lawsuit to make a town do the work that is necessary in order to have public places be accessible for people who use wheelchairs. This blog gives an example of that is taking place in a California town.
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