Tag Archive: book reviews, children with disabilities, Special Needs
Differently abled not disabled – Two books for children on this theme
Feb 10, 2016Divya Purandar0
Ira Singhal, a differently-abled woman topped last year’s IAS exams and has become a youth icon for everyone, including people with disabilities. On the other hand, a differently-abled...Integrating the Creative Arts in Therapy
Apr 27, 2015Krishna Mahathi2
“I think we want our kids to grow up to be people who can think outside of the box, be creative and innovators, sort of the forward-thinkers of our future. I think a way to inspire that is...Are we Afraid of Diversity?
Nov 13, 2014ParentEdge5
This blog post has been contributed by Deepa Garwa. “Mom, look at those kids, they don’t want Aarshia to play with them.” My son shook my arm while I was blissfully enjoying my book by the pool...Understanding Children with Autism
Oct 23, 2014Shweta Chooramani0
I happened to meet my old friend last week who was just recovering from an accident. Due to the injury in her leg, she had gone through a surgery and got it fixed with help of steel rods. Now, she...The Strength in Supportive Therapy
Jul 29, 2014Krishna Mahathi2
Children evaluated in the developmental paediatrics department are guided to a multidisciplinary therapeutic environment that usually involves one or more of these—physiotherapy, occupational...Lessons from the Learning Disability Clinic
Apr 26, 2014Krishna Mahathi0
“Part of the problem with the word ‘disabilities’ is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of...How to treat CWSN? Learning from Maysoon Zayid
Mar 26, 2014Shweta Chooramani2
“If there is an Oppression Olympics – I would be a gold medalist. I am Palestinian, I am a Muslim, I am a female, I am a virgin, I live in New Jersey with Palsy.” – Maysoon...