Archive for the special needs children Category

Handling An Overwhelming Diagnosis

as seen in NY Special Child Magazine Dear Sharon, My son has been diagnosed as being on the spectrum. I feel depressed and angry and unable to cope. It’s not his fault and I feel
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My Special Needs 13 Year Old Might Start Dating!

As seen in New York Special Child Magazine and on NYParenting.com Dear Sharon, We have a adolescent daughter whose special needs have placed her in special ed schools since she was a youngster. She is
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Thinking About the Sibling of a Special Needs Child

Dear Sharon, Our 6 year old son is having development delays and quite naturally we are focused quite a bit on his issues. Lately, I’ve been worried that we are neglecting our older child who
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Special Needs Children and Stress for Mom and Dad

Dear Sharon, Our son is not normal. I don’t want to go into details, but we’ve realized for some time that he has “special issues”. My question is not about him, it’s about us. We
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