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

Autism Awareness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art66576.asp
Families of children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum want others to know that each son or daughter with autism is as unique and different from one another as their mainstream peers. They also stress awareness of best practices that benefit most children and teens who have autism.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art66576.asp

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Free 1st 100 Days kit for families of children
newly diagnosed with Autism or Aspergers/HFA
http://bit.ly/a2VsDN

This week I tried a brief search for
children's toys and figures with wheelchairs:

Playmobil child, wheelchair
http://tinyurl.com/PlmblWhchr
How about a regular scene playset w/out casts,
bandages instead of hospital/aidcar?

Avatar movie Jake Sully character w/ wheelchair
http://tinyurl.com/JSinWhlchr
Same toy different hair?
http://tinyurl.com/ShJSwhchr

And then there is the basketball player in the
Pretend & Play Friends with Diverse Abilities set; hmmm
http://tinyurl.com/PrtndPlWhlchr

Playmobil Gpa, wheelchair (nurse has eyebrows!)
http://tinyurl.com/GpWhlchr
great comment about inaccessible theaters -
but how about actors getting onstage!

Ted Kennedy Jr: many people with disabilities
are just trying to figure out how to go about
their daily lives
http://dld.bz/cdBN

The greatest prom date ever!
http://bit.ly/a0ZVeR

Bret Michaels: Rock Star, Celebrity Apprentice,
and Type 1 Diabetic
http://bit.ly/cng2PK

State and National Park Disability Passes http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56377.asp

The Real Karate Kid
Teen With Down Syndrome is a Black Belt
http://bit.ly/d19CCz

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

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

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

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

Here are some 'Tiny URL' links to
articles at the Special Needs Children website
at Bellaonline.com / Family:

Dolls for Children with Special Needs
http://tinyurl.com/DollsSNC

Friendship, Inclusion and Childhood Disability
http://tinyurl.com/FrndIncChDis

Sensory Processing Disorder
http://tinyurl.com/sncSensPrDs

Wearing Glasses - Children with Disabilities
http://tinyurl.com/EyeglsCwD

Little League Challenger Division
http://tinyurl.com/LtlLgCWD

School Nurses and Diabetes Care
http://tinyurl.com/schlnrsSNCt1d

Advocating in Multicultural communities
http://tinyurl.com/AdvMltcCmnts

Universal Design in Education
http://tinyurl.com/UnvDsgnEd

Braille for Children
http://tinyurl.com/Brl4kids

Diabetes info for classmates
http://tinyurl.com/DiabInfoClsmts

DIR Floortime
http://tinyurl.com/DIRflrtmSNC

Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom
http://tinyurl.com/PosBehSprt

Person Centered Planning is
http://tinyurl.com/PersonCntrPlng

Children and Sign Language
http://tinyurl.com/ChldrnSignLangSNC

Teaching Photography to Children and Teens with Disabilities
http://tinyurl.com/TnSNCPhotg

Snapshots, Photography and Childhood Disability
http://tinyurl.com/SnpShtsChDsblty

Accessible Playgrounds
http://tinyurl.com/AcPlgrnd

Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
http://tinyurl.com/DS2ndLang

Classroom Assisted ListeningDevices
http://tinyurl.com/ClsrmAL

Brothers and Sisters of Children with Disabilities
http://tinyurl.com/BrSisChDis

Sibling Support and Rivalry and Childhood Disability
http://tinyurl.com/SibSupRiv

Amazon Kindle 2 and Childhood Disability
http://tinyurl.com/sncKindle2

Amazong Kindle
http://tinyurl.com/KindleKidsDisability

The Great Promise of Service Dogs
http://tinyurl.com/SrvcDgs

Guide Dog Etiquette
http://tinyurl.com/SrvDgEtiq

IEP Goals for Children with Special Needs
http://tinyurl.com/IEPgoalsSNC

IEP Goals and Teacher Support
http://tinyurl.com/IEPtchrSNC

Future Planning
http://tinyurl.com/FutrPlng

Celiac Disease and Juvenile Diabetes
http://tinyurl.com/JDceliac

Celiac Disease and Down Syndrome
http://tinyurl.com/DSceliac

Down Syndrome and Diabetes
http://tinyurl.com/DSdiabetes
http://tinyurl.com/dsT1Ddual

Down Syndrome and Depression
http://tinyurl.com/dprssnDS

Gifts 2 Book Review
http://tinyurl.com/Gifts2SNC

Teaching Reading to Children with Developmental Disabilities
http://tinyurl.com/RdgDnSyn

Teaching Reading to Teens with Disabilities
http://tinyurl.com/TchgRdg2Teens

Costumes for Children with Special Needs
http://tinyurl.com/CstmSNC

Proloquo2Go Assistive Communication
http://tinyurl.com/SNCProloquo2Go

iPhone and iPod Touch Apps and Childhood Disabilities
www.tinyurl.com/SNCapps

People First Language Awareness
http://tinyurl.com/Ppl1stLang

Music Education and Music Therapy
http://tinyurl.com/MscEdThr

Down Syndrome and Autism Dual Diagnosis
http://tinyurl.com/DSautDD

Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools
http://tinyurl.com/PrMntrgSNC
http://tinyurl.com/PeerMntrgPrgms

Children with Disabilities in the Media
http://tinyurl.com/CwDmedia

Voice4u iPod Touch iPhone Communication App
http://tinyurl.com/Voice4uSNC1

Social Security compassionate allowances
http://tinyurl.com/SScmpsntAllwncs

School Bus Rides and Bus Bullies
http://tinyurl.com/SchlBusBullies

Community Emergency Response Team training
http://tinyurl.com/CERT4SNC

Swine Flu Outbreak and Childhood Disability
SNC: http://tinyurl.com/SNCfluOtbrk

Patient Advocacy for Children in Hospitals
http://tinyurl.com/PtAdvCwD

Boardmaker and PECs Communication Alternatives
http://tinyurl.com/BrdMkrPECs
http://tinyurl.com/y5vtj6k

Aversive Restraints and Seclusion in Schools
http://tinyurl.com/ResSecSNC

Welcoming Babies with Down Syndrome
English
http://tinyurl.com/WBwDSeng
Spanish
http://tinyurl.com/WBwDSsp
French
http://tinyurl.com/WBwDSfr