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A 40-something mom, and a special parent herself, Shelley Dillon focuses on parenting special needs kids, special education issues, advocacy, therapies, specialists, allergies and learning to cope. Freshground@comcast.net.

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Songs on the Spectrum; SingSOS! raises autism awareness with new album

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The autism awareness music project or SingSOS! has just released their new “Songs of the Spectrum” CD just in time for the holidays....
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Boy, 13, with asperger's lost on the NYC subway system for 11 days

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who was missing in New York City for 11 days says he spent the entire time in the subway system. Lost...
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Thanksgiving wishes; Iraqi refugees looking for new lives in the United States

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The hope of America, in the words of liberty the hope of a new life, in freedom Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,...
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Treating autism with marijuana; family finds "calm" with pot brownies

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

A California mother told the CBS "Early Show" that her son has shown "vast improvement" from medical marijuana. According to...
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Understand your child's IEP or 504: PAVE to meet with parents in Kittitas county

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

As part of the Statewide Parent Training Program, PAVE staff can help you make sense of your child's IEP, Individual Education Program or 504 plan...
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Warrior parent profile: advice on coping from To The Max

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Becoming a “warrior parent” is an evolution. Beginning with that first cold realization that there may be something wrong, whether the...
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Longview school district spent $141,000 to send special ed student to out of state school

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

The Longview school district is in a very tough situation indeed. Due to the continued aggressive behavioral issues of a young girl with special...
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Fort Hood shooter is paralyzed from the chest down

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Major Nidal Hasan, aka the Fort Hood shooter, is charged with killing 13 in the terrifying shooting spree and is now paralyzed from the chest down due...
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Sibshops at Seattle Children's for ages 6 to 9, starts Dec. 5th

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Another round of Sibshops is beginning at Seattle Children's Sound Cafe on Dec. 5th. This session is for siblings age 6 to 9. Sibshops are...
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New study: chemical treatment on mice shows promise for people with down syndrome

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

A new study shows that by increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain, this might help prevent some of the memory deficits in...
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