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Special needs children deserve the chance to be extraordinary
Raising a child is like doing a puzzle in the dark. You get two pieces together and think, "Finally, I know what to do," not realizing there are a hundred more pieces scattered across the room. For the parent of a special needs child, that puzzle has a...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Budgets and Budgeting, American Academy of Pediatrics
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'Avenue Q' cleaned up for kids
Special to the TribuneYou can learn a lot from a puppet. And not just one from Sesame Street. Teen and preteen puppeteers in Naperville will be tackling more mature lessons this weekend in Kidz Kabaret's production of "Avenue Q: School Edition." Of course, to theater-...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Entertainment Events, Celebrities, Music, Television
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Doubleday Hill is changing
To go along with Williamsport’s Civil War preservation project, some changes will be made at the historic site known as Doubleday Hill, accessed at the end of West Salisbury Street. For almost 116 years, the brick mounts that held the Doubleday...Tags: Human Interest, Ocean City, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Travel
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Alzheimer's support group meets second Thursday of the month
These groups meet regularly. Adolescents Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide — Mondays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 7 p.m. Grassroots Crisis Intervention is hosting a four-week support and education group for adolescents who have lost a loved one to...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Polio, Linthicum, Family, Howard County General Hospital
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Former Dr. Phillips football player carries child to safety at Special Olympics
Darius Johnson, a sophomore offensive lineman at Middle Tennessee State University and a former Dr. Phillips football standout, carried a special-needs child to safety during the Special Olympics at MTSU on Monday. Johnson (6-3, 293) was called upon to...
Tags: Special Olympics
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Florida's test-obsessed style of education hits disabled families hard
Andrea Rediske knew her special-needs son had no business taking standardized tests. He was born with brain damage. He suffers from cerebral palsy and is legally blind. Just teaching Ethan to say "yes" or "no" — or even keep his gaze focused...
Tags: Standardized Testing, Parkinson's Disease, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Students, Teaching and Learning
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Signs of autism in our kids
One in 88 children has autism, a developmental disability that can result in sensory problems and problems with language, communication, social skills. April is Autism Awareness Month and early detection is key. There are general characteristics to...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions
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Stirred by a message from the heart
WASHINGTON -- In a city where David's righteousness almost never beats Goliath's might, what Nicole Hockley and the other Sandy Hook families did to the gun lobby last week was nigh unto miraculous. Gun-control legislation had appeared to be a lost...
Tags: Politics, Sandy Hook Promise, Republican Party, Chris Murphy, Joe Manchin III
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Ron Browning 4/5
It's April, dear readers! April is Young People's Poetry Month, Multicultural Communication Month, Autism Awareness Month, Archaeology Month and the Month of Mathematics Education. Traditionally, April brings us showers to produce May flowers. We'll see....Tags: U.S. Congress, American Legion, Christianity, War of 1812, Tourism and Leisure
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Strength through 'disability'
In response to the recent commentary on autism ("'Autism is not disability,'" April 11), I would observe that perhaps we are all disabled in one way or another, or else none of us is. I think we all, are and often in disability lies strength. Some... -
Girls Lacrosse: Saints, Fahey make Leopards fade
kauffman@herald-mail.comSaint James junior midfielder Madison Fahey was all Smithsburg’s girls lacrosse team feared she would be on Saturday afternoon. Fahey had seven goals and two assists, including four scores in the Saints’ game-opening 7-1 run as Saint James...Tags: Sports, Lacrosse
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Hagerstown YMCA Achievers Banquet celebrates the program and its students
alnotarianni@aol.comTwice a month, a group of 29 minority students in grades six through 12 meets at the Hagerstown YMCA for support and encouragement to achieve education and career goals. Through interest-related cluster groups, featured speakers and field trips, the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Computer Science, Teaching and Learning
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