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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Photographing Children [with Special Needs] ~ Those Eyes
We are drawn to one another’s eyes, and this is never more evident than when we look into a child’s bright and shiny eyes. We fall into those eyes. When photographing children [people] it is most often the eyes we seek because the emotion they depict is pure. In close-up portrait photography we are forgiving…
Try This Tuesday #47: Stage Not Age
Welcome to Try This Tuesday! This week, DS.MAMA from Down Syndrome New Mama is sharing an awesome resource for tracking your baby’s milestones. I think it could be useful for other children with developmental delays as well, and there are also other versions of this resource available. Stage Not Ageby DS.MAMA One of the first…
How many experts are in your child’s life?
The other day, I had to make an appointment for a hearing test for Max, which means I needed to find someone who specializes in kids with special needs as Max is mostly nonverbal. Woo hoo! Another expert in our life. I did a tally, here’s who is on Team Max: * The pediatrician *…
Blog Review
Hi de ho there! “Maddy” here, from foreign climes. I’ve nipped over from “home” to attempt another review at 5 Minutes for Special Needs Moms. It’s been a busy week with school winding down, parties galore and birthdays to boot but it seems that there are still some people on the blogosphere willing to volunteer…
Assistive Technology: Transporters DVD Brings Faces and Feelings
Written by Lon The Transporters DVD is a fun and effective way to build understanding about emotions. I showed it to 3 first grade children who were glued to the screen the entire time! Each episode has a short quiz that asks students to pick which of two faces from the story was mad, sad,…
Second Nature
My 20 year old son, Andy was getting ready to leave for Paris for a semester, and we were out shopping for shoes when his cell phone rang. “I have to get this,” he said, and I thought it must be his girlfriend. He strolled away from me and carried on a conversation for a…
Hospital day four…
Yesterday was a pretty big day. In more ways than one. The good doctor decided to push Ivy’s Vancomycin up to a full dose. By the completion of that dose my girl was puffy and bright red and she had a rash all over her trunk, arms and the tops of her legs. Her heart…
Great Math Tools for Accommodating Learning
I received a question about option for number pads and calculators for the computer. The need was to isolate the number keys so the letter keys weren’t being hit. As I got to looking at some options, I thought I might as well share my ideas with you. If you know of some cool apps…
Now Where Are My Toe Shoes?
I have to keep reminding myself that Ashley is a teenager, and that life is now a roller coaster of hormones – hers and mine. It should be easy for me to remember since she has been displaying typical teenager behavior for about two and a half years now. She is 14 going on 20……