With The Arrival Of GiGi’s Playhouse, Local Children With Down Syndrome And Their Families Now Enjoy A Vibrant Community Of Their Own
On a Saturday morning in July, I head up to West 117th Street to a colorful storefront on the corner of Lenox Avenue. In the windows hang large, animated pictures of children smiling broadly, with cute outfits and adorable hairdos. These are the children of GiGi’s Playhouse, a new kind of social center… [more]
Parents of Children With Special Needs Have A Wonderful New Resource To Turn To: Moms Who Have Become Special Needs Consultants
Parents of children with special needs have to be incredibly resourceful. They face all the normal challenges of parenting, compounded by an onslaught of additional challenges, large and small, when it comes to helping their children get through the day and receive the services and schooling they need. But what do you do if you just received your child’s diagnosis… [more]
How Lose The Training Wheels, Inc. Is Giving Kids With Disabilities Independence, One Ride At A Time
Learning how to ride a bike is a quintessential childhood activity. Sadly, for many children with disabilities, that rite of passage can seem nearly impossible. Enter Lose The Training Wheels, a non-profit organization that’s helping kids master the saddle in Brooklyn this August 6-10.
Lose The Training Wheels hosts weeklong camps where kids with disabilities get the help and support they… [more]
Evaluations? Programs? Services? The Good News Is That There Are Lots Of Local Services For Special Needs Children. The Bad News Is That There’s A Learning Curve For Parents
For city parents who suspect their child has a developmental delay, there’s good news—the city offers a wealth of free services for children with special needs, and there are also many experienced professionals in private practice in the city who work with children with special needs. But the bureaucracy around special needs can be confusing and overwhelming, so we asked… [more]
Two Experts Pull Back The Curtain On The World Of Special Needs Education In NYC
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