61. Education Options, Chapter 10 - SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN following suggestions, from the Northern virginia chapter of support to the learningdisabledchild. do not have the comprehensive special-needs programs found http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/rsrcs/pubs/7223.htm

[Print Friendly Version] Education Options, Chapter 10 - SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN A child with special needs can be defined as one who differs developmentally from a normal child as a result either of a physical, mental, or emotional handicap, a developmental delay, or a specific learning disability. Both the Handicapped Child and Supplementary Education allowances are available to assist families with the extraordinary costs of providing special educational or related services to their children with special needs. Parents should understand the medical clearance procedures that determine eligibility for the allowances and know which will play a role in the assignment process. Learning disabilities are the most frequently encountered developmental problem among Foreign Service children. EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS Children with developmental problems will receive educational evaluations as part of the medical clearance process. As soon as it is suspected, parents should describe any developmental problem on the child's medical history form so that evaluation and treatment plans can be formulated early in the child's life. Experts in the field of special education stress the value of early intervention. Children with learning disabilities should not be thought of as abnormal; they simply have a different system for processing information. The key for parents and teachers is to discover what the child's processing system is and to help the child compensate with their strengths when fitting in, as far as possible, to the ordinary educational process.

62. McLean Bible Church - Access Ministry for the Arc of Northern virginia, has devoted sometimes better than a nondisabledperson especially skill sets available in the untapped special needs market. http://www.mcleanbible.org/eventregistration/als2003/flyer-021403-workshops-02.h

Access Home • Who to Contact • Meet the Staff • Events • ... Registration • Workshops March 14 • (am) March 15 • (pm) March 15 • Work Shops March 15 (am) Making Brain Cells Using the Brain-Gym principles, we will discuss and experience learning to make brain cells and how to access parts of the brain previously unavailable to us with joy and ease. You will receive handouts describing 5 movements to facilitate learning, plus a FREE glass of abrain-enhancing beverage.. Barbara Lucia Aigen, RN , provides holistic health rehabilitation services using several modalities: Educational Kinesiology, which uses simple movements to enhance whole-brain learning; massage therapy to aid lymphatic drainage, musculature circulation and tactile awareness; and Healing touch, to assist energy balance. A founding member of the non-profit organization, Kinesthetic Learning, Inc., Barbara is now the chairwoman of the grant writing committee. She is a well-known speaker for the Fairfax County Teachers Academy who lectures on brain anatomy, physiology, and other brain issues. Barbara consults for Community Solutions and is one of their Life Coaches. She holds licensure as a nurse in both Virginia and Maryland and is an active member of Education Kinesthetic International. Disabled in the Christian Mainstream: Mentorship Dr. Brown will discuss how mentors helped and joined alongside him and how we can include the disabled in the leadership of the “organized” church. Topics include: What does mentorship mean? What we need to look for and how to mentor and help the disabled to serve in roles such as Deacon, Trustee, Sunday School teacher or on other Christian boards.

63. Chesterfield County, Virginia | Guide To Services TAX RELIEF FOR ELDERLY AND disabled Commissioner of the Citizens Programs (Also seeSpecial needs Services) CHESTERFIELD 7687777 VIEW (virginia Initiative for http://www.co.chesterfield.va.us/Services/guidedi.asp

Job Listings County Departments Public Safety Chesterfield Schools ... Guide to Services This citizen's guide provides an overview of the many services provided by Chesterfield County. The services are listed alphabetically. Select the first letter of the word from the list below to jump to appropriate section of the services guide. A B C D ... J K L M N O P Q R S ... W X Y Z - D - DARE Program (See STEPP program listing) Day Care To report problems such as, too many children being cared for in the home or to determine if any complaints investigations have been filed on a facility. Decals - Auto (See Vehicle Licensing) Deeds, Deeds of Trust Circuit Court Clerk's Office Delinquency Prevention Services and programs that reduce the risk of delinquency and encourage positive youth development. Youth Services Demographics Population and growth estimates, projections and characteristics. Dental Health Services available to children between four and 18 years of age living in Chesterfield County. Payments are determined according to eligibility and income. Hours by appointment. Medicaid, HMOs and the Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan accepted. Disabled Citizens Services (Also see Special Needs Services) ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES To prevent and/or alleviate abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult including senior adults 60 years or older or disabled persons over the age of 18 years.

