PLAAFP determines the goals that are a part of your child's upcoming ARD meeting. Learn what PLAAFP is and how it works.
Categories: Education & Schools
Having a child (or children) with disabilities can be stressful. This is how one parent learned to meet her children's needs and her own.
Categories: Family Support
It takes some creativity to find ways that let the whole family enjoy holidays and special events. Here is how our family does it.
Categories: Family Support
Emotional trauma. It's awful. It's painful. It's sad. It's a nightmare. I can handle physical disability. I understand that. But emotional disability? That's a whole other ballgame.
Categories: Family Support
I got to sit on a panel discussion for disability-related issues. In addition to another parent, there were three adults with a variety of disabilities who shared their experience on everything from doctors to their time in college.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
As a parent to a child with disabilities, we often have to learn little tricks to get things done. Here is another installment of Marty's tips, this time focused on your child's skin care.
Categories: Family Support
When you have a child with a disability, many of us are assigned a case manager (CM) for our child through our insurance or service provider. The CM is there to provide you with all the resources available. And to do that, they ask a lot of questions.
Categories: Insurance & Financial Help, Family Support
In our family, my son has autism and I have a rare health disorder. I need to have a plan for his care if I cannot care for him.
Categories: Family Support
A rare and precious moment enjoyed by our family at Christmas.
Categories: Family Support
Finding adaptive equipment that is helpful to your child can be challenging and is often expensive. This family found their solution.
Categories: Family Support