Then help us spread the word about One Place for Special Needs. Print out our mini-fliers for your next group meeting, disability fair or to pass out to educators and other families. Thanks! Things look a little different when you're a small child! Filmed from just 40 inches high, children can come along on a trip to the real dentist's office and see from Emily's point of view exactly what things look like. They'll meet the dentist and hygienist, see the tools they use, ride in the dentist's chair and get excited about going to their own dentist appointment. This DVD allows the anxious child to become comfortable with the idea of visitng the dentist in the safety of their own home.
Adapted books - Links to adapted books online. Know of more? Please add them to our online resource section. Bullies - Interviews and articles on the subject including cyberbullying, creating an anti-bullying program at your school and Bully Police USA (see how your state rates in taking care of bullies) Communication boards - Many links including eating out, hurt or sick, playtime and circle time. Conversation skills - Lots of links including conversation starters, how to use the phone and social stories Fitness - Nearly 60 links on fitness including exercise ideas and guidelines for people with disabilities Homework - Nearly 100 links offering advice and strategies for students in elementary thru college Oral hygiene - Links on how to floss and brush your teeth, brush your retainer and dentist videos Pandemic - Learn about H1N1 planning for those with disabilities including an instructional video from Ready.gov on how to get ready for a national emergency and ASL videos on H1N1 for the deaf and hearing impaired from the CDC
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Of the 36 children who died from the H1N1 virus, 67% had at risk medical conditions such as asthma or had disabilities such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental conditions, according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Maggie Fox, the Health and Science Editor at Reuter's wrote that CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden said, "In two-thirds of those, the child had at least one severe underlying illness or underlying disability...cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, long-standing respiratory or cardiac problems." You can read more on the following links: Our Wish List has worked out so well that I've expanded it to our Events and Products sections. Now renamed Alerts, you can click on the types of local resources, events and products that interest you. As new information is added to the One Place for Special Needs website, you'll receive an email if there's a match. You can choose to receive daily, weekly and monthly updates and there's a suspend option if you go on vacation. Click here to learn what a timesaver our alerts can be for you! Our Alerts feature takes the place of our monthly event email. For those of you who received that email, your new event alert has defaulted to monthly updates so you should see no interruption of service. But now you have the option of choosing the type of events you would like to see (e.g. conferences, group meetings, social skills groups, workshops). Search our directory with these subcategories too! For those of you who offer workshops, meetings, fundraisers, etc. don't forget to add them to our Event section. It's the easiest and quickest way to reach everyone in your area!
Not only can you find local resources, you can also recommend them too. It's easy to do! Let's do our part to help families this month by recommending a dentist that has been patient and sensitive to your child's special needs. Just click on Add a local resource and choose the Oral health category. Fill out what you know and select "I found this resource and want to share it with others." Don't forget to write a review too! Learns best by movement: Role play, build models, give demonstrations and engage in hands on activities Great shirts for different learners. Remind teachers that accommodations do work! Also see our shirts, stickers and items for auditory learners, viual learners and tactile learners. Find these and other products that highlight qualities and personality rather than disability labels at our Awareness with Attitude CafePress page. Your quote of the month: Dawn Villarreal |
It's so hard to find videos geared for older individuals that take you to the very basics of social skills. 