Special Needs

Every year on Teacher’s Day, my phone lights up with messages, wishes, and warm notes. Some are from students, some from parents, some from friends. And...

 This guest post is written by Kavitha Sivakumar. Kavitha currently lives in USA and has a son with Down Syndrome. She is working as a  CPA and is...

Special Reads For Special Needs Is a workshop designed to help parents and other caregivers on teaching reading to children with special needs. This program draws from years of...

"Why Me?" This one question became a constant voice in my head after I heard the words 'Down Syndrome' and that added note that 'your daughter isn't normal'...

I had a dream last night. It was early morning because I woke up really scared and covered in a sweat. The dream was nasty and the worst...

Another beautiful guest post from a dear friend and a fellow parent Sonali Barshilia.  Sonali got commissioned into Indian Army in Sep 1999 and took voluntary retirement in...

There are books and then there are books like ‘Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must-Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier’, which true to its title, gives the readers...

I believe if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is definitely much more than that. A video not only indulges you, it immerses you. Conventionally a...

There are certain incidents in life that you never forget. And for a mother of a child with special needs such incidents are more than many. The milestones...

Now, before I start getting the flak for it, let me explain the meaning of “Inspirational Porn”. Inspirational porn means fabricating an ordinary deed or action as something extraordinary....

When 500 Participants from 41 countries, 98 self advocates, parents, professionals, siblings, and medicos came together, the world became a little more sensitive and positive for all children...

In the journey to accept our special needs gift from heaven above, we generally forget that we have a ‘typical’ child, the one who is going through the...