Promote respite services in Tennessee, Build the coalition, advocate for respite services. to promote and support statewide planned and crisis respite services that strengthen and enhance the quality of life for families caring for individuals of all ages with special needs. Read more…
This guide has different toys that are more useful for special needs children. There are toys for the development of skills: auditory, creativity, fine motor, gross motor, language, self-esteem, social skills, tactile, thinking, and visual. This complimentary, one-of-a-kind resource speaks to a child’s individual needs and offers qualified toys recommendations based on research from the…
Mission Statement: The Arc of Chattooga County promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation into the community throughout their lifetimes What began as a grassroots effort of family and friends of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, The Arc of Chattooga…
Different cultures coming together as one to help people in general in the mission field. There are Parakaleo, Haitian, Korean, Midwest, Lamp, Urban and mercy, Native American and First Nations, Western region, and many more. Their calling is to serve PCA churches and presbyteries as they advance God’s Kingdom in North America by planting, growing…
SensaCalm SensaCalm specializes in the manufacturing and selling of high quality, therapeutic weighted blankets and other weighted items. Aside from weighted blankets, SensaCalm offers a large variety of
LifeLine™ Launches SNAP First Responder Training SNAP – Special Needs Awareness Program Chattanooga, Tennessee: LifeLine™ launched its new Special Needs Awareness Program (“SNAP”) on Monday, January 9, 2017, with the first of a planned multi week training for the Chattanooga Fire Department. For several years training and information on specific diagnoses or disability groups has…
Crystal Horner, Chattanooga, TN On January 2nd, 2008 I woke up in a hospital room with a small view of the rising sun. I had been up earlier that night giving birth to my first child. Hudson James Horner was born a bit abruptly as I had gotten an upper respiratory infection and had been…
Processing the emotions of a diagnosis of special needs of any kind looks different for different families. Here is one parent who sees 7 stages of processing grief. SHOCK & DENIAL SADNESS & GUILT ANGER & BARGAINING REFLECTION, LONELINESS
“At BrightStar of Chattanooga, we realize that babies, infants and children living with disabilities or special needs have unique care requirements. That’s why we have trained care professionals who specialize in adminstering in-home pediatric care and can provide comprehensive case management and support for children with disabilities and special needs. From autism, spina bifida and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to cerebral palsy,…
