Posts By Deborah Cavanagh
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1.7KLocal FacesSupporting Choices: Advocates Inc. helps people with special needs find their path
Founded over 25 years ago, Advocates Inc. began as a group of parents supporting one another to raise our special needs children.
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1.5KFirst PersonMentors are key to a satisfying life for a person with a developmental disability
I am that person who starts preparing for what’s ahead way before the rest of the general population. My oldest child, Amanda,...
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2.2KParentingThe Call: Parents of kids with special needs often dread the phone’s ring
“What did he do now?” asked the parent who picked up the phone call from school. My sister Jennifer Tarolli, a high...
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1.1KFirst PersonSalad Days: A young adult gets a bigger taste of independence
Thank goodness Amanda loves salad. We were at the indoor water park Splash Lagoon years ago, and a man came over to...
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1.2KChild DevelopmentGetting Off ‘The Plateau’: What motivates a child’s growth?
The concept of academic plateauing has been discussed for decades. The theory is that at a certain point there is a flattening...
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1.6KEducation NewsStriving for Success: Back-to-school tips for parents of students with special needs
These back-to-school tips can put parents' minds at ease, especially when caring for a student with special needs. Preparation and communication are...
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1.7KChild DevelopmentMoving On: A parent’s reflections on high school graduation
We just arrived home from my daughter’s first college interview. To say I wasn’t sure this moment would ever come would be...
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1.5KSpecial NeedsFront Row Players creates space for adult performers of all abilities
Nonprofit Front Row Players began as an outlet for one local mom's daughter, but has blossomed to help people with special needs...
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1.4KCrafts & DIYFinding the Halloween Fairies: Searching for an impossibly perfect costume
Every year for Halloween my teen daughter, Amanda, wants to dress as whatever character is her latest musical or movie obsession. She...
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665First PersonKing of the Road: Why not take our toddler and pets cross-country in an RV?
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...
