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Special Needs

Radical Church Still Encouraging Parents to Force-Feed Kids Bleach to Cure Autism

January 29, 2018 By Lola Lolita

The radical Genesis II Church, a non-religious American organization promoting “health and healing,” is still encouraging parents to force-feed their kids bleach in an effort to “cure” their autism despite journalistic investigations into the highly dangerous, doctor and FDA-discouraged practice. The latest transgressors hail from the UK, where “at least six police forces across Britain […]

Filed Under: Health, News/Trending, Parenting, Special Needs

NFL Player Hosts Special Athletes Club for Children with Disabilities

December 10, 2017 By Lola Lolita

Former New York Jets and Michigan State University linebacker Taiwan Jones is on a mission to make all children feel included and a part of the rewarding world of sports. Inspired by a neighborhood friend with special needs who went to Jones’s gym and confided in him that he’d always wanted to play sports, Jones […]

Filed Under: News/Trending, Parenting, Special Needs

70th Percentile in Bad Joke Telling (And Other Test Scores I’d Actually Enjoy Seeing)

October 23, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

I am so tired of the tests and percentiles and where my child falls on the chart. How about measuring his wonderfulness? Or maybe his flatulence? That'd be a high number.

By Jennifer Brunton of Full Spectrum Mama Dear Persons, This spring, I received the voluminous results of a huge barrage of testing for my son G’s three-year evaluation for his IEP (Individualized Education Plan). Among many, many, many other outcomes, I was informed that G had scored under the first percentile in “Irony.” Although we […]

Filed Under: Education, Humor, Parenting, Special Needs

On Armadillos and Icebergs and Other Futures I Can’t Predict for My Kids

September 15, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

Oddly enough, I'm less scared for the future of my child with cerebral palsy. So much is determined and organized and planned for him. But for my other children who will have more freedom and uncertainty, the future is scarier. How can you plan for the unknown?

By Jamie Sumner of The Mom Gene There are dead armadillos all over Nashville. The roads are littered with their armored bodies. Everywhere I look there’s a tail hanging limply over a curb. It’s the armadillapocalypse. This is opossum country. Don’t they belong in Texas? Don’t you think they’d be more at home in the […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Special Needs

Tricks of the (Special Needs) Trade

August 10, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

Parents of kids with special needs learn tricks of the trade that help them navigate life—such as when to hang up when you've been sitting on hold.

By Jamie Sumner of The Mom Gene  Last week I collectively spent three hours on the phone with the office of my son’s geneticist. It was over the space of four phone calls with an average hold time of twenty minutes each. This gave me plenty of time to think. It was a snafu on […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs

The Long Wait For Everything To Be Okay

June 19, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

Parenting a child with special needs means waiting. Waiting for new assessments. Waiting for test results. Waiting for everything to be okay.

By Jen Gregory of The Runaway Mama Dr. V. wore a pinstripe collar shirt and a light gray tie with small brown dogs printed all over it. It matched his personality. During my son’s assessment, he laughed at all his jokes and answered every one of his questions, even the silly ones. Dr. V. spent […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs

My Daughter Has Social Anxiety and It’s None of Your Damn Business

June 1, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

If my daughter chooses not to interact socially, that's her choice. No one is allowed to make her feel bad about herself, especially not her own grandmother.

By Ailish Delaney of Mumma in the Middle My daughter is 12, and if I do say so myself, she is pretty, funny, and smart. She also has a big personality, but the thing is – she keeps that for the people she knows. When she is comfortable and at ease, she comes out of […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs

Thank You, Jimmy Kimmel

May 27, 2017 By Sammiches Guest Writer

Thank you to Jimmy Kimmel for sharing his son's story and raising awareness about heart defects in newborns. I've been in his shoes.

By Mia Carella of (this) mom with a blog I was recently sent several text and Facebook messages with a link to a breaking news story. “Thought you might want to see this.” “Saw this and thought you would be interested.”   “Thought of you when I watched this.” The story was about Jimmy Kimmel. During the […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Politics/Community, Special Needs

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