How Educators & Support Professionals Can Help Families

Barbara Doyle and Emily Doyle Iland provide some great ideas to aid educators and support professionals in making a real difference as they support families affected by special needs.  While this article was written about families affected by autism spectrum diagnoses, the ideas here can actually apply to most families regardless of the diagnosis involved.   These ideas…

Resource Review: The Caregiver’s Notebook

 Resource Review: The Caregiver’s Notebook by Jolene Philo After just a few months of caregiving for a medically complex child, I had tried several different ways to organize Emily’s information before I arrived at a method that has now worked for us for many years.  Recently Jolene Philo shared with LifeLine her new resource, The Caregiver’s Notebook,…

Joyce Herzog – Legacy of Educating Children with Special Needs

Joyce Herzog is a gifted teacher and author of many educational products that simplify teaching for you and learning for your students. Joyce taught classrooms of learning disabled students in private and public schools for many years and has been working with homeschooling families for two decades.  She has addressed rapt  audiences of appreciative parents…

Speech Language & Reading Center

he Speech Language Reading Center offers innovative brain-based therapy blended with traditional approaches, resulting in the most efficient outcomes, available for children, adolecents, and adults diagnosed with aphasia, apraxia, speech disorders, auditory processing deficits, stuttering, learning disabilities and language disorders.  Testing and services provided for those who are late talking, stuttering, or who have auditory…

Amaze Behavior Therapy

At Amaze Behavior Therapy, we believe that every child is unique and therefore needs an individualized approach based on their specific needs and strengths.  As such, we offer an array of behavior therapy components, all based upon the concepts and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), including but not limited to Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Natural Environment Training…

Stellar Therapy

Stellar Therapy is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They serve the Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia areas. Their services include occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy staffing for all settings. There is also an outpatient pediatric clinic, and there is administrative assistance for Medicaid reimbursement in schools across the state of Tennessee.

Pathway For Healing

“Pathway for Healing’s Vision and Mission Our Vision Pathway for Healing envisions that every wounded child have a strong and healthy family, equipped to facilitate healing. Our Mission By using proven research and effective methods, we will provide attachment focused support, resources, education, and training for families and the professionals who support them.

Mental Health Georgia

Mental Health Georgia is a multi-faceted community mental health agency serving the residents of Georgia. We provide an extensive array of mental health services for both children and adults. “Our mission is to provide high-quality, easily accessible services for Georgians, focused on promoting mental and emotional well being through personal and professional development, family preservation,…

RIP: Parenting That Works

Regional Intervention Program (RIP) A FREE Positive Behavior-Management Program for Children ages 2-5 that helps parents improve their parenting skills and learn to better deal with problem behaviors such as:  tantrums  whining  bedtime problems  non-compliance  aggression …and more…