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Weekly Reader: Organics, Epigenetics and a Wish List for Doctors
"Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of Why," "Why Fathers Really Matter," the house rules of the White House and other stuff you might have missed this week. Read More...
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Pregnant at 49
My husband and I agreed that we would terminate a fetus with genetic defects. We're too old to parent a special-needs child. Read More...
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Reaching Out to Include the Special Needs Child
Is there a gulf between other parents' intent to include a special needs child and the moments when they actually do so? Read More...
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Including the Child with Special Needs In the Birthday Party
"Do you," asked C., "invite the child with special needs to your child's birthday party? Do you let your child decide?" Read More...
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Fri, Jul 07 2012 12:00 PM
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Father's Day, With Autism: Rethinking the Cool Dad
When you're the father of a child with special needs, you have to rethink what kind of father you're going to be. First to go is the notion of being cool. Read More...
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Can a Daughter With Dyslexia Learn to Love Words?
My daughter's dyslexia may mean that she never learns to share my love of language and literature. What will we share instead? Read More...
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Tue, Jun 06 2012 7:26 AM
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Apps for Children With Dyslexia
In search of apps to help a dyslexic second grader learn. Read More...
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Tue, Jan 01 2012 12:45 PM
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Experts Consider Changing the Definition of Autism
A proposed change in the definition of autism could change many lives, and not for the better. Read More...
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Fri, Jan 01 2012 7:37 AM
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Watching an Autistic Child Regress
Reflections on parental loss and the isolation that can come with having a special-needs child. Read More...
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Tue, Oct 10 2011 6:02 AM
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Into the Main Stream
For years she has been the parent of a "special needs kid." What is she now? Read More...
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Thu, Jun 06 2011 12:12 PM
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National Cause of the Moment
A message traveling the internet says it's Special Education Week. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 07 2010 8:22 AM
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An Adoption, Six Months Later
As their first six months together draw to a close, Jenny Staff Johnson writes that the initial adjustment period with her adopted daughter has exceeded her wildest dreams. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 12 2009 10:11 AM
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