Other Special Needs

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i am very concern and need help!! anyone out there have a child or knows a child with selective mutism. do they see a therpasist or psychogolist? if so who?? looking for referrals. my son was diagnosed last year with autism. and now think he has selective mutism. has been in a special ed preschool […]

i am a mother of a daughter with quadraplegic cerebral palsy and total blindness we are going to be moving to orlando florida and i need info reguarding the location and names of early intervention centers like ec cares or a childhood development and rehabilitation centers if anyone has any isite on this please e-mail […]

Needing some support here from Mamas who have gone through a procedure for a birth defect called: Crainosynotosis- a premature fusion of the plates in the skull that inhibit brain growth and need to be surgically separated. I have a 8 month old girl and we are going for our CT scan next week. I […]

Hi, my 3 year old son has been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF1). And so I am looking for a support group and any advice any moms who are facing this situation can give. I want to homeschool my son but I am not sure how to approach his developmental delays. Thanks in advance for your […]

I found out im having twins in november and he told me they were boys, now at least one is a girl! I really need anything that i can get like car seats, clothes, DIAPERS AND WIPES!, and they will share my daughters room at first, my daughters room is already full of stuff so […]

Hi all, this is my second post because I dont think my first one went through. My 2 year old son was diagnosed last night with SPD. He has been a part of Early Intervention for most of his life now, he takes speech therapy twice a week, physical therapy twice a month and will […]

Hi all, My two year old son has been in Early Intervention for speech and physical therapy for most of his life now. Just last night he was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder. We are waiting for the full report back but he starts Occupational Therapy once a week now in addition to his twice […]

I have a friend that has 7 cases a total of 84 cans each 13 oz of nutrimigen that she will nto be able to use. Her rent is due and she really needs the money so i am helping her out. I have been told it retails for no less than $10.00 per can […]

We are trying to decide if we should have our son tested for ADHD and similar disorders. He is 4 and has always been sort of intense in his emotions. He also has a hard time sitting still unless it is something he is really interested in. He can play a board game for an […]

Looking for an O.T. for SPD evaluation in the Denver area.From everything I have read the right O.T. is key in getting my 7yr. old daughter help. Thank you in advance for any help. Pati 3 posts – 1 participant Read full topic

Has anyone every used New Beginnings in Mount Airy? If so, do you like them? So far I'm not impressed as I left a message and they never called me back. Does anyone have any Occupational Therapists not too far from Mount Airy they really liked? Thank you again, Dayna 1 post – 1 participant […]

Does anyone know of and recommend a social skills group for 3-5 yr olds? Preferably not too far away from Mount Airy MD. (Could be as far as Columbia to the east, Frederick to the west, Damascus/Germantown to the south) Thank you Dayna 2 posts – 1 participant Read full topic

hi moms, i've had such thoughtful responses from you, that i'm hoping you can help me once again. my son is currently attending a private pre-school, transitionsal kinder class(he turned 5 nov. 29th.he needs a little assistance such as an aide to help re-direct him during structured time(handwriting and socializing.) he was exited from special […]

I need serious psychiatric help for myself and the several diagnogstical issues & am currently on no meds. I am desperate for help as soon as possible so that i can be the mother to my children that my heart desires 18 posts – 1 participant Read full topic

I have 3 kids. a 4yr old, an almost 3yr old and a 1 year old. Yesterday we were at our public library and a mother and her son walked in. Her son was obviously retarded with facial deformities and a tube in this throat. He could walk but i'm not even sure he could […]

My 20 month old has severely bowed legs. We've taken him to a pediatrician that said they may… or may not… straighten by the time he is 3 years old. The pediatrician said that for now we will "just watch them." I would like to see an orthopedic specialist for a second opinion. Has anyone […]

Hey Moms, My son's best friend was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer about a year and a half ago. The friend has done extremely well until a few weeks ago and is now going down really fast. He is unable to walk, talk, feed himself, and is getting frustrated with his inability to do anything. […]

I am not sure what to do or go from here… I (we) tried for 3 years to have my daughter and we finally had her. I was so happy and excited. Then I suffered from depression and got that handled. She receives speech, special ed and has many allergies. She has only limited words. […]

My three-year-old daughter has always seemed to react a little differently to the world than her peers do and I'm starting to suspect SPD/SID (or whatever you want to call it!). She was a very colicky infant and reacted strongly to lights, sounds, textures and was also delayed on her gross motor milestones. Now at […]