Moms of Special Needs Kids

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A place for moms who deal with those special challenges in raising their kids and use social media as a way to connect.

Members: 325
Latest Activity: Nov 17

Welcome to the place for Moms raising children with special needs. I am fairly hands off in running the group, but have been known to delete comments that are clearly promotional in nature. Enjoy the community.

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Share Your Child's Abilities 13 Replies

About a year ago I started a monthly blog post on my blog called Ability Tuesday. The first Tuesday of each month I share one of my daughter's abilities, not her disabilities. Today is the first Tu...

Tagged: sharing, Abilities

Started by Debbie Yost. Last reply by Maureen Doolan Boyle Sep 24.

Let's introduce ourselves! 50 Replies

This is the place to talk a little bit more about our children. My boys are now 14 and 10, and Konal, the 14 year old, has multiple disabilities. We have in home support from Arizona's behavioral h...

Tagged: introduction

Started by Krista Long. Last reply by Kim Cristo Nov 11.

Twitter ID's 18 Replies

Hi everyone~ I think sometimes it's nice to be able to know that I'm (we're) not the only one going through battles through the day, keeping our heads on straight and love in our actions. There ar...

Started by MiaHysteria. Last reply by BH Aug 27.

What is your child's (children's) special need(s)? 19 Replies

I really am interested in meeting other moms who face similar challenges as we may have to (my daughter is still undiagnosed -- waiting on a skin biopsy). I thought it might be helpful for all of u...

Started by Carrie. Last reply by Jean Myles Sep 3.

Do You Have a Special Needs Blog? 52 Replies

Hello Everyone~ I just started a discussion for twitter id's, but also thought (half way through the post for that one) that knowing each other's blogs might be nice too. I have a blog that highli...

Started by MiaHysteria. Last reply by Kim Cristo Nov 17.

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Comment by lauri on September 8, 2009 at 7:27am: new "go to" resource for special needs kids books!
www.specialchildrenschapters.com
Free shipping, discounts and the company donates to UCP!

Comment by Robin Hartman on September 8, 2009 at 5:59am: Article, Aspergers Speaks Out: Drawing Signs With a Non- or Semi-Vocal Child: http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3660

Comment by Lisa on September 4, 2009 at 5:41am: Old MacDonald at http://bit.ly/OoXW8 Better vids for your kids!

Comment by Barbara Pontius on September 3, 2009 at 5:25pm: Hi Lynn, sounds like both of you had fun that day!

Comment by Lynn Rickert on September 3, 2009 at 12:02am: My daughter, Natalie, who is 11, tries very hard to keep up with other kids. (She is impaired in every category but without a diagnosis.) Recently when describing the position she played with two other girls who were playing soccer she said, "Sara kicked the ball REALLY hard. Zoe was the goalie. I was the team effort."

Comment by Barbara Pontius on September 2, 2009 at 9:07pm: Hi Jean, i like your story also. All of my kids like "Wonder pets".

Comment by Barbara Pontius on September 2, 2009 at 9:05pm: Hi Lynn, William is 10 yrs. old.

Comment by Jean Myles on September 2, 2009 at 5:55pm: Love that story Barbara! It is so fun when they make connections. Especially those real world ones you are just hoping they grasp onto. Very happy for you.

As long as we're sharing...A few days ago while we were out on a walk Jaylen, almost 3, pointed and said "I see squirrel. He's climbing a tree. Just like Wonder Pets." Amazing considering he just started calling me mom about a year ago. He has gone from completely non verbal to extrememly verbal in a year. Thank goodness for his ABA classes!

Comment by Lynn Rickert on September 2, 2009 at 5:43pm: That's a cool story Barbara! What a fun time - to see him showing what he has learned. How old is he?

Comment by Barbara Pontius on September 2, 2009 at 2:41pm: Hi everyone, i have something that i'd like to share. My little boy (william), who is autistic, did something i thought was a bit funny and a little amazed. He bought me my cellphone, usually when he does this he wants to listen to the music i've downloaded onto it. So when i try to start it for him, i realize the battery is dead. I tell him this, expecting a trantrum he walks off, goes into the kitchen. He brings back 2 AA batteries. When i see the batteries i start laughing, but he has such a serious face. I had to explain to him i have recharge the batteries. He has never done that before.