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Special Needs Blog Week in Review – May 13 -19, 2012

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Each and every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a brief description of all the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. This is a quick way to find the blogs that you wanted to read, but, didn’t have time for when they first appeared. What did you miss this week? The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on May 14, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch. It is called “Bright Not Broken – Twice Exceptional Kids”. This is the first part of a series they … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of May 14, 2012

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Each and every week, you can count on the Special Needs Podcast Roundup to bring you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Those topics could range from autism, to special education, to coping with chronic illness, and more! Mayo Clinic has an episode that was released on May 8, 2012. This episode is called “Kids and Hearing Aids”. Mayo Clinic Dr. Cynthia Hogan discusses hearing aids for children. Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on May 14, 2012. This episode is called “Bright Not Broken … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 5, 2012

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The Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss subjects that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. This is a really easy way to keep up with some of your favorite podcasts, and to find ones that are new to you. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on February 27, 2012. This episode is called “New Methods Could Speed Up Repair Of Injured Nerves”. Scientists have developed a technique that reconnects severed ends of a nerve. This allows it to begin carrying messages again very quickly. This … 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 →

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 →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of July 26, 2011

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There are two main types of special needs podcasts out there. Some of them focus each and every episode on a topic that is relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Others occasionally touch on this subject, or just do one episode, one time. This week’s Special Needs Podcast Roundup has a whole lot of stuff for you to listen to. Science Update released an episode on June 28, 2011 called “Deaf Vision”. Host Bob Hirshon talks with University of Sheffield neuroscientist Charlotte Codina about a finding that she and her colleagues made. They learned that people who … Continue reading →

Reasons to Homeschool Your Special Needs Child

As a parent of a child with a special health need, I have often considered homeschooling her for a variety of reasons. First, it limits her to the exposure of germs that could land her in the hospital. Second, when she does get sick even with just a cold, she could be missing school for a full two weeks and need tutoring anyway. Third, the amount of time her treatments take mean a long day for a kid if most of it is spent in school. Being at home would mean no bus ride, no transitional time between classes, no … Continue reading →

Your Gifted Child Needs Support

If your child has been identified as gifted or is currently being evaluated, you might feel a little lost about navigating through the whole thing. How do you determine what is best for your child, where are the resources and support? One thing you will quickly find if you google “gifted resources” or “navigating gifted resources” is that there are a lot of websites to help parents. Unfortunately for those of us in the United States, most of those websites are by and for citizens of other countries. The few ones centered on the Unites States tend to be commercial … Continue reading →

I’m (Sort Of) Really Qualified to Homeschool a Gifted Child

A big thanks to Andrea for inviting me to share in the adventures of homeschooling our kids who have grown a bit since the last time I wrote. The last time I wrote, I had two children that I was homeschooling full time. Now I have three full time and two part time–Lizzy who is in 4th grade, Alex who is in 2nd, Meghan who is in K and the twins who are so insistent that they too be homeschooled that despite my reservations about preschool, they too get some “school time.” (Don’t worry folks, just reading out loud and … Continue reading →

Special Ed Student Wins Judgement Against Atlanta Public Schools

A recent court case where a federal judge ordered Atlanta Public Schools to pay for the private education of a misdiagnosed student is just one of many of the victimizations of public school students that happened on a regular basis. When Mr. Draper was in fourth grade, he was evaluated to be mentally retarded, and so they did not teach him. It turns out that he is merely dyslexic. This happens far too often. My oldest stepsister had an injury that affected her speech as a baby. She stayed in Special Ed programs her entire school career. Still, she managed … Continue reading →