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Using her research background, Danette founded S-O-S Research to provide information on "invisible" special needs to parents, teachers, and other professionals. Currently she is Executive Editor at Special-Ism, focusing on the challenges or the -Isms experienced by children with various special needs, such as high functioning autism, ADHD, anxiety, mental illness, and Sensory Processing Disorder.
We recently received a query from Lisa, one of our Special readers: “Hi, just wondering if you have any advice on keeping a teenager with Asperger’s, ADHD, and chronic Depression protected from people he thinks are his friends, but who can easily convince him to do stupid stuff that gets him into serious trouble with [...]
March is nationally recognized as Reading Month and for the past fifteen years, the National Education Association (NEA) has sponsored the Read Across America Day. It takes place yearly on or near March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. To promote March as Reading Month, let’s revisit some wonderful articles. Developing a Love for Reading and [...]
This is a very difficult message to write, but it should have been written many, many weeks ago. As Tiffani Lawton informed all of you right after Thanksgiving, my family was thrown into complete chaos and I was met with an emotional journey that I had never envisioned in my life. It made planning for [...]
What is Pajaggle? On their site the creators provide the following definition: “Pajaggle™ (pa-jag-gul). The game that thinks it’s a puzzle. Pajaggle is an ever-growing collection of challenging games of fun made in America that brings people together regardless of age.“ But this definition barely scratches the surface. The Pajaggle Game Pajaggle is fairly simple, [...]
[fbshare] Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 12. It’s hard to believe that this is the twelfth month that a collection of bloggers have come together to write on one topic pertaining to “invisible” special needs. These needs include ADHD, high-functioning autism, Asperger’s, anxiety, Sensory Processing Disorder, and mental illness.
I came across this video on YouTube by Lou Melgarejo, the father of a daughter with autism, and it seemed like a good fit for this Friday. Take five minutes from your day and watch his moving video on discovering that his child has autism, finding a new “normal”, and his call to action. You [...]
If you are a parent of a child who has difficulty focusing, “Pay attention!” is probably 0n your short list of phrases. Kids with ADHD, autism, sensory issues, and more will enjoy this amusing and yet loving book. was written by Linda Burton, a mother who has hands-on experience parenting her children with ADHD. She [...]
Kim Laing of of Dauphin County, PA has been a die hard autism advocate over the years. She has supported families with IEP development and through child study team meetings. She created Hoops Basketball, so kids with autism in her community would have an opportunity to play a sport while developing social skills. This is [...]
[fbshare]Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 11. BoB is a collection of bloggers who come together once a month to write on one topic pertaining to “invisible” special needs. These needs include ADHD, high-functioning autism, Asperger’s, anxiety, Sensory Processing Disorder, and mental illness. This month’s topic was provided by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez from [...]
Cindy Goldrich, Ed.M., ACAC, is the Owner of PTS Coaching, a certified ADHD Coach, a member of the S-O-S Team of Experts, and now an author. I am excited to announce that Cindy is the Co-Author of the recently published book, “365 Ways to Succeed with ADHD: A full year of valuable tips and strategies [...]
