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From
Terri Mauro, your Guide to Children With Special Needs
My week started with a negative story -- a mind-bogglingly insensitive reference to Down syndrome in a snarky GQ article. If that sort of insensitivity has you feeling down, cheer up: This week's newsletter is about finding positive and proactive ways to make people respect and appreciate our kids.
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Art Gallery: All Kids Can Create
CVS Caremark and VSA (Very Special Arts) have been doing a great job of celebrating the abilities of young artists with special needs with their annual All Kids Can Create art contests. Browse through a gallery of this year's winners and marvel at their talent and spirit. Then share the link to let others know how awesome kids like ours are.
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25 Ways to Make This the Best School Year Ever
Every year we worry: Will new teachers appreciate our kids? There's a lot we can do to pave the way for that by preparing things like a Positive Student Profile and a teacher information packet, and making sure our kids have everything they need to succeed. I've got 25 ideas for getting an early start on a positive and productive school year.
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We Expect Respect: A Manifesto
More than 100 parents, friends, and well-wishers of children with special needs have added their names to my call for families of children with all kinds of disabilities to work together and convince businesses and organizations that there are consequences to excluding and undervaluing our kids. Read my message and theirs, sign on, and spread the word.
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Love Notes for Special Parents
Know who else could use some appreciation? You. Advocacy is hard work. My Love Notes gallery is full of messages written just for you, to recognize your own unique talents as the parent of a child with special needs and encourage you to give yourself some respect and recognition. Maybe you know a parent who needs to receive one of these by e-mail today.
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