How To Teach Children With Down Syndrome: A Presentation For Teachers

When I was called to make a presentation in Aarshia's school last year, I didn't know what would constitute a good presentation? Should I try to reach out...

Special Needs Parents: Are You Taking Your Marriage For Granted?

Close your eyes and go back in time. Picture your first few meetings with your spouse, the awkward eye contact, the skipping of the heart beat, the uninhibited...

How To Teach ‘The Calender’ To Your Child With Down Syndrome

The summer vacations are finally on and oh boy..Is mama happy? Yes, she is elated...because now, she doesn't need to have her morning cuppa running around the house....

9 Quick Tips For Creating Personal Books For Children With Special...

Let me start with a quote that I have straight away lifted from Natalie Hale of special reads. I love this quote, and this pretty much sums up...

Resources To Start Teaching ‘READING’ To Children With Special Needs

 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...

Sensitising Your Special Need Child’s Classmates : A Few Resources

Sensitisation doesn't come easy! It is a process of transformation and departing from the beliefs you've held dear all your life. It can't happen overnight. But as parents...

5 Must Read Books For Parents Before Teaching Reading To Special...

Reading is not just an important skill, it can be easily identified with one of the life skills. Reading gives children confidence, imagination, self respect and the ability...

Yes, She can Read! Mama floating in the air yet again!

Yes, she can read!                                                  ...

Sex Ed And Your Child With Special Needs: A Practical Guide...

“We brought you from the hospital!” this was the answer one of my ex-colleague gave to her then 4 year old son, when he asked  “where did he...

9 FREE Speech And Language Resources On Youtube

'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...

Putting Your Special Needs Child In A Mainstream School In India

Getting through to a school of their choice still remains one of the most dreaded milestone for all the parents in India. And, if it is a child...

Why And How I Taught Reading To My Daughter With Down...

 For the longest time I remember, I have never said ‘No’ to a book that my son had asked to buy. I had introduced him to books way...