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Oh, that sounds awesome- I would love to join. Katrina

I'd love to join in. We will be there June 5-9th. Katrina

I'm wondering if anyone has had an experience like my son's with seizures? He was shaken by his birth father at 17 months- at that point he had a long (status) tonic-clonic seizure, has subdural taps, was comatose for 3 weeks, etc. He was on phenobarb as a precaution for 2 years- we never saw...

I know the OP said she already ordered the movie but I did want to warn that Woody calls Buzz "stupid" at one point and also tells him to "shut up" at another. I only know this because those 2 parts really bother my son- he is hypervigilant about language though and considers stupid and shut up...

Can I join a group? We are going Nov. 17-21. Thanks

I would love a code too if anyone has one they aren't using. The back to school stuff is adorable!

We were just at the zoo last week with my son who has cp- walks but unsteady so a similiar situation. Honestly, my advice to you is RENT A WHEELCHAIR. That zoo is a killer. It is all hills- steep hills. Or super steep sets of stairs. Especially if you want to get down to the pandas- the shuttle...

You may want to check with your insurance- my insurance paid for my son's diapers after age 5 since the delay in potty training was due to his disability. Sure saved us some money! I've also heard of people recieving them from local service providers- like if she is seen by Easter Seals or UCP...

I noticed your little guy has Down's. I swear that pushing is a Down's "thing"- I teach special ed and just about every K-3 kid with Down's I've had has gone through a phase of pushing. A lot of the time it seems pretty random too- they just walk up to a child and push. A couple of things we...

My son is almost 6 years old. He has a bunch of different disabilities including cerebral palsy, low vision and mental retardation due to a head injury at 17 months. He also tested positive for alcohol and cocaine at birth (he's adopted) and was a premie (29 weeks). Given all that, he functions...

My son is CVI as well and is 5 years old. He definitely has some useable vision though. Anyways, some things that I found- he hates characters up close- they scare him. But he loves the parades- he sees things that are moving much better than things that are stationary, which is common for kids...

I just got back last night from Disneyland with my nephew (9 years old, cp uses wheelchair, non-verbal) and we had a great time. My nephew, especially, had really magical experiences with all the characters. He uses a Dynavox to communicate and all the characters were SO patient and...

For phonics there is a GREAT website called Starfall- it has stories, games, etc- we use it all the time in my K/1st class.

Got my maps tofay- thanks so much! Will be a great help with the obsessive planning I like to do!

I'm in! We'll be there June 10-13th- so having them loaded by July shouldn't be a problem Just so I understand, we bring the photopass card home and then enter the number on it into some kind of system? Katrina

A "How to take care of your new baby" book always comes out cute. Just sit down with the kids and have them tell you a tip for taking care of a baby- then you write it and stick on a little photo of the kid and let the kid illustrate it- they always come up with the funnniest tips! I have one my...

I teach in a special ed class and I have requested 1:1 aides for kids for all kinds of reasons- sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Does he have a special ed teacher? If you have a good relationship with her, you might just try talking to her "off the record" about the best things to...

Earlier this week something similiar happened to me and I still can't get over it. I was dropping my son (who has CP and other delays- very obvious) off at preschool and another mother was there dropping her daughter off. The daughter was crying because her mother had not packed her favorite...

I took Dangermouses suggestion and emailed the people at Ridemax. Mark wrote back this morning and basically said that some customers in wheelchairs have used the program and found it helpful in creating a general game plan but he has heard from others who did not find it helpful at all. He...

I am taking my son and nephew to DL in June (11th-13th). My nephew is in a wheelchair- I can transfer him out for rides. He and my son LOVE the rides so I was thinking about trying Ridemax so we could fit more in. But will it work for someone in a wheelchair? When we went with his family before...