by Dolores Crowley | Aug 23, 2016 | SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Success at school Planning a school meeting or meeting with therapists (or both) with regard to having an IEP (individualised education plan) can be challenging. I have attended these meetings so many times, I’ve lost count. And I have a few tips for you as...
by Allan Cuthbert | Aug 22, 2016 | SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Making a Will – An Easy to Read Guide to Making a Will An Easy to Read Guide of the issues involved with making a will or leaving an inheritance to a person with an intellectual disability. I have read this publication again recently and would recommend parents...
by David Crowley | Aug 11, 2016 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING
Abode is located in Cork and it offers services to people with disabilities. I used this service a few weeks ago and I was there for 4-nights and I found the place very good The place is fully wheelchair accessible. The staff were very good. The bedrooms are very big...
by Dolores Crowley | Jul 27, 2016 | SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Respite? A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. Isn’t that just a terrible meaning of the word respite? Ok, it took me a very long time before I let David go for respite, why? First of all, he was my first child and I was overly...
by Dolores Crowley | May 26, 2016 | SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Summer camps for special needs It amazes me that some parents have the mind-set that when summer arrives that your child will change their personality. Some parents are under the delusion that for some reason their child during the summer months will behave better,...
