by Erin Croyle | Oct 8, 2019 | BABY, Elementary School, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Attention to detail. It’s one of the skills you highlight in a job interview. It is critical in parenting as well. Do you notice how the demands of caring for a child with a disability have changed the details that you pay attention to? Confession: a friend...
by Guest Author | Feb 14, 2018 | Friends and Acquaintances, Help, Individuals, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
by Angela West This Valentine’s Day I want to share my experiences talking with parents about relationships and love. So often, parents tell me that they are scared that their child with disabilities will not understand the complications of having a relationship. They...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 19, 2017 | BABY, Diagnosis, Doctors, KIDS, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Preschool, Puberty, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized
Comorbidity is an awful term. Morbid, a word we associate most with death, combined with the prefix co, which means together, mutually in common. There is nothing good about comorbidity. But many of us are dealing with it. Dual and multiple diagnoses are very common,...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 2, 2016 | Advocacy, Elementary School, Friends and Acquaintances, IEP, KIDS, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized
The transition to grade school is a big step for parents and kids no matter their ability. But when a child with special needs starts Kindergarten, there is a whole different set of concerns and emotions that parents go through. Jill Rose works for the Center for...
