Effectively raising a special needs child takes a blend of wisdoms. The world renowned experts who have been guests on The Coffee Klatch, brought us decades of experience, research and knowledge. They have truly been the best of the best and their dedication to me as a host, us as parents and most importantly to our children has been overwhelming and heartwarming. The Chinese Proverb – To Know The Road Ahead Ask Those Coming Back has never been »

Well I saw this one coming.  I was actually asked in an interview about a month ago what I predicted to be the biggest news story of 2012 regarding special needs children or research and boy did I hit the nail on the head….. the upcoming DSMV. This week has been a frenzy of news media overload inducing fear and panic especially among the autism community.  Is it justified?  We will just have to wait and see.  One of the ways we can decide »

I worry our kids are no longer being taught but instead are being “prepped” for regents and sat scores. There is a five hundred pound gorilla sitting in the middle of the classroom and that gorilla is called anxiety. We are raising a generation of stressed out, depressed, robotic thinkers being taught that scoring and ranking are the means to an end. We are pushing our kids into ridiculous accelerated programs to compete for college admissions »

The Penn State Sex Abuse Crisis has horrified us as parents and as human beings. The thought of someone being able to use their power to abuse children is incomprehensible. Sometimes parents wait until it is s too late to discuss these types of situations and scenereos with their children. I am not speaking of the parents of the victims in this case, I am speaking in general terms. My heart goes out to these families. We are offering this special »