While everyone’s holiday traditions differ, the high expectations and level of activity surrounding all holidays and special events can be very stressful, especially if you have a child with a…
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Our 4-year-old son is in a wheelchair and has several disabilities. His older siblings (eight and ten) carry a lot of stress and anxiety related to our situation, whether they…
by Lisa Coates, director of children and youth services for SOAR365 It’s going to be spring break soon, and while we all welcome the chance to spend more time…
Shy and not too sure about learning new activities, four-year-old William needed the support of his mom Kristy when he first started classes at River City Inclusive Gymnastics (RCIG). William…
(Above: Dominion Energy generously treated the participants, staff and volunteers of Children & Youth to admission, a boxed dinner and a gift bag filled with goodies.) Warm coats. Rosy cheeks.…
by Lisa Coates Director of Children & Youth Services at SOAR365 The holidays can be a time full of lights, laughter, family fun and lots of great activities. Navigating all…
Welcome to March! The month when daffodils and tulips begin popping out of the ground and frigid mornings become the exception rather than the rule. Along with the month’s promise…
Twenty-two things one mother wants you to know about parenting a child with disabilities.
Next Move Program is a nonprofit that provides intensive training for people with developmental disabilities.
Marybeth and Charles Meacham have three children: sons who are in their forties and a daughter who is thirty-eight. Their daughter Anne attended college and now works as a textile…
SpectrumWise College Consulting prepares and places students with autism spectrum disorders in colleges that have the supports they need to succeed. Barbara Simeroth, M.S.Ed., founded SpectrumWise because she knows that…
Jeff Katz, WRVA radio personality, wrote this touching letter to his disabled daughter, Julia, on her fifteenth birthday. Jeff said parents of disabled children experience these sorts of emotions on…
