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Need a Timer to Remember Medications, Time Behavior and More?

Here’s a gift idea! I can think of uses other than what it was designed for… I was looking on Amazon for cool products to post here when I ran across the Itzbeen Baby Care Timer. It was created to help sleep deprived moms and dads remember when it’s time to feed or change the baby, keep track of how long the baby’s been awake... [Read more of this review]

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Alleviate Pressure Sores and Skin Breakdown in Bed

You may have read my blog about the wheelchair pad that we found for our son, Nick. It is made out of Akton polymer. When you first see it, you might think that it’s a gel pad. But it’s much better than gel because it is a solid material. If you’ve ever sat on a gel cushion, you know all too well that gel moves away from what’s... [Read more of this review]

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How to Save Your Butt (or someone else’s). Literally!

Wheelchair Cusion Bony butts, poor posture, sitting all day, skin breakdown. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, you know that any of these can become a real problem is there isn’t adequate cushioning. When it came time to replace our son’s old wheelchair (long overdue thanks to only being able to get a new one every so many years),... [Read more of this review]

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Using Themes When Buying Gifts for Special Needs Kids

One way to go about choosing gifts for kids with special needs is to choose them around a specific theme. For our son, this helps him with his congnitive skills. You can tell by the look on his face that he’s making a connection between the toy in his hand being the same figurine as the one in the movie that he’s watching. I love that look! Let’s... [Read more of this review]

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A Few Gift Ideas for Special Needs Kids

Shopping for Kids With Special Needs: As promised, I’ve been adding some new products to our Products & Reviews section. Here are some of my favorites that I have found, and will finish posting as soon as I get the chance. In case you haven’t visited the Products and Reviews area of our site yet, it’s designed to help you choose... [Read more of this review]

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Switches, Switch Toys and What Helped Our Son

One thing that lots of special needs people use is switches. They can be used to activate toys, to help them communicate, and to interact with others. Nick was introduced to switches probably 10 years ago or so. The success rate for him activating the switch was probably as low as 0% – 5% when he first started out. And it didn’t improve... [Read more of this review]

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Education Disguised as Fun: Nick Jr. Boost

I’ve been in search of some unique gift ideas for this Holiday Season and have been busy adding products to our online network called Shopping and Reviews. You can quickly find products that will help in certain areas: fine motor, gross motor, sensory, etc.. You can search by age, and even by price range. Today I added an online service for kids... [Read more of this review]

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Exceptional Parent

As of today, Exceptional Parent has been around for 38 years and is considered the premier information source for parents and professionals caring for young adults and children with special health care needs. EP offers you up-to-date information on issues facing people with special needs and those who care for them.  Read More →

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Do You Remember Highlights Magazine?

I can remember spending hours upon hours reading this magazine as a kid. And I could always count on the doctors office and dentist having it in their office, too. While I was browsing through magazines online, I came across a relatively new version of the Highlights Magazine called Highlights High Five. This magazine stimulates kid’s social and... [Read more of this review]

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Do Your Kids Wipe Their Boogers on Their Sleeve??? Yucky, Huh?

I thought I’d share this new product with everyone. I recently joined Facebook and found out that a woman that I went to high school with (Sharon) and a friend of hers recently invented a product called Sniffle Buddies. It was invented as a solution for kids with runny noses (and adults) so that they don’t wipe their nose on their sleeve... [Read more of this review]

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