Here's the latest article from the Special Needs Children site at BellaOnline.com.

Summer Learning and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61967.asp
Summer learning opportunities can pop up in unexpected places for children with developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions or other special needs. Our children may benefit from neighborhood play, extended school year classes, summer camp, parks department programs or respite and daycare.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61967.asp

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Vacation Travel, Weekend Getaways, and Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art43397.asp

Accessible Playgrounds and Inclusive Play Areas
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51542.asp

Person Centered Planning
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53731.asp

Avoiding Heat Illnesses and Other Hazards
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32522.asp

Car Safety Issues - Prevention
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34902.asp

Airline Travel and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art45142.asp

Grandparents and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60481.asp

Teaching Functional Math Skills
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38411.asp

Sensory Integration and Sensory Defensiveness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48942.asp

Supporting Children Using Behavior as Communication
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32521.asp

Boardmaker and PECS Communication Alternatives
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art57783.asp

DIR - Floortime Model Techniques and Behavior Challenges
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56206.asp

Teaching Children about Money
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art58960.asp

Teaching Handwriting
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51022.asp

Summer Homeschooling Activities and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art45894.asp

Playground Skills for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art432.asp

Comparing Ourselves with Other Mothers on the Playground
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61553.asp

Sunblocking Clothing and Laundry Rinse
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33851.asp

Friendship and Inclusion for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48700.asp

Welcoming Babies with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32534.asp

Diabetes Information for Classmates and Neighbors
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32541.asp

Sibling Support and Rivalry
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33375.asp

Cousins of Children with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44239.asp

Disability and Future Planning for Parents
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59032.asp

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Special Needs Children located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=57

Recent discussions include:
Special Needs Caretaker Concerns
Reading Comprehension and Childhood Disability
How Was Your Mother's Day?
Nick Jonas Video Creativity Contest - Diabetes
Jenny McCarthy on The Doctors - Autism Show
What's New in 'Children with Diabetes'
Amazon Kindle DX Reader More Disability Friendly?

Elsewhere, Terri Mauro writes about:
Swim Gear - Help your child be cool in the pool
http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/a/swimgear.htm

Tonight on Lifetime: Zac Efron as a Teen With Autism
Miracle Run - Tuesday May 19, 2009
http://specialchildren.about.com/b/

From Patricia E Bauer's Disability News web site:
Poll: Parents Lack Long Term Plans for Children with Disabilities
http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/04/10/financial-planning/

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Pamela Wilson, Special Needs Children Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com