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Find a friend program for special needs kids

If the newsletter doesn't display properly in your email, please click here to

read it on our website.May, 2011 - Issue 30

Mother's day links

Hey moms, here are some great links for mother's day craft ideas, social

stories and a few thoughtful and humorous musings on special needs moms. Enjoy

your special day!

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Vacation safety resources

Planning a vacation? Here are resources about traveling, staying safe at

theme parks, hotel room safety and more.

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Difficulty tracking autism rates around the globe

Interesting article discussing the difficulty of tracking autism around

the world due to few prevalence studies and stigma of the disability label.

Includes world map showing current reported number of cases of autism

prevalence.

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Fresh approach to disability employment

New York based disabled businessman and former Wall Street trader, Rich

Donovan, considers what circumstances would lead to companies embracing disabled

people as employees by first seeing their potential as customers.

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Scientists identify gene that could hold key to muscle repair

NIH researchers say the discovery might lead to an increased lifespan of

individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Autism Now broadcast

Did you miss the PBS NewsHour Autism Now six part series? View them here

along with extended transcripts of the interviews.

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Obama defends disability programs, but says reform needed

Obama says fixing the nation's budget woes should not come on the backs of

the elderly and those with disabilities.

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Like what we're about?

Then help us spread the word about One Place for Special Needs. Print out

our flier for your group meeting, resource fair, waiting room or to pass out to

educators and other families. Or send us an email and we'll mail some to you.

Thanks!

Regular moms versus special needs moms - part two

Last year we put out Regular Moms vs Special Needs Moms, a humorous look

at how different our lives have become raising children with disabilities. We

opened it up to our readers to add their own and you did not disappoint. These

responses were more thoughtful than our light-hearted original and reflect a

little slice of our lives.

Here are personal insights from fellow special needs parents. Please

continue to send us your responses and we'll add to the list!

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Find a friend program at One Place for Special Needs

One Place for Special Needs has created the Find a friend program to help

you find meaningful friendships for your child. You can fill out a family

profile on our site that includes your child's birth year, gender, diagnosis and

special interests.

In our Community section click on Find friends. You can search for

families in your neighborhood by gender, age or keyword search of your child's

interest. Contact families through our secure mail system to see if your

children might be a match. You can include siblings. There is no age limit.

Teens and adults with disabilities are welcome too.

With summer coming, it's the perfect time to look for social opportunities

for your child. Please tell your support groups and online forums about this

great program. The more people who register with their info in your area, the

more chances to find a matching friend.

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Find tutors, summer therapy and more

I've been busy contacting organizations and professionals to add their

summer programs in our directories. Teachers who are looking for work over the

summer, please add your info too for families!

Check out both our Local resource and Event directory for resources in

your area. I'm sorry that we are not in every state yet. Please help us get the

word out. Our top 10 states with info include CA, FL, IL, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OH,

PA and TX.

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Give a cheer for Atypical Moms!

You're more than the average mom. Let everyone know it!

Our Atypical Mom shirts, sweatshirts, framed pictures and mugs are the

perfect gift for all the special needs moms who go way beyond normal parenting

expectations (See our Atypical kid, teen and dad items too).

Find these and other products that highlight qualities and personality

rather than disability labels at our Awareness with Attitude CafePress page.

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Your quote of the month:

" The purpose of life is a life of purpose. "

- Byrne

Dawn Villarreal

Special needs mom

dawn@...

http://www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com

One Place for Special Needs

P.O. Box 9701

Naperville, IL 60567

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