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Category Archives: Special Needs
The Charles Webb Center
The Charles Webb Easter Seal Center had been doing a marvelous job serving the Charleston disabled community for decades. It was a perfect example of how privately run charities can serve the community much better than the government. As the … Continue reading
From Advocacy to Activism
Life for parents of special needs children is one of advocacy out of necessity. Each time we attend an IEP meeting or insist that a healthcare professional make us part of the decision-making team for our child’s care, we are being an … Continue reading
A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
Today I’m going to fast forward twenty years to address a topic that has come to the forefront in recent local news. It’s the story of the continued abuse of an autistic boy at the hands of two Bedford County Virginia … Continue reading
“Benny Can You Hear Me?”
Once settled in Charleston, our first order of business with regards to Ben was the hearing aid consult. Dennis and I both entered into this with some degree of hesitancy. Not because we couldn’t accept that our son had a … Continue reading
Settling into our Life in Charleston
The next morning we met Ben’s new doctor for the first time, but it was as if he already knew Ben. In addition to the volumes of medical records we had already sent to him, he had been in contact … Continue reading
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