I came across the following slogan a few days ago. “Forgive me, I had no idea you were an expert on raising a child with special needs since you don’t have one. Please, continue while I take notes.” To me during my life raising David, this slogan at times sums up how I felt and […]
Local Property Tax – by Allan
During the recession and subsequent bailout by the troika, the government brought in the Local Property Tax (LPT). The purpose was to widen the net on tax collection. The scheme is operated by the Revenue and is based on a self-assessment of the value of your home and came into effect in 2013. There are […]
Health Amendment Bill 2017
It is fantastic news to announce that EVERY child that qualifies for the Domiciliary Care Allowance will now be automatically entitled to a full Medical Card and this right will be enshrined in law. This is a huge relief for so many of our families who have been dealing with the stress of applying and re-applying […]
Siblings of a child with Special Need
I have been thinking more and more about how it must be for my twins Sean and Kate’s childhood. They see me on a daily base running around and caught for time because I am always in a firefight for David, so busy with appointments, care duties, phone calls to arrange things for him and […]
How The Workshops Went – by David.
We have held 2 workshops in Dublin. 1 in Limerick, Waterford and Enniscorthy in the last month. These workshops went very well. I was very happy with these workshops and I would not make any changes to these workshops. Allan said he could never do the workshops without me. From David.
Love Is In The Air -By Allan
At this time of the year, LOVE is all around us, people are getting engaged but what are the issues surrounding your marital status and having a child with special needs? Most parents I meet fall into the married category. As my wife might be reading this I have to say this is the best category!! […]
25 Lofty New Year’s Resolutions for Parents of Kids with Special Needs
This is an excellent article we came across on www.friendshipcircle.org website. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. A new year is upon us, and so we’re once again called upon to think about what we’d like to change about ourselves. As if we didn’t have enough on our plate, right? Adding the burden […]
Achieving Your Goals by David
I managed to set lots of goals in National Learning Network. Goals that I have achieved in 2016. Completed Mindfulness with Ted Leahy. Completed Microsoft Publisher Exercises in I.T Completed Art Project with Adrian Completed a Rap Project with Adrian Completed Relaxation with Sueanne. Completed C.V with Laura. I want to achieve more goals in […]
Time To Update Your Trust Plan? by Allan
As one of your goals for 2017, why not spend ten minutes to update your child’s Special Needs Trust Plan. It not as hard as you may think, all that is required is blowing the dust off your original plan, a pen and some thinking time. Why do this? Life changes and so does your […]