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

Paraprofessionals, Aides and Classroom Volunteers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178065.asp
Paraprofessionals, aides, classroom volunteers and other adults may be working with our children in mainstream and special education classrooms, resource rooms, school libraries, cafeterias and playgrounds. Paraeducators are often considered essential and trusted members of the school community.

Please visit specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Children with Special Needs.

Raising Awareness About Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art173656.asp

Puget Sound Down Syndrome Buddy Walk Oct 7 Seattle Center 1-4pm
http://www.firstgiving.com/14286/fundraisers

Supported Housing Options and Caregiver Choices
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art177747.asp

Person Centered Planning - Kids, Teens and Adults
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53731.asp

Costumes for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36415.asp

Costumes and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63629.asp

Halloween Safety Tips
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art58864.asp

Check out Childhood Disability messages on Twitter with 2,170 others, at:
http://www.twitter.com/downsynadvocacy

Join our community on Facebook with 237 other parents and advocacy organizations who post about events, information, resources and support at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Children-with-Special-Needs-at-Bellaonline/232298623459587

Browsing (and making purchases) at our Amazon aStores benefits the Children with Special Needs website. There are also links to books and other products beneath almost every article at the Children with Special Needs website. I appreciate your support! Most of the books are available at your public library or local bookstore, but the reader reviews and list of related resources on Amazon have been helpful to many parents and other advocates.

Down Syndrome Advocacy - Books, toys and other items
http://astore.amazon.com/downsyndrome-20

Children with Special Needs - Books, toys and other items
http://astore.amazon.com/specialneed0e-20

First 100 Days of School Books
http://tinyurl.com/9eohcxp

Special Education: A Parent's Guide for Children's Success - Michael T. Bailey
http://tinyurl.com/9w32v9f

Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl Without Sight
http://tinyurl.com/9qax2g6
Memoir of international opera singer Laurie Rubin, blind since birth
Preorder - available October 23, 2012

I was asked recently if there are templates online for a good daily Parent/Teacher/Para Communication Log. Joan Medlen had an excellent article in the Disability Solutions newsletter about home-school communication that is still available via PDF at Ohio's Parent Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders starting on page 10 of the PDF (marked as page 217) so I sent along that link.
http://www.ocali.org/_archive/pdf_family/PG_Disability_Solutions.pdf

Down Syndrome Awareness Month is October
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53612.asp

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

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

Down Syndrome and Autism Dual Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33178.asp

Down Syndrome-Autism Connection 2012 Conference Sept 29 Aurora CO
http://tinyurl.com/9r4z88r or
http://www.thearcofaurora.org/events/upcoming-conferences/downsyndrome-autismconnection2012conference

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

Down Syndrome and Diabetes Dual Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32543.asp

Interviewing Caregivers for Your Baby, Child or Teen
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art62519.asp

Teaching Relatives To Be Caregivers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art62563.asp

Baseball Stories - Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art172450.asp

Little League Challenger Division
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art65635.asp

Messages via Twitter:

A Land We Can Share: Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism
by Paula Kluth and Kelly Chandler-Olcott
http://tinyurl.com/8w8pfpk

Literacy Skill Development for Students with Special Learning Needs, A Strength-Based Approach
http://tinyurl.com/9x8we9t

Teaching Reading to Children With Down Syndrome:
A Guide for Parents and Teachers (Topics in Down Syndrome)
http://tinyurl.com/9yu2pgz

Wonderful children's book: Downtown
Available in English December 2012!
http://tinyurl.com/9vwebpb

Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl Without Sight
http://tinyurl.com/9qax2g6
Memoir of international opera singer Laurie Rubin, blind since birth
Preorder - available October 23, 2012

AAPD: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
http://www.aapd.com/resources/power-grid-blog/when-bad-things-happen-to.html
Book: When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Son had Progeria
http://tinyurl.com/9ct8n7d
NPR: Experimental Drug Is First To Help Kids With Premature-Aging Disease - Progeria
http://tinyurl.com/9r7e4og

Ted Kremer joined Reds for a day, but changed team forever
http://tinyurl.com/9ptl3yd

Dancer With Down Syndrome Wins First Place In Contest - Ted Kremer
http://www.wlwt.com/entertainment/30217396/detail.html

Halloween Costumes for People Using a Wheelchair
http://tinyurl.com/8jdegq5

Register to watch a live webcast National Forum on Disability Issues Friday Sept 28
http://www.nfdi.org/ 12:30-3:30 pm EST
Candidates Send Surrogates to Disability Forum
http://bit.ly/QAVtgO Edward M Kennedy Jr, Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Raising Great Kids on Your Own: A Guide and Companion for Every Single Parent
http://tinyurl.com/8og335a

The Single Mother´s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys
http://tinyurl.com/8r464qq

Social Relationships and Peer Support
http://tinyurl.com/9lxmoaf