Once a week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Certain podcasts are consistently focused on a particular special need. Others are not always about special needs topics, but will do an episode on it once in a while.
Hope Saves the Day released episode number 109 on March 8, 2012. This episode is called “Interview with Director Jamie Grover of Autism on the Seas”.
Jamie Grover is the Director of Group Development for “Autism on the Seas”, which is the flagship division of Special Needs on Vacation. They plan vacations for families who are affected by autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.
Special Chronicles has an episode that was released on March 16, 2012. This is episode number 32, and it is called “ALPs Friends Forever”.
In this episode, there is a discussion about the Athlete Leadership Programs (ALPs) Input Council Meeting and Leadership Seminar that was held recently at the Special Olympics Illinois State Headquarters. It includes an exclusive interview with Chris, a fellow Global Messenger. The episode also has more news about the Special Olympics.
NPR has an episode that was released on March 1, 2012. This episode is called “Lost Your ‘Patience’? A Guide to Help You Find It”. The episode has an interview with author Allan Lokos, who wrote “Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living”. He explains how to practice, develop, and build, patience. This is advice that all parents can benefit from, especially those who have stressful parenting situations.
Need Project has an episode that was released on March 14, 2012. This episode is called “Need Project Community Program”. In this episode, Bob West, the President of Need Project, talks about their new community program. The program is designed to help churches support families with special needs.
Autism & Disney Series – The Best Magic is a podcast designed to spread knowledge about autism, and to spread awareness of how children with autism can have a great Disney vacation. The most recent episode of this podcast is number 4, which is titled: “Autism & Disney Series #4: With Tricia and Kathy”.
Inside Learning – The Learning Podcast released episode number 66 on March 15, 2012. This episode is called “To TeachMeet and Beyond”. This episodes includes an interview with Bev Evans, (resource creator of “Communication4all”). It also shares news about schools councils, a discussion about free resources at TeachMeet, and another discussion about the current state of play in special needs education.
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