Families with special needs

Learn everything you need to know about families with special needs, parenting children with autism, learning disabilities, Down syndrome, psychological conditions and hearing- and vision-impaired children

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This is My Game

   
Kids with special needs shed their labels as they dive into their favourite sports
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How Words Can Wound

   
What I've learned as the parent of a child with a chronic illness
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A Child with Special Needs

   
When a child is diagnosed with a disability, parents are plunged into an overwhelming, and sometimes heartbreaking, new reality. But it’s amazing how fast they find their feet. Here's what helps
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Province-by-Province Autism Coverage

   
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Autism Now

   
For the families who live with autism, life can never be the same
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Learning to Listen

   
Shawna Akerman never imagined she'd be raising two profoundly deaf kids. Now she can't imagine life without them
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Busy Minds: Kids With Asperger's

   
There's more to children with Asperger's than most of us think
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Getting the Words Out: Speech and Language Delays

   
Straight talk on speech and language delays
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Raising Krystal

   
Madeleine Greey was seven months pregnant when she learned her baby had Down syndrome. Sixteen years later, she shares their journey
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Two Little, Too Soon: One Mom's Story of her Preemie Twins

   
When her twins were born at 28 weeks, Lisa Gregoire says she entered an “antiseptic prison” governed by lactation machines and double-doughnut Wednesdays
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Putting Disorders in Order

   
Here’s an introductory guide to help demystify some of the more common childhood psychological conditions
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Watching Your Preemie Grow

   
Helping your premature baby thrive
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Meeting the Needs of All Kids

   
Tips to ensure your child with special needs is getting the best education
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Dying to Live

   
Her child won't live past 10. Yet Ellen Schwartz is determined to make every minute count
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Bittersweet Birth

   
The birth of a baby with health problems can turn a joyous event into a difficult challenge. How do parents come to terms with their baby's special needs?
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Solitary Refinement

   
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Brain Trust

   
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Does Early Mean Late?

   
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Lost in Translation

   
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It Takes All Kinds

   
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Ty’s Story

   
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Attention Getters

   
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Willing & Able

   
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Parenting a Preemie

   
Coming to terms with a premature birth
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Kangaroo Care

   
The healing power of holding inspires new care for preemies.
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Expecting More Than One?

   
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Special Siblings

   
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The Learning Channels

   
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Living with Diabetes

   

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