The American Academy of Pediatrics COVID-19: Information for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs By: Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MH…
Special Needs
Toilet Training Children with Special Needs
BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS NOV 2017 HOW TO POTTY TRAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN The issue of when and how to begin toilet…
When Baby Needs Oxygen
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS OCT 2017 THE INS AND OUTS OF HOME OXYGEN Medically stable babies on supplemental oxygen may go home, provided pare…
Staying Active
EPISCOPAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN MAY 2017 HOW TO KEEP YOUR DIFFERENTLY-ABLED CHILD PHYSICALLY FIT Summer is here, and it’s a great time for families wi…
Teach Your Shy Kids How to Connect
BY MARIBETH KUZMESKI JUN 2017 HOW TO HELP YOUR KIDS BEHAVE APPROPRIATELY AND ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY WITH EVERYONE FROM PEERS TO STRANGERS As a parent h…
What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia
GFM 2016 Let’s meet Adam, a typical child with dyslexia. Adam has trouble in school—with reading, spelling, and occasionally math. Sometimes he has…
Understanding Autism II
GFM 2016 Intervention, Alternate Treatments, Programs, Resources, and the Future for Kids with Autism Many young children with autism and PDDNOS be…
Understanding Autism I
GFM 2016 More children and families than ever before are facing the challenge of ‘mindblindness.’ The causes are still a mystery, but research is o…
ADHD or Gifted or Both?
GFM 2016 Howard’s teachers say he just isn’t working up to his ability. He doesn’t finish his assignments, or just puts down answers without showin…
Decoding Dyslexia
GFM 2016 Reading may seem easy and automatic for people who master it without difficulty. Even children as young as two can be taught to read. And …