Sep

5

Friday Share

Posted by preciouschild

September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week we’ve been talking about ADD and Michael Phelps has recently become a poster “child” for ADD awareness. His mother, a lifelong educator and currently employed as a middle-school principal, shared some of the accomodations she made in addressing Michael’s “issues” as a youngster in an interviw for ADDitude magazine.
“At age seven, he hated […]

Sep

3

Definition: Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD)

Posted by preciouschild

September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What is AD/HD?
We may all occasionally have difficulty sitting still, paying attention, or controlling impulsive behavior. But for some children and adults, the problem is so pervasive and persistent that it interferes with their daily lives at home, at school, at work, and in social settings.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a neurobiological disorder. It is characterized […]

Aug

8

Hereeee’s Jeannie!

Posted by preciouschild

August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello, gentle readers, allow me to introduce myself as I am the new writer on the blog.  I am the mother of four children, the youngest three are teenagers, and each of them have been diagnosed with special needs.  The twins represent deafness (with a cochlear implant) and Tourette Syndrome, and the 16 year old […]

Apr

29

Believable Hope Conference

Posted by preciouschild

April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Just wanted to give you a head’s up!
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to create real HOPE during the Believable Hope Conference, sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy, June 18-21, 2008 in our nation’s capital.
Members of the Disability Community; Business & Community Leaders; Healthcare Professionals; and Families will join forces with UCP to create Believable Hope today for […]

Mar

10

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

Family Fights to Allow Service Dog in School
A special child needs his pet to help him do everyday type of things, but one place the dog isn’t allowed is at school, so his parents took their fight to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Does Retention Equal Holding Him Back?
This afternoon I had an off the record discussion […]

Feb

25

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

February 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

Legislation Aims to Reduce Transfer of Aides
Educators and parents seem pleased with two bills aimed at decreasing the number of times a special needs aide can transfer.
Michelle Martin, a parent of a 14-year-old with the neurogenetic disorder Angelman’s Syndrome, thinks the passage of either bill would give her son more continuity in the classroom and […]

Feb

18

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I apologize for the lack of post on Friday… I couldn’t get in. There was some kind of wonkage going on.
Anyhoo… On to the headlines.
A Book Helped Me Realize That the Disabled are Just People
I’ve always sort of avoided people who are mentally handicapped. Nicely, but I’m uncomfortable. I don’t know […]

Feb

14

Dignity, Or Lack Thereof

Posted by preciouschild

February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

On MSNBC, today, you can find an article along with video, about a disabled man and his treatment by a deputy.
Truthfully, I’m sickened by it.  However, Kyron is much more coherent about it then I am, and you should go read her article about it.

Feb

4

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

February 4, 2008 | 3 Comments

**Disabled Children Better Off Aborted
Seriously disabled children should be considered non-persons and would be better off having been aborted, according to a Peer speaking in the House of Lords Tuesday. Attempting to couch her assertion in terms of children’s “rights”, Molly Baroness Meacher told the Lords that children born with severe disabilities are “not viable […]

Feb

1

Online Petition for Tax Break

Posted by preciouschild

February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’ll be honest, I never know what happens with these online petitions.  I truly don’t.
But in this case, I signed, and am passing on the information because it can’t hurt right?
Here’s an excerpt:
Every year during tax preparation time, we find that there are no tax breaks for the inordinate amount of money we spend on […]

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