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Kids with Special Needs

October 9

Saab Magalona Says Special Needs Families Don't Need Your Pity

The mom of two says this is what a family with special needs would appreciate instead.

Saab Magalona, mom of two and podcaster received “shocking” comments on her eldest son. She wrote on Instagram on October 8, 2022 that she thought she was ready to face these comments now that her sons are allowed outside after almost two
Kids with Special Needs

March 2

Davao City Will Build A Special Needs Center For Kids In 2021

The center will cater to kids ages 0 to 6 years old and is expected to rise in 2021.

A center dedicated to kids with special needs will rise in Davao City in 2021 and will provide free intervention and special education to children, according to a report by the Philippine News Agency.Following the approval of an ordinance by the 19th
Kids with Special Needs

February 9

Having A Child With Down Syndrome Felt Like I Failed My Husband

February is Down Syndrome Consciousness Month in the Philippines.

The year was 1996. Agnes and Elmer Lapena were excited to have their first boy. He would be the first to carry the family name in their clan. Elmer prepared a box of cigars for the big day.Like all parents, they had dreams
Kids with Special Needs

December 6

Public High School Students Win In IT Competition In Korea

They won medals in different categories like video making and robotics.

Different but capable. That’s what four public high school students with disabilities proved when they took home five gold medals and six silver medals in the recently held Global IT (Information Technology) Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC) in Busan, South Korea
Inspiration

November 20

Winnie The Pooh Has Touching Moment With Special Needs Boy

Pooh spent more than ten minutes entertaining the little man!

A video shared by a family member of a disabled boy shows a touching moment between the child and a Walt Disney World staff member dressed as Winnie the Pooh at the resort in Orlando, Florida, USA.Jessie Barber posted the video on
Real Parenting

October 4

My Child Has Hydrocephalus: How It Happened

A mom gets real how her family has been coping with having a child with special needs.

Our family is blessed, having Seth around. It makes us patient with mundane things. It gives us hope when everything seems hopeless. I remember the time when Seth was in pain. He literally cries non-stop as if he is being tortured. I
Kids with Special Needs

September 27

Asperger’s Syndrome for Greta Thunberg Is Her Superpower

Greta shows her autism drives her passion for saving the world.

According to Mona Magno Veluz, president of Autism Society Philippines, Asperger’s syndrome is technically no longer a diagnosis on its own, but it nows falls under the broad category of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Asperger’s syndrome now “is what doctors call a
Kids with Special Needs

August 16

Listahan ng Mga Benepisyo ng PWD sa Pilipinas

Kung may PWD ID ang iyong anak, makakakuha siya ng medical discount, VAT exemption at marami pang iba.

Para sa amin, isang napakalaking bagay ang anumang batas o programang tumutulong at umaalalay sa mga Pilipinong may kapansanan o persons with disabilities (PWD). Kailangan din nating ikalat ang balita tungkol sa mga benepisyong maaring hindi pa lubos na napapakinabangan ng maraming
Kids with Special Needs

August 1

Autism Is Most Likely Caused By Genetics

Genes may be the most influential factor in autism.

One in 160 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the number of people diagnosed continues to rise globally. Doctors and scientists are still stumped at what causes autism, but it has been linked to many factors. The latest one is a study that
Kids with Special Needs

July 22

National TheraFree Program This Month of July

The program is held in celebration of National Disability Month.

While kids reach their milestones at different paces, you as the parent will be the first to notice if you something is amiss in your child's development. If you suspect that your child may be experiencing a learning or developmental delay, bring
News

July 16

Senate Bill on Inclusive Education for Special Needs Kids

The bill seeks to give kids with special needs access to a regular school system.

Senator Pia Cayetano has filed a new bill that aims to establish inclusive learning resource centers for children and youth with special needs (CYSNs) in all public school divisions in the Philippines.“This bill aims to address and remove all barriers to allow
Toddler

July 7

Developmental Delay: Our Journey Through Speech Delays

A mom shares her family's journey through her daughter's delays in speech and language, among others.

The day my daughter first called me “Mommy,” I cried. I mean loud, ugly sobs. She was almost 5 years old at the time, and it had been a long, arduous journey to get that one word.We became suspicious when she was
Kids with Special Needs

June 9

Single Mom on Pinoy Big Brother Shares Story of Kids with Autism

The worst part is seeing your children being taken advantage of because of their disabilities.

Parents whose children have special needs would say that one of their wishes is for their children to be cared for long after their parents are gone, as well as for their kids to develop skills that would enable them to be
Kids with Special Needs

June 3

Child With Autism Has Meltdown at Universal Studios in Orlando

The people working at the theme park went beyond their duties to help a child with autism.

Parents with special needs children will tell you that their child is just like any other kid — except for a few struggles in their everyday lives. But there are many people who still don’t fully understand what it’s like to have
Kids with Special Needs

May 6

Autism Screening Can Be Done Earlier

The earlier a child is diagnosed, the earlier she can receive the intervention she needs.

Findings of a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggest that autism screenings can be done for children as early as 14 months of age, instead of the regular testing done between 18 to 24 months old.The study looked into 1,269
Real Parenting

May 1

Down Syndrome: Special Education vs. Regular School

A mom shares how the experience has been like when it came to educating her daughter who has Down syndrome.

When we found out that our daughter, Angel Jzmyn, has Down syndrome (DS), we knew that she would have a lot of developmental delays. Most children with Down syndrome have a lot of health conditions brought about by their extra chromosome, but
Kids with Special Needs

April 2

Autism Meltdowns in Public

A little sensitivity goes a long way with parents who have children with autism and special needs.

Diane and Gabe, who are raising two sons with autism (read their story here), know many people don’t fully understand what it is like to have children with special needs or even grasp what autism spectrum disorder is.The couple says, “To be
Kids with Special Needs

April 2

Raising Two Sons With Autism

A couple shares what life is like with sons who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Raphael, 8 years old, draws dinosaurs like nobody’s business. He loves to create doodles using chalk and his trusty Mega-sketcher.Nate, his 7-year-old brother, on the other hand, loves music. Give him fork and spoon, and Nate will happily drum and tap-tap-tap away.
Real Parenting

February 22

Mom Writes Children's Book to Raise Autism Awareness

The mom wrote a children's book to raise awareness for her son’s condition.

Autism can be difficult for some to understand, not only for parents but perhaps more so for kids. Many of us do not know how to interact with kids who are under the spectrum. They are seen as “strange” or “weird” because
Kids with Special Needs

September 16

Kids With Autism Are Treated as Budding Athletes by This Sports Program

The inclusive program shows how sports can help kids with autism spectrum disorder.

One in 160 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the World Health Organization’s findings last year. It refers to a range of conditions that include impaired social behavior, communication, and language.Kids with ASD also show a narrow range of

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