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Families With Special Needs Children (inc learning difficulties, disabilities etc)

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Dyslexia

Why is it such a dirty word in schools? I asked that my DS1 (almost 7) get assessed earlier this...

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Well ... We have had the WISC-IV assessment done. While he was ok in the first two parts of assessment (verbal comprehension and pe...

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Parents of Children with sight problems

Hi I was just wondering if there was anyone else who has a child with sight problems. We've been ...

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Parents of children with Cerebral Palsy, Autism or Global Develepmental Delay..

Hi everyone.. After some personal stories from parents of children with Cerebral Palsy(CP), Auti...

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Calling for all mums who have autism children

Hi, Thought i would try and find all you mums who have autism children. If your comfortable with...

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Hello, My 4y.o son has recently been diagnosed with autism after nearly 2 years on the waiting list to get assessed. He is only mild...

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Can a 5 yo child develop a lisp when they didn't have one before?

My 5 yo DS has always had very good language & vocab skills from a young age. This year he start...

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Sounds like a hard one! a couple of ideas... Could his speech be being obstructed by some new teeth maybe? Does he have a new frie...

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ADHD support groups on NSW Central Coast???

As my topic explains i am looking for a support group for parents with ADHD children on the cent...

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hypotonic one year old

My one year old daughter has been diagnosed with global developmental delay including gross motor...

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Hi Mum's, I have stumbled across this while I'm googling about hypotonia. It has been rather cathartic to read though all your resp...

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Epilepsy

Hello Just thought I would start this thread. My dd is 5 and has a rare genetic syndrome as well...

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Hello Just thought I would start this thread. My dd is 5 and has a rare genetic syndrome as well as epilepsy. would just like to ...

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Genu Recurvatum

Our daughter was born with this rare congenital condition, also known as "back knee'. Its not lif...

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Just wanted to update my little ones progress. We went to see her specialist for a 12mth check up. He was extremely shocked by how w...

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Hypotonia

My little one has trunk hypotonia (and slight hypertonia in her legs) and I am going crazy not kn...

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ADHD & Concerta

Hi there ladies, My 9 year old son has ADHD & has been on concerta for 3 months now. Before thi...

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Hi Ryjayd, thanks for your response. I'm glad my posting was helpful to you. My son is starting year 3 next week. I am a bit worried...

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Looking for a special needs stroller

My son about to turn 5, has limited ability to how far he can walk. He has bowel cancer and some ...

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I'm sorry to hear about your little man. I googled and found these, not sure if they are exactly what you are after. Hope it helps.....

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Practical gift ideas

Hi! Just wondering if there is anyone who could give me some practical ideas for a gift for a 5 m...

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Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated, I now have some better ideas.

My little girl took her first steps!

My DD is 18 months old & was diagnosed with global developmental delay at about 9 months.. We di...

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How exciting You must be so proud!!

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Does anyone know?

Hi! My daughter was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome a few weeks ago, and I was wondering if an...

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Good Luck Kerrie From experience I find the 'meltdowns' generally correlate to children not coping with something So I would take...

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