{Ask an Advocate} questions about a cortical visual impairment diagnosis (CVI)
A Day In Our Shoes Today’s question: RE: CVI 101 I believe my son has undiagnosed CVI. It is exactly stuff I noted all along and now how he tells me he “sees.” He was diagnosed as high-functioning...
View ArticleRecall of frozen berries and Hepatitis A
A Day In Our Shoes You may remember hearing on the news recently that there was a recall of some organic frozen berries in several states. What you may not realize is that those berries have been...
View ArticleBridging gap between educators, parents and doctors~LD Navigator
A Day In Our Shoes I learned early on that there is a huge gap or disconnect between medicine and education when it comes to our kids and special needs. K was diagnosed before he was a year old and...
View ArticleDSM V (DSM 5) new criteria for diagnosing autism~my learning from conference
A Day In Our Shoes Last week I was at the National Autism Conference at Penn State. It was a good conference and I recommend it if you get the opportunity to go. It’s held every year, in July, at Penn...
View ArticleGet Covered America~how to enroll in health care
A Day In Our Shoes Every Tuesday I do a Tuesday To-Do list post, and I give you the information to advocate and lobby for people with disabilities. This week, changing it up a bit because we are in...
View ArticleI used to be an anti-vaxer
A Day In Our Shoes This is something that I’ve been wanting to share for quite some time, just never had the motivation or purpose to do so. Quite frankly, I’m embarrassed by it, and I’ll get into that...
View ArticleWhat do I do if I suspect my young child has autism?
A Day In Our Shoes For the purposes of this essay, we’re going to be talking about young children, age 5 and under. Perhaps your child isn’t talking yet, or lost some speech, or is just a bit quirky...
View Articlestudy shows: Children With Autism Are More Sedentary Than Their Peers
A Day In Our Shoes I was really interested to see this study. Is it due to lack of opportunities, motivation….why are children with autism getting less exercise than their non-disabled peers. Michelle...
View ArticleAnti-Cancer Drug Reverses Intellectual Disability In Mice
A Day In Our Shoes I recently joined a syndication network that allows me to reprint and republish articles. I found this one….hmmm, not sure what to think. The idea certainly is interesting. But...
View ArticleNational Influenza Vaccination Week~what to do if you suspect your child has...
A Day In Our Shoes It’s Flu Vax Week! Who knew?? Thankfully the folks at Aria Health emailed me to let me know. They also sent me some tips on what to do if I suspect my child has the flu. At first,...
View Articlehow to tell when a nonverbal child is sick
A Day In Our Shoes There’s an old adage that says that 90% or more of all communication is nonverbal. Of course, when you have a nonverbal child, it certainly doesn’t feel that way, does it? My son has...
View ArticleDo I have to tell the school about my child’s medication? (or add it to the...
A Day In Our Shoes Do I have to tell the school about my child’s medication? That comes up at least once or twice a month in our Facebook group. There are many different tangents to this issue,...
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