64. Bookmarks For Special Ed and producing computer products for special education for two decades. Our primaryfocus is to meet the needs of children in elementary schools who face http://www.minot.k12.nd.us/svss/bkmkssped.htm

USE THIS MENU TO JUMP TO SECTION HEADINGS: TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES Organizations Companies that specialize in technology for students with disabilities SPECIAL EDUCATION ... top Technology and Disabilities Organizations Access Ability Adaptive Technology Lab at Southern Connecticut State University Assistive Technology Online Assistive Technology Resources in Kentucky ... top Software and Equipment Vendors Attainment http://www.attainmentcompany.com/ Save on augmentative communication, software, video, and print/kits. Don Johnston http://www.donjohnston.com/ We provide the high-quality intervention products that struggling students and students with disabilities need to achieve literacy. Edmark http://www.edmark.com/ Edtech http://www.edtech.com/ For over seven years, ETI has been helping schools purchase quality technology products and services that enhance teachin and learning. Hach Henter-Joyce http://www.hj.com/ Using JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification software developed by Henter-Joyce, blind or visually impaired computer users access a wide variety of information, education and job-related applications. Innocomp http://www.sayitall.com/

65. Special Education Instruction At Frederick County VA Public Schools by the Code of virginia and federal The programs serving special education studentsare autism disturbed, hearingimpaired, learning disabled, mentally retarded http://www.frederick.k12.va.us/instruction/special_education/overview.htm

Millbrook HS Vendor Bids Search our Web Site Contact us ... Major Accomplishments The Special Education Program budget supports the provision of comprehensive services to children with disabilities, ages 2 through 21, as required by the Code of Virginia and federal law. It includes personnel, instructional materials and equipment, and administrative support costs. Special education services are offered in all schools as well as NREP and a long-term suspension program. FTE Teachers FTE Aides FY 1999 In FY99 the number of students who receive special services total 1,343 or 12.5% of the total number of students enrolled. Program Functions Special education students vary considerably in the character and severity of their disability. As a result, their needs are met through a variety of program service models, including one-to-one support from itinerant teachers or specialists, resource and self-contained classrooms, and separate centers and placements in private schools. The goal is always to provide the services specified in the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the least restrictive environment. The programs serving special education students are autism, emotionally disturbed, hearing-impaired, learning disabled, mentally retarded, multi-disabled, physically disabled, preschool, speech-impaired, vision-impaired, other health impaired, and related services.

66. TRI Online! Disability Links - Parent Advcocacy/Special Education North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, virginia, and West virginia; Loving YourDisabled Child California (CPRC). special needs Parents Info Network - Maine http://www.taconicresources.net/resources/pa-ed.shtml

TRI Online! Web Site Menu: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Parent Advocacy/Special Education Links to web sites about parent advocacy, special education, resources, organizations, SSI, insurance. Quick Menu: Click on any menu link to jump to that section of the page. General Resources Medicaid/SSI/Insurance IDEA Education/Special Ed ... Adaptive Toys General Resources: Exceptional Parent Magazine TRI Online! Bookstore - Books About Self-Advocacy. The Parent Advocate News. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. ... HipMag Online. Interactive web site for deaf children. Internet Resources for Special Children. For all the Special Kids of the World. The Family Village. Children with Disabilities. ... Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 3. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 504 Regulations. Neighborhood Legal Services: New York State Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology When a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment. Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children. ... The Association for Special Kids. An organization that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services.

