Special Needs

Communication and speech remain one of the most delayed milestone for children with Down Syndrome. The desire to communicate and being understood by others is inherent in all...

It’s been just a few days into summer vacations, and I am sure you are already running out of ideas to keep your little monsters occupied. You must...

There are days when I forget that my daughter has 'Down Syndrome.' In fact I often forget that she has any 'disability' at all. In the rut of...

When you have a child with special needs, you become prepared for the journey ahead and soon start believing that you know it all and have embraced it...

Cycling As parents of children with special needs, we understand that each milestone of theirs often comes with a consistent and often exhausting effort. Sitting, walking, jumping, balancing, running...

As parents we all keep working to make our children ready for this world. And it is hard! Teaching every possible skill through different mediums is not just...

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”- Phillip Pullman Story telling is an art and I believe it comes naturally to all...

  I am not an expert on 'worrying', but I am a mother and that definitely establishes my expertise on 'Addiction Of Worry!' We all can say or do...

For those who don’t know, my daughter is seven years old. She is in first grade and is a livewire, she also has Down syndrome! Yesterday during her...

  Personal presentation - a vital key to social inclusion for people with Disabilities As the saying goes “You can’t judge a book by its cover” but the reality is,...

'Speech And Language' Internet may have earned a bad name for letting mankind lose itself into the world of never ending information but this very 'advancement' has brought the...

 Starting a project with my daughter 'Aarshia' on reading sentences. Now that she can recognise, read and write alphabets, knows phonic sounds ( not entirely though), I think...