Terri Mauro of Special Children About.com offers recipes for gluten free and allergy safe treats plus many non-edible ways to say I love you.

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This blog recounts a parent's frustration of her son in picking out candy and a reminder that children with autism have difficulties expressing what they want to say. From Autisable.com

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Take the kids outside and have them hold up letters. Then put them together in a picture frame to spell out whatever you like. From the inadvertentfarmer

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Pamela Wilson of the Special Needs Children Site at BellaOnline offers suggestions for accommodating children with disabilities for Valentine's Day in the classroom.

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Lots of links of February activities from Cindy's Autistic Support.

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This was a Valentine's Day activity of transferring family faces onto felt hearts but can also be used to help quiz a child on family members, keep favorite relatives close to them or as a memento for someone who has passed away. From Inspiration Surrounds (less)This was a Valentine's Day activity of transferring family faces onto felt hearts but can also be used to help quiz a child on family members, keep favorite relatives close to them or as a memento for... (more)

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Valentine's Day can be tough on the GFCF diet if you don't know where to go for the good stuff. Here are some ideas, tips and resources to make your Valentine's Day special and yummy! As always, please check the ingredients to ensure that items listed are in fact gluten and casein free. From TACA (less)Valentine's Day can be tough on the GFCF diet if you don't know where to go for the good stuff. Here are some ideas, tips and resources to make your Valentine's Day special and yummy! As always, pleas... (more)

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Here's a great idea of using your child's photo to create an original Valentine's day card for class. From Filth Wizardry

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Valentine's Day is a great time for visual, hands-on learning activities for children who excel in creativity, and the activities provide an outlet from the daily chore of doing typical schoolwork. Here are many links to activities, songs and history of Valentine's Day. From Learning Abled Kids (less)Valentine's Day is a great time for visual, hands-on learning activities for children who excel in creativity, and the activities provide an outlet from the daily chore of doing typical schoolwork. He... (more)

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From Kidzworld, a community for kids, a middle school blogger talks about getting over the whole Valentine's deal at school and offers some alternative suggestions. This one is for your kids to read.

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