This is a wonderful original film written by a New York Times #1 best-selling children’s book author/illustrator, Peter H. Reynold, titled Above & Beyond . Reynolds promotes creativity and innovation in the classroom.
Kristin Whiting, M.A. is the latest addition to the S-O-S Team. Kristin has over 20 years of experience working in the school environment, both as a teacher and as an administrator.
Using her educational background in Special Education, Kristin has taught children with multiple disabilities. This current academic year finds Kristin teaching a Special Needs PreK classroom.

This post was previously titled “S-O-S Best of the Best, Edition 5: $1,100 Giveaway Bonanza!” The giveaway has ended, but there are still many wonderful book (and product) reviews below. Please take a look! ~Danette
Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 5. This edition is in honor of Autism Awareness Month and in honor of ALL invisible special needs, such as ADHD, SPD, and mental illness. Bloggers have united to review over 50 books, DVDs, and even a b-Calm. Most of these reviews also include giveaways! A total of $1,100 products are being given away to readers!
Visit each review and read about books and products that may be what you have been needing. If you don’t win the item, come back and purchase it and show your support to these many wonderful authors and publishers who have donated their items for this cause! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen!
When parents are dealing with a child with special needs, the things a parent must do or feels compelled to do seem never ending. So how wonderful to have a book aimed at children, with the goal of educating them and putting them more in charge of some of the tools and techniques to make their lives more tolerable.
I am talking about John Taylor’s new book called Learn to Have Fun with Your Senses!: The Sensory Avoider’s Survival Guide, geared towards children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), approximately 9 to 12 (or even older) years of age. Material is presented in what feels like child-friendly fonts with a few drawn pictures and stars that highlight main points. There’s not a white page in the entire book and color is used to enhance the appeal to children.
Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 3. The topic is school issues as they relate to invisible special needs. A total of 30 bloggers submitted posts this month and 8 are official Best of the Best Bloggers!
Stop and hear the music, stop and smell the roses, stop and feel the sunshine. I guess the point is to just stop!
As a parent of a special needs child, it is so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities. Prior to preschool, there were appointments that consumed my daughter’s week. Speech therapy, occupational therapy, and play dates. These were all piled on top of daily Applied Behavior Therapy (ABA) sessions. Once preschool started, school had to be incorporated twice a week and eventually three times a week.
Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 2. The topic is social and play skills. We have a total of 17 bloggers participating this month: 11 participated last month, and 6 are new to BoB. Of the 17 bloggers, 6 are official Best of the Best Bloggers!
The word “autopsy” refers to the dissection of a body after death to determine the cause or problem that contributed to the death. Dr. Rick Lavoie cleverly used this word and coined the term “Social Skill Autopsy.” He is a lecturer, author, and consultant with over thirty years of experience working at residential special education facilities as a teacher and headmaster. He also holds three degrees in special education.