UPDATE 5/10/13 As summer approaches many parents take this time to give their children a medication holiday or use this time to adjust or try new medications. Please speak to your prescribing physician before making any changes and weigh the pro’s and con’s. If a medication is not working then clearly a plan for change
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Effectively raising a special needs child takes a blend of wisdoms. Our world renowned experts who have been guests on The Coffee Klatch have brought us decades of experience, research and knowledge. They have truly been the best of the best and their dedication to us as parents and our children has been overwhelming and
The title of this blog may seem to some, well, ridiculous, but not to a parent of a child with special needs. Of course you have accepted what life has given you. We have to accept and do what we will with the circumstances that come our way and when given that diagnosis or label
Many people diagnosed with mental illnesses seek the help of psychiatrists and other mental health care providers. It seems the obvious treatment. What many people with depression, anxiety and phobias, do not do, is seek out consultations to find a possible medical cause for their symptoms. There are many endocrine,neurological and cardiac diseases that present
For this writing I want you to try to think of the eggshells we have come to dread walking on as part of the process of making a fine omelette. Way before you crack and whisk those eggs there are many steps to take to prepare and plan out. There are cheeses to be grated,
