Founded over 25 years ago, Advocates Inc. began as a group of parents supporting one another to raise our special needs children.
I am that person who starts preparing for what’s ahead way before the rest of the general population. My oldest child, Amanda,...
“What did he do now?” asked the parent who picked up the phone call from school. My sister Jennifer Tarolli, a high...
Thank goodness Amanda loves salad. We were at the indoor water park Splash Lagoon years ago, and a man came over to...
The concept of academic plateauing has been discussed for decades. The theory is that at a certain point there is a flattening...
These back-to-school tips can put parents' minds at ease, especially when caring for a student with special needs. Preparation and communication are...
We just arrived home from my daughter’s first college interview. To say I wasn’t sure this moment would ever come would be...
Nonprofit Front Row Players began as an outlet for one local mom's daughter, but has blossomed to help people with special needs...
Every year for Halloween my teen daughter, Amanda, wants to dress as whatever character is her latest musical or movie obsession. She...
Who takes an almost-2-year-old toddler, an 85-pound golden retriever, and two indoor cats on a three-week vacation odyssey? Yep, we do. It...