Laurie McLean

These quotes about special needs will help you navigate your own unique parenting journey with a smile and some positivity n’t think the worst thing that could happen to me is raising a child with special needs. As special needs parents we don’t have the power to make life, “fair,” but we do have the power to make life joyful. – Magic Johnson Different does not mean less and these quotes help us to remember that having special needs does, indeed, come with some special qualities that should be celebrated.

While technology has opened up a whole new world of possibility for my kids’ generation, it also requires that we, as parents, take responsibility for maintaining a healthy balance that makes sense for our families. The guide is helpful to spark conversations as a family that help you prioritize how you can all create a healthy balance with technology. Google’s Family Guide includes a framework to help parents work through six different challenging tech topics with their kids: Whether you want to reduce distractions, improve focus, unplug more often or help your family create healthy habits, Google offers tools that can help.

While Larry started out photographing children in The Chicago Lighthouse preschool program, he went on to take pictures of many more children in the Chicago area, reaching out to youth of varying ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and abilities, to paint a true picture of the diversity in the Windy City that makes it such vibrant place to call home. When asked what being the illustrator of Chicago Treasure has taught him about inclusion, Rich responded, “Growing up, my mom was a school bus driver for children with special needs. While Larry and Rich decided not to draw attention to a child’s special needs by listing them in the text, they also did not wish to hide any part of the child’s identity. Maritza, the young lady who plays Cinderella in Chicago Treasure, is excited to a part of this project and feels it is important because for “Kids who sometimes may look different or may have a disability, it will show that they are like everyone else.

Each monthly box contains 5-6 sensory toys/autism tools, an autism awareness item, a visual aid, and a travel sensory kit. I received the July Spectrum Surprise which included a Squishy, a marble fidget, a toy LED bulb, a visual ticker, a chew chain, an aroma mate, and starry slime. The creator of Spectrum Surprise is a fellow autism mom and I like that I am supporting someone who truly gets what it is like to parent an autistic child. You can sign up to receive a Spectrum Surprise box for one month or purchase a three month or six month subscription.