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Do Autism smptoms increase with age? Hi, My little boy will be 8 years old in December. He was diagnosed with autism just after he turned 4. It seems lately he is having more… Started by Amylisa C	3	Jul 8, 2011 Reply by Annette Heidmann
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs I am new to this group and sent a message out to everyone thinking I was sending a "Discussion" so I am sorry for doing the wrong thing. … Started by Amber Snipes	6	Feb 12, 2011 Reply by Amber Snipes
Taking your SN child to church Do you take your special needs child to mass with you? We did when Simon was younger, but he is now 5 1/2. He is profoundly mentally hand… Started by Gretchen	2	Feb 5, 2011 Reply by Amber Snipes
When Does Your "Sad Monster" Attack? Tending to the needs of a special needs child can be a daily, even hourly battle not only with the condition that holds your precious child… Started by Heidi Hess Saxton	8	Feb 21, 2010 Reply by Heidi Hess Saxton
Older Special Needs Children My special needs child is my oldest of our ten children. She is soon to be 23 years old and is mildly intellectually disabled. I'd love to… Started by Maria Cunningham	2	Jan 3, 2010 Reply by Maria Cunningham
Is anyone getting their child(ren) ready for sacraments? I'm a special needs PREP teacher at my parish, and in addition to my 7-year-old son, I'm getting three other children in the group ready fo… Started by Donna Wilhelm	3	Oct 9, 2009 Reply by Amylisa C
Healthcare advocacy initiative I know this is not "spiritual", but it's important. Kristan Hawkins, Exec Director of Students for Life has a 5 mos old baby boy born with… Started by Monica-BeNotAfraid	2	Jul 21, 2009 Reply by Monica-BeNotAfraid
Dealing with challenging behaviors with patience and love. I started this discussion to learn from the other members here about how you deal with some of your child's challenging behaviors. I have t… Started by Leticia Velasquez	4	Jul 7, 2009 Reply by Leticia Velasquez
Please share your ideas regarding a parish-based group We've started up a small group in our parish for moms of kids w/ special needs. Now, these moms have kids with a wide-spectrum of issues -… Started by Monica-BeNotAfraid	2	Jul 6, 2009 Reply by Mary Ann Rogan