67. Doxys - Resources For The Disabled DisabilityRelated Information - West virginia Rehab Research FDR Democratic Club- For disabled People (US NARIC) - (US); Office of special Education and http://www.growing.com/doxys/disabled.html

Go to: [ Learning Center Pegasys Home Page Resources for the Disabled CAREERS AND JOBS America's Job Bank - (US) Brain Power: Jobs for Smart People - (US) Canada WorkInfoNet - (CA) Career Development and Employment Program - So San Francisco Bay Area (US) Career Mosaic - (US) Careers on Line - University of MN Disability Services (US) CareerShop.com - (US) CareerSite.com - (US) College and Career Programs for Deaf Students - Gallaudet University (US) FedWorld Information Network Jobs Library - FTP (US) Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - (US) Minnesota Department of Economic Security - (US) Monster.com - (US) National Business and Disability Council - (US) President's Committee on Employmen tof People with Disabilities - (US) Project Hired - (US) Project Pursuit - Pursuing Careers in Engineering, Sciences and Mathematics (US) Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet - (US) TCG Link-up Employment Services - (CA) www.HiTechCareer.com - (CA) CHILDREN Able Generation: Therapeutic Furniture for Special Children - (US) Association for Special Kids - (US) Blind Children's Center - Los Angeles, CA (US)

68. *Imagine* Links To G/T Organizations Association for the Gifted; West virginia Association for Group for Gifted/LearningDisabled; Uniquely Gifted Resources for Gifted/special needs Children; http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linkG.htm

History/Mission Executive Director Research Press Room ... For More Information Links to G/T Resources G/T Organizations Hoagies Gifted Education Pages Hoagies Kids and Teens Pages Canadian G/T Educational Resources Center for Gifted Education Policy ... ERIC Digests , full-length online articles on a range of G/T-related topics ERIC FAQs ERIC Internet Resources for Children Families of the Talented and Gifted (TAGFam) Gifted Canada ... Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) State G/T Associations Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented California Association for the Gifted Connecticut Association for the Gifted Florida Association for the Gifted ... Gifted Listservs (from CTD) More Gifted Listservs (from Hoagies) The Scout Report Resources for Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities Organizations and Resource Gateways Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) CTY's Research Bibliography on Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education LDOnline ... Yahoo: Gifted/LD Links Online Articles for or about Gifted/LD Students Characteristics of LD/Gifted Learners ERIC FAQs , many of which concern gifted/LD students Gifted and Learning Disabled: Twice Exceptional Students Gifted Children with AD/HD Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Issues Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities ... Top Publications

69. Children With Disabilities, Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Resource Guide and mental health services and special education programs families in Pennsylvania,West virginia, Ohio and programs for developmentally disabled children and http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/disabled/children.html

Select Library Area: Article Search Ask a Librarian Branches Careers at CLP Computer Classes Directions Employment Genealogy/History Homework Help Hours Kids' Site Library Subject Guide Renew a Book Request a Book Search Subject Departments Support the Library Teens' Site Web Resource Guide Subject Search: Web Site Catalog Internet Search Database Search Events Search Resource Guide: ... Disabilities Children Pittsburgh Region Pennsylvania United States International Pittsburgh Region Allegheny Valley School At multiple facilities throughout Pennsylvania they provide residential, therapeutic, educational, vocational, and social programs for individuals with mental retardation from childhood through adulthood. ARC, Seton Hill partnership an artistic endeavor A recreational art program was piloted this spring by the graduate art therapy program at Seton Hill College in Greensburg for clients of the Westmoreland County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (Arc Westmoreland). An article in the June 15, 1997 Tribune-Review Autism Center at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh The Autism Center serves children who have or are suspected of having autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and other deficits in the area of social communication.

