May

6

Featured Blogger Tuesday - An Interview with Mir Kamin

Posted by preciouschild

May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What is your name and where do you live?
Mir Kamin – I live in the greater Atlanta area.
Your website?
Woulda Coulda Shoulda and Want Not.
Your kids’ names, ages, and disabilities?
Chickadee is ten and has Seasonal Affective Disorder and mild depression.
Monkey is eight-and-a-half and has a sensory integration or sensory processing disorder (SID or SPD).
Do you blog […]

Mar

18

Featured Tuesday Blogger

Posted by preciouschild

March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

What is your name and where do you live?
Babs Mountjoy, aka awalkabout, and we live in northwest Pennsylvania.
Your website?
Awalkabout’s Weblog
Your kids’ names, ages, and disabilities?
Captain Oblivious, 12, dxed with Asperger’s Syndrome, Little Miss, 8, classic autism and sensory integration disorder, and Ditto Boy, 9, ADD, these are still at home. I also have […]

Mar

4

Featured Blogger Tuesday

Posted by preciouschild

March 4, 2008 | 4 Comments

Many apologies for falling off the radar! All of yesterday’s “free” time was spent getting ready for our tax appointment on Friday. Just one of those life things.
Today’s featured blogger interview is Friday Playdate! I’m so excited. I’ve been blogging over at Sparks and Butterflies for years, and Susan’s been one […]

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 […]

Jan

28

Monday Headlines

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January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Experts Call for New Approach to ADHD
The study showed that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
There’s Still Hope if Someone’s Heart is Out of Control
McKenzie Meza is just 8 years old, but she has a story that cuts to the […]

Nov

6

Featured Blogger Tuesday

Posted by preciouschild

November 6, 2007 | 3 Comments

**Edited to add interview**
This week’s featured blogger is Atilla the Mom, who writes at both Cheaper Than Therapy and a community blog at Disaboom. ATM is someone who’s been there and helped me greatly when there was no one else who could point me in any direction. She can practically write a […]