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I have looked into it last year. We will set it up soon. Its on our to do list!
Affordable site for autistic children
https://www.especialneeds.com/
You can get stuff on sale. A mix of high and low cost items.
I need to get back into the workforce, does anyone have any advice for careers that are good for special needs parents?
depending on the Department of Education for the state you live in, you might be able to Substitute teach or become a paraprofessional within a school district.
I am torn because parents are so in to winning. He is only 6 years old and already competition is fierce. I have been told that he is too High Functioning to be on a special needs team and he needs to be around typical kids in order to gain social skills. Any thoughts on this?
My Aspie son is 9. We have played soccer and baseball on regular teams. We have had mostly great experiences with our teams. The coaches have been wonderful. The kids this time on our soccer team were… read more
Autism, We have had to stand outside the last two funerals and now today a wedding due to running away, meltdowns, yelling
Thanks for the notes, appreciate the camaraderie in this situation
Special need trust
I first heard on a episode of the Pete's with Holly Robinson. Families helping Families offers a training.
Hello. My autistic son turned 7 and I know he’s supposed to start school. The schools in our area do not have enough support/resource for him. He was referred to a private school for autism but he is on the waiting list and 4th in that list. They said realistically it may take 4 years to make it to the top of the list. What do we do in the meantime? If he can’t start school until years later, how will he be at “grade level”? Also, how does grade level and state testing work with children who… read more
@kgates-when the twins were little and a school in Chicago did not have an autism class or any support, I campaigned to get all of that started in this school on the south side. OMG it was so hard. I… read more
I need to set up a Special Needs Trust. If you have already done so, would you please tell me the approximate cost? I will do it through an attorney.
Thank you.
My daughter just left with her class for a trip to Hawaii! I wish I would have known about the DPNA code when they were making reservations. Am I the last to know?
From the link below:
In 2008, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) introduced a new code, “DPNA”, which stands for “disabled passenger with intellectual or developmental disability needing assistance”. You can use this code to book flights for passengers with autism, down syndrome, and so on.
The code alerts airline… read more
Didn't know of this either. I don't know if my son will use this or not.
I am doing estate planning now and every new at this. My son is only 6 years old. I was wondering if I should create a special needs trust for my son that would be funded after I passed or if I should created a stand alone special needs trust now which is an extra 1500$. Just need advice from anyone familiar with this.
Also look into ABLE accounts. They are available in some states. We plan on funding that way as she won't be saving money for college.