70. Stateline.org: Lobbying Season Opens For Special Education the full cost of educating learning disabled children even billion to educate the5.6 million special-needs kids t really change the cost of special education http://www.stateline.org/story.do?storyId=225070

71. Online NewsHour: Teaching Disabled Kids In Regular Classes-- March 24, 1998 a fourhour drive South to Blacksburg, virginia, where mother students provides socialskills for disabled kids. with the aid of a special communicative device http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june98/specialed_3-24.html

EDUCATION INTEGRATION March 24, 1998 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript Perhaps special education isn't so special. Some parents are placing their disabled children in mainstream classes to develop better social skills. A RealAudio version of this segment is available. NEWSHOUR LINKS: March 19, 1998 A study find that a combination of phonics and "whole language" techniques is the best way to teach reading March 11, 1998 Scientists find a neurological basis for dyslexia Browse the NewsHour's coverage of education BETTY ANN BOWSER: Every Sunday afternoon the Hartmann family of suburban Washington, exchanges hugs and kisses goodbye as Roxanna and 12-year-old son Mark head out for a four-hour drive South to Blacksburg, Virginia, where mother and son live Monday through Friday. Mark and his mother endure the separation from home and family for one reason, so that Mark, who is autistic, can attend a regular public school and be included in a mainstream classroom. Mark had attended a mainstream classroom back at home in Loudin County, Ashburn Elementary School. But after a year there, school officials said he wasn't learning anything and was too disruptive to other students. Kathy Mehfoud is a Richmond attorney who represents the Loudin County School Board. KATHY MEHFOUD, Attorney, Loudin County Schools: He was not learning at all from the instruction that was occurring in the regular classes. It was just constant vocalizations, temper tantrums, hitting. All of these types of behaviors were disruptive for the teacher and for the educational process for the other students.

72. Education Articles In The News - Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies 11 West virginia State school board President JD Morris Wanted Web geeks for thedisabled MSNBC. Parents of children with special needs have homework to do http://www.reedmartin.com/inthenews.htm

REED MARTIN, J.D. Chat Room I Phone Consults Manuals Shopping Cart Free Articles ... Message Board I Workshops I Audiotapes I CD'S I Videotapes email REED'S MANUALS Advanced Advocacy Strategies Using Your School's And State's Violations of Section 504 And The ADA To Get Your Child The Program They Need Under IDEA, Section 504 or The ADA Are You Ready To Play Hardball? ARE YOU REALLY READY TO ASK FOR A DUE PROCESS HEARING? Getting Your Child with Autism What They Are Entitled to Under Federal Laws Getting Control of the IEP Process - How to Use over 100 Changes the law to get what your child deserves ... home FREE Articles Shopping Cart Services Court Cases ... What's New ARTICLES BY TOPIC: ADD/ADHD Learning Disabilities Dyslexia Court Cases Down Syndrome Autism/Asperger's IEP Section 504/ADA FERPA Evaluation Behavior/Discipline Transition Complaint Resources Access to Records ... Special education rules questioned Sunday October 13, 2002 By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, WV

73. Education, General And Special Department of Education's Office of special Education and 700 Shell Road; Hampton,virginia 236612299 a career development resource for disabled students and http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/educat.html

Skip Navigation Bar Home Disability Resources Site Map ... Webrings Special Education Schools and Organizations Educational Products: Hardware and Software Schools and Organizations School to Work News, the leading monthly newspaper for teachers, business people and parents. AAHE American Association for Higher Education One Dupont Circle; Washington DC 20036-1110 USA Phone: 202-293-6440, Fax 202-293-0073 Adaptive Environments Center AE , a non-profit organization, was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people with disabilities and elderly people. Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility as well as universal design through education programs, technical assistance publications and design advocacy. Phone: V/TTY 617-695-1225, Fax 617-482-8099 The ADA National Access for Public Schools Project Academy for Educational Development The AED is an independent, nonprofit service organization committed to addressing human development needs in the United States and throughout the world. Washington, DC 20009 USA

74. Focused Research And Reporting On Critical Developmental Disability Issues virginia Department of Education’s special education office West virginia was oneof the first states to Center for the Developmentally disabled in Chippewa http://www.radaraamr.com/viewcurrent.asp

