Category: Special Needs Care

A visit to a pediatrician is always difficult for little ones. However, for a child with special needs, it’s often even more challenging. In many cases, special needs children visit specialists and doctors more often, and sometimes they have anxiety issues about these medical visits. So, when selecting a pediatrics special needs doctor, take time […]

Drowning is the most common form of fatal injury for children on the spectrum. And children with autism are twice as likely to drown as their neuro-typical peers. Parents of kids on the spectrum can make pool time significantly safer, by following these simple rules and suggestions. READ MORE

Is waking your child up in the morning a battle that gets everybody’s day off on the wrong foot? Maybe a better wake-up method would help. Kids with sensory challenges may have particular problems with the standard alarm-clock signal of a loud blaring noise. If you’re under-sensitive to sound, that’s not going to rouse you, […]