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Discover the Gift that is Yours
Parents’ of special needs children have shared with us what helped them most in bringing out the best in their child. |
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Giving Special Needs Children a Summer of their Own
By Yaakov Kornreich
Camp HASC. A place where every individual need is met. |
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Secret of Her Dance
By Elana Horwitz |
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Angelman Syndrome
By Esther Krausz
Follow this mom on her difficult path toward an ultimate diagnosis for her daughter. |
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Advocating for you Special Needs Child
By Liba Rivka Cohen
Dealing with the Board of Ed can be a tough ride. A guide on what to say when. |
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Thirteen Years of Acceptance
By T.M.
An extraordinary Bar Mitzvah with a lot more than your common accomplishments. |
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U is for Understanding
By Krassy Klein
An important day to day lesson on dealing with the OMRDD population. |
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Resource Rooms vs.Regular Class Rooms
By Elisheva Rosenfeld
A student’s musings on her resource room experience. |
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The Rope |
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His Mission in Life
By Chesky’s Mother |
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What it Means to be the Parent of a Sick Child
By Anna Jaworski |
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To My Dearest Friend Faigy
By Chaya Leah
Sometimes it just may feel better to cry with someone else. With an old friend perhaps. |
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An Open Letter
By Bracha N. Findgood
A mother’s perspective. Directly from the heart. |
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Tears at the Bus Stop
By Melanie Kwestel
Camp Simcha. Where tears are transformed from tears of fear to tears of joy. |
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Asking for Help is not a Sign of Weakness
By Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.
Many of us are unable to recognize when help is needed, or reluctant to ask for the help that others can provide. |
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The Dash
By Linda Ellis |
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Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome
By Elana Horwitz
The tendency for individuals with Asperger’s to develop and nurture their “special interests” can result in great achievments. |
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