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Dream Tours Florida
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Dedicated to providing quality based, memorable, and affordable vacations, to people with special needs.
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Family Network on Disabilities Newsletter August , 2012
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Back to School Dos and Don'ts
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Summer is almost over, and parents everywhere are experiencing that inevitable anxiety over how to make the most of the upcoming school year. In my experience, anticipating the hurdles of reentry and carefully structuring the first few weeks of school goes a long way to setting the stage for a successful year, particularly if your child has an anxiety disorder or another psychiatric condition. With that in mind, here are some dos and don'ts for families who want to start the school year right. Click here to read more:
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2012 Heart and Hope Statewide Conference
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Saturday, August 25th 2012
Location: Dunedin Highland Middle School
70 Patricia Ave Dunedin, FL 34698
Heart and Hope is a free full day event designed to help bring individuals who are at risk, families who have children with disabilities, and the professionals who serve them awareness in regard to their options and rights that are available to them within the school system and beyond. Do you have a child who is (or will soon be) transitioning from high school? We have tracks dedicated to teens and young adults, as well as their parents. Elizabeth Mattson is the Student Services Coordinator at College Living Experience in Davie, Florida. Liz has over eight years of experience in working with adults, young adults, and teenagers with special needs in a variety of settings, including group homes, tutoring, and as an ESE Teacher. She now works at College Living experience assisting young adults with special needs transition from high school to independent life by providing tutoring and support in independent living skills, academics, and social skills. Other transition workshops being conducted by FND include the new Mad Job Series, which will help with tips for acquiring employment, soft skills, and roadblocks in the workplace. Click here to read more or register |
| Adjustment Disorder |
An adjustment disorder is an unusually strong or long-lasting reaction to an upsetting event. The triggering event might be a divorce, a death in the family, moving to a new home, starting a different school, a break up, or a big life disappointment. If your child has an adjustment disorder, he will have a hard time coping with his emotions and may become depressed or anxious, exhibit hostility, pick fights, or refuse to go to school, among many other possible responses. The disorder is a reaction to an event of great importance to the child-whether or not that event appears significant to others. It can occur in young children, adolescents, and even adults. Click here to read more:
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KEEN links special-needs children with special adults
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Thirteen-year-old Gregory Hooke rolled up to home plate at Falls Road Park and, with a little help, whacked the ball down the third base line. He smiled broadly as his twin brother, Matthew, pushed him safely to first, his wheelchair spinning up dirt along the way.
Being a teenager with a disability can be an isolating experience for a child and for his parents. But on Sunday, close to 200 Washington area families gathered at the park in Potomac to celebrate two decades of a program that they say has provided a community for young people with disabilities, a place where they can socialize and play sports at their own pace. Read more:
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| Living with SADS |
Whether you just received a diagnosis of a SADS condition or have lived with a diagnosis for years - this section is filled with information and tips about living with SADS at every stage of life: pregnancy, delivery, infants, children, teens, young adults, older adults.Sudden arrhythmia death syndromes (SADS) are genetic heart rhythm abnormalities conditions. Read more:
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