AAMR Celebrating 125 Years of Vision and Professional Leadership The Lewin Group Focused Research and Reporting on Critical Developmental Disability Issues Search Results You are viewing the current Volume: and current Issue: State Date Received Topic Issue California Improving access to the justice system for people with disabilities People attending the Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities Conference in Riverside praised the Crime Victims with Disabilities Initiative, a statewide program to improve access to the justice system for people with disabilities. People with disabilities are victims of violent crime more often than people in the general population. However, their cases are prosecuted 14 times less often. Crime-victim specialists believe the new program helped in 22 cases that would not have been prosecuted otherwise. Each case led to a conviction. (San Jose Mercury News, 3/18/03). Maryland Identifying and educating gifted students with learning disabilities Massachusetts Governor proposes closing six residential centers for people with MR In the midst of a state budget crisis, Governor Romney has proposed closing Massachusetts’ six residential campuses that house about 1,200 people with mental retardation. For the most part, current residents of the centers would be transferred to community-based settings. Some advocates support the proposal, citing the increased mobility and independence community living can bring. However, others are staunchly against the governor’s proposal, arguing some people with MR have needs that cannot be accommodated in a group home setting. Moreover, some people are concerned the government has not invested enough money into developing group homes to accommodate the large influx of newcomers. (The Boston Globe, 3/20/03).

75. Special Education following is a list of special education programs Severely Profoundly disabled(SPD) Spotswood High; Shenandoah Valley Regional Program, virginia School for http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/RCPS_sped/sped.html

Special Education Services in Rockingham County Public Schools Special Education (SPED) in Rockingham County is designed to identify students (ages 2 through 21) with special needs. SPED designs and implements programs through a continuum of services to facilitate learning and meet the needs of the identified population. SPED serves those individuals who have one or more of the following educational disabilities: Learning Disability (LD) Educable Mental Retardation (EMR) Trainable Mental Retardation (TMR) Emotional Disturbance (ED) ... Speech/Language Impairment (SLI) Developmental Delay (DD) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Visual Impairment (VI) Orthopedic Impairment (OI) Severely and Profoundly Disabled (SPD) Other Health Impairment (OHI) Hearing Impairment (HI) Autism Through the assessment process, students may also be identified and programs may be developed for those who qualify under Section 504. There are several steps which usually occur during the assessment process.

76. School System Provides Services For Children With Disabling Conditions the Department of Rehabilitative Services, virginia Department for come in the formof special services such Preschool disabled children (below age 5) may be http://www.floyd.k12.va.us/special.cfm

About Academic Programs Staff Directory Schools ... Search Site School System Provides Services for Children with Disabling Conditions Floyd County Public Schools provide special education programs for children with disabilities, ages two through twenty-one. Services include programs for children with mental disabilities, learning disabilities, hearing impairment, emotional disturbance, speech-language impairments, physical disabilities, multiple disabilities, developmental delays, traumatic brain injury and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Early warning signs of disabling conditions include difficulties in seeing, talking and hearing, delayed motor skills, delayed physical development, difficulties in social and emotional development. In order to provide a full range of services, the Floyd County School Division works closely with the Floyd County Health Department, Child Development Clinics, Children's Specialty Services, Mental Health Services, the Department of Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Department for the Visually Disabled, and other public and private agencies. All special education and related services are provided free of charge. Children with disabilities are those classified as mentally disabled, emotionally disturbed, hard of hearing, deaf, speech and language impaired, visually disabled, multi-disabled or have a specific learning disability. Because of such impairments, mental, physical, sensory, language, or emotional, these children may need special education or related services.

