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Before the First Week of School
Children with special needs can be anxious and confused about how their lives will change before the first week of school or when starting a new grade, including how they will get to school and back, and where they will spend their days. Reading books together, visiting schoolyards and classrooms, and meeting bus drivers helps prepare them for their new adventure.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art52101.asp

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support for raising children with special needs.

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