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Summer Resources

After I saw this offer by  Studio Movie Grill  to see first run movies in a family atmosphere (read=noisy) where kids with special needs and their siblings were welcome, I knew I had to share the link. The kids are all free and the adults are $6. This company is nationwide so take a look to see if there is one in your area. Then I thought I should share other summer resources and if I had about a million years, I could put them all here, but luckily another organization did the work for me: Federation for Children with Special Needs  -  This is Federation's 2013 Summer Fun Camp Directory. You will find links to over 200 camp Web sites serving children with disabilities, as well as useful information and resources to help create a rewarding summer camp experience for you and your child.  Here are a few others I found: Top Ten Activities  -  AbilityPath.org created a list of  ten summer activities  to do with your child that don’t require weeks of planning, a small loan or tr

Getting A-Head

Logan got himself buried in the sand with Dad's help. Summer is almost here!

Walking In Water

Last summer, while on vacation at a Jellystone Campground, Ben started to let go of me in the pool. He wore a life vest in 2 1/2 feet of water and by the last day, he was pushing me away and standing in the water unassisted for short periods of time - a few seconds at the most. This year, we joined an aquatic center with a special indoor therapeutic pool. I figured by the end of this summer, Ben would walk in the water while holding on to the rails. Once again, the stinker proved me wrong. We went to the aquatic center twice during Memorial Day weekend, just a week ago. Ben screamed in joy every minute of the 5 hours total we spent there. He sat in about one foot of water and watched everyone play. He moved around a bit by crawling and scooting. This Sunday, he insisted on leading Kim, the community staff person, to the 3ft area. (big kudos to Kim, because the water was icy). There were many boys his age swimming around and goofing off. They definitely were the impetus fo