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Special Parents Confidential

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Being a parent of a special needs child or children is an extraordinary challenge. Trying to find help and support in your community and online can sometimes take far more time than you have available. That's why we're here. Think of Special Parents Confidential as your own personal support group. We interview experts on numerous subjects concerning special needs children. You'll find episodes on legal issues, medical issues, educational issues, political issues, religious issues, social issues and specific special needs. Our guests include doctors, lawyers, politicians, educators, advocates, therapists, ministers, and other parents of special needs kids who have ideas to share. We've talked about treatments and therapies, ideas for better education funding, finding support in your community and seeing our kids through every stage of their lives. We are committed to making sure the information we provide you is credible, accurate, evidence based and peer-reviewed.

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School Funding and Special Education. For years we’ve been hearing that our public education system is in trouble. Budget cuts, mis-managed funding, over-paid staff, millions and millions of dollars wasted. Many people want to do... more
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Spiritual Needs and Special Needs. Religion is an important part of the lives of many people. No matter what your religious beliefs the sense of belonging and community that comes from worship can be a great source of comfort and... more
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Special Education. In this episode we take a look at the world of Special Education. What exactly is Special Education? How do teachers become Special Education teachers? How and why has the concept of Special Education... more
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Deafness and Hearing Impairment. Everyone at some point in their lives experiences some form of hearing loss, either from their environment or due to advanced age. However many children are born every year with deafness or... more
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Social Issues In School When we talk about issues that can cause anxiety for parents of special needs kids, dealing with social situations in school and elsewhere is probably right at the top of the list. Will our children be accepted or... more
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One Parent’s Journey Parents of special needs children spend most of their time dealing with the present. We tend to think mostly about what our children are doing right now, tomorrow, and maybe next week. If we think of the future, it’s... more
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Special Education Advocacy. As parents of special needs children we hope that our kids will have every opportunity to get a good education, and get assistance when they need it in school. Special Education has changed over the... more
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Assistive Technology. Not so long ago ‘Assistive Technology’ meant a typewriter, special pencil grips, or maybe a cassette tape recorder. Today, parents of special needs children are constantly being bombarded with new ideas,... more
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ADD ADHD. Attention Deficit Disorder. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Probably two of the most misunderstood disorders in the world. There are a lot of ideas about both. Some think they’re not even ‘real’ disorders but rather... more
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Playdates. Guest: Cyndi Blair. Special Parents Confidential Episode 03. Playdates. Sleep overs. Parties. Extra-cirricular activities. Friends. Many children have active and highly involved social lives. But that’s not always possible for... more
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