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A Different Nest: Only the Lonely
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Wednesday, September 17, 2008. To a moving commentary by a National Public Radio listener, Jennifer Hendrick, about how she deals with other parent's reactions to the behavior of her son on the autism spectrum. What role does loneliness play in your family? Do you think that society isolates us and our children?
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A Different Nest: We are the Accidental Experts
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Tuesday, April 1, 2008. We are the Accidental Experts. Yet today I am an accidental expert. Years of reading books, observing Sayer’s sensory therapy, and being around other children with disabilities has given me expertise I hardly realized I have. Now, as we have absorbed some hard-earned wisdom, we should all ac...
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A Different Nest: January 2009
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Not so pretty: New National Study on Financial Burden of Raising Children with Disabilities. What impact does having a special needs child have on a family's financial well-being? Below is the "Cliff Notes" version. The study compared families below and above the federal poverty line (a ...
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A Different Nest: The Perils of City Driving: Have the streets shrunk or has my van grown?
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Sunday, May 17, 2009. The Perils of City Driving: Have the streets shrunk or has my van grown? Wow - where did last week go? My Different Nest has been a Neglected Nest of late, but here is a story about driving in "the City" that I posted recently in the 50-something Moms Blog. City Driving: Not so fun anymore.
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A Different Nest: May 2009
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Friday, May 29, 2009. IEPs According to Dr. Seuss (author unknown). Dan was sent this poem via Washington Dads. A support group for dads raising children with special needs. It seems appropriate with IEP season upon us. IEPs According to Dr. Seuss (author unknown). I do not like these IEPs. We test, we check. The P...
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A Different Nest: Our Own Private Bell Curve
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Our Own Private Bell Curve. Adaptive skills. Reading skills. Vocabulary. Math skills. Grasp of language concepts. Social skills. Conversational skills. Sensory profile. Auditory processing. Vision. Articulation. SAYER ANDREW CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT. Will eat food prepared on a camp stove.
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A Different Nest: Pondering the Neurodiversity Movement
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Pondering the Neurodiversity Movement. I am not a puzzle, I am a person". Is a salon article by Elizabeth Svoboda with this preface: People with autism don't need to be "cured," argues the burgeoning "autism culture" movement. Not all parents or medical experts agree. On the other hand, an...
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» 100 Best Wellness Blogs for Women
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Masters in Health Care. 100 Best Wellness Blogs for Women. The fast-paced lifestyle of America coupled with the typical caregiving role women take on for their families and loved-ones can leave women feeling worn down and susceptible to illness. These blogs offer sound advice from those who have made positive changes in their lives as well as experts in a variety of fields. Take some time to read these blogs to help you embrace wellness in your life. Catherine Morgan’s Blog at BlogHer. Fit on a Budget.
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A Different Nest: Rx Autism and Lessons Learned: And how this relates to a Small Faces song
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The goal of this blog is to inform, encourage and inspire mothers of children with special needs, as well as those who love and support them. Please share your advice, challenges and triumphs. Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Rx Autism and Lessons Learned: And how this relates to a Small Faces song. I wish that I knew what I know now. When I was younger. I wish that I knew what I know now. When I was stronger.". By the Small Faces. What can I say? How can I help? Focus on early intervention but don't freak ...