It can be really frightening for parents of children who have severe, life threatening, allergies to send their child to school, the park, or even the grocery store. Its impossible to know, without a doubt, that the environment will be free from the allergens that your child reacts to. Fortunately, specially trained guide dogs can help sniff out allergens, before your child has a bad allergic reaction. In general, people tend to understand why a person who is blind, or visually impaired, would benefit from having a guide dog. Most people realize that, in many ways, the dog is acting … Continue reading →

Fast food, although not the healthiest choice of dinner, can be extremely convenient. You don’t have to cook anything yourself, and you don’t have to do any dishes later on. If you have a child who has severe food allergies, things become a bit more difficult. How can you be certain that the items on the menu will be safe for your child to eat? This is where the Allergy Caddy app can be useful. The more children that are in a family, the more busy that family will be. This is especially true if your kids all have after … Continue reading →

The Proxtalker is a device that is being used in schools to help children to communicate. The device is used with children who have autism, or other special needs that cause difficulty with communication. In some ways, the Proxtalker might be more useful than an iPad for children who have difficulty with small motor skills. The company that makes and distributes the Proxtalker is based in Connecticut. It was founded in 2007, when Glen Dobbs got together with his friend Kevin Miller, in order to try and create something that could help Glen’s son, Logan, to better communicate with people. … Continue reading →

What you used to recognize by the name Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic has changed it’s name. The new name is Learning Ally. It will continue to provide the services that make reading more accessible to people of all ages who are blind or dyslexic. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic was founded in 1948. In general, the longer an organization maintains the same name, the easier it is for people to recognize who they are, and what they do. It makes people trust them. Considering this, you may be wondering why Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic decided … Continue reading →

When you think of a service dog, you probably think of the service dogs that assist people who are blind. This is only one example of how service dogs can help people who have special needs. 4 Paws for Ability places trained service dogs with people of all ages who have a disability. Unlike many other organizations that provide service dogs, 4 Paws for Ability will place their service dogs with children. Service dogs are starting to be used to assist people who have many different types of disabilities. You may have heard of seeing eye dogs, but there are … Continue reading →

Selective Mutism is something that a lot of people don’t really understand. We hear a lot about Autism spectrum disorders, and ADHD, but there isn’t a much news to be found that talks about children who are selective mutes. It turns out that therapy animals can help children who are selective mutes to find their voices. Although I am not a parent myself, I am familiar with what children who are selective mutes are like. My sister was a selective mute until she was around nine years old. I remember reading somewhere that many kids who are selective mutes decide … Continue reading →