Children with LD may not be diagnosed with a learning disability until they have faced years of struggle in classrooms and community programs

Children with special needs often have the same transition issues, instincts and preferences as their mainstream peers, and benefit from programs that address these as well as their individual needs

Families of children diagnosed with cancer have many questions about the specific diagnosis, what treatments are available, and where to find experienced medical professionals.

There is always something new going on in research, education, issues and developments about children with special needs and their families

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Our deepest sympathies go out to those involved in or affected by the terrible tragedies in London July 7th, 2005

Children may develop anxiety or even post traumatic stress syndrome and have special needs for support and accommodations after terrorist attacks

The sibling of a child with special needs grows up with a different perspective on their family and the world, whether as a rival or an advocate for their sister or brother, and often, both

Most parents do not promote medications for ADD or depression, but support other families' choices, like Brooke Shields and Matt Lauer in response to Tom Cruise in the 'war of words' and Courteney Cox explaining her depression following the birth of her daughter Coco

Princeton-educated Brooke Shields responds with dignity on behalf of other women who have postpartum depression; only Matt Lauer has been brave enough to speak up for children helped by ADD medication