77. CHd On-Line Resources access.html; Pitsco's Launch to special Education Resources other World Wide Websites for the disabled. VATS virginia Assistive Technology Systems http//www http://www.kihd.gmu.edu/chdinfo/resource.htm

RESOURCES Information ADA Education Employment ... Conferences Disability Information Organizations Serving People with Disabilities The Learning Disabilities Association of America LDA is the only national organization devoted to defining and finding solutions for the broad spectrum of learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia http://www.Idanat.org.va AbilityHub Assistive Technology Solutions Assistive Technology for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers Web site of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress NLS administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible browsers through a network of cooperating libraries. http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/nls.html ASAH Serving Individuals with Special Needs A professional organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey which provides highly specialized services to more than 9,500 children and adults with special needs. http://www.asah.org

78. Untitled 1974 1975 Teacher, Learning disabled/Emotionally Disturbed. survey of the PartH programs in virginia.. the Developmental Therapies and special Health Care http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/occu/html/faculty/cv/klcv_wb.html

Curriculum Vitae DIANNE KOONTZ LOWMAN, Ed.D. PERSONAL INFORMATION Dianne Koontz Lowman, Ed.D. Department of Occupational Therapy P.O. Box 980008 Richmond, Virginia 23298 804-828-2219 (secretary) 804-828-3685 (voice mail) dlowman@hsc.vcu.edu (e-mail) LICENSURE Virginia Postgraduate Professional Certificate Hold Endorsements In: Elementary Principal, Supervision of Special Education, Preschool Handicapped, Emotionally Disturbed, Learning Disabled Issued by the Virginia Board of Education Professionally Recognized Special Educator (PRSE) Issued by the Council for Exceptional Children EDUCATION Ed.D. Special Education University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Supporting Areas: Administration/Supervision and Educational Research M.S. Special Education - Learning Disabilities James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia B.S. Speech and Dramatics James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia MILITARY SERVICE RECORD None POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING OR SPECIAL EXPERIENCE January 12-14, 1998 Region III Head Start Monitoring Training Conference Region III Head Start Bureau and Research Assessment Management, Inc.

79. Therapy/Respite Camps: Kids With Autism And Other Special Needs A page with information about summer camps for kids with special needs focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and Atlantic Coast special Educational Services provides full time, summer respite residential services http://www.wmoore.net/therapy.html

Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids This page evolves as people tell me about new camps, so if you know of camps that are not listed here, please email me so I can get the information posted here. If you direct a camp that would like a simple WWW page that describes your camp, I'll be pleased to put one up just email a description of the camp to me. Also, please let me know about any other WWW resources to which I should have a link. Thanks! What's Here? Information about summer camps that focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and their families. I have broken it into national categories and regional categories in the USA: United States Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest ... Mexico Apologies in advance if my sense of these regions differs from yours! I also have some links to other potentially useful pages Camps in the Northeast (USA) Connecticut Camp Horizons provides winter weekend get-a-ways, a week long holiday event, and 8 weeks of residential summer camp for children and adults who are mild to moderately mentally handicapped. In South Windham, CT. Camp Hemlocks , in Hebron, is a rustic, barrier-free, year-round camping facility which provides recreational, educational and social programs for children and adults with disabilities and their families.

80. News Digests: Parenting A Child With Special Needs: A Guide To Reading And Resou This NICHCY News Digest discusses all that parents go through upon learning that their child has a disability. Included are numerous tips and resources. to respond to the information needs of parents those who have learned their child has special needs and those who have http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd20txt.htm

NICHCY Our Publications News Digests A publication of the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities Parenting a Child with Special Needs Table of Contents Introduction You Are Not Alone The Unplanned Journey References ... Publishers News Digest 20 (ND20) 3rd Edition, 2003 Approx. 25 pages when printed. PDF version Introduction You Are Not Alone The Unplanned Journey Back to top You Are Not Alone: For Parents When They Learn That Their Child Has a Disability by Patricia McGill Smith If you have recently learned that your child is developmentally delayed or has a disability (which may or may not be completely defined), this message may be for you. It is written from the personal perspective of a parent who has shared this experience and all that goes with it. Many things can be done to help yourself through this period of trauma. That is what this paper is all about. In order to talk about some of the good things that can happen to alleviate the anxiety, let us first take a look at some of the reactions that occur. Common Reactions On learning that their child may have a disability, most parents react in ways that have been shared by all parents before them who have also been faced with this disappointment and this enormous challenge. One of the first reactions is

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