Browsing: Special Needs

Fourteen-year-old Walter Polak is an honor student who passed two high school Regents exams while he was still in middle…

Cicero native Lauren Calcagnino recently found a way to blend her two life passions—dance and working with children with disabilities—by…

I am that person who starts preparing for what’s ahead way before the rest of the general population. My oldest…

“What did he do now?” asked the parent who picked up the phone call from school. My sister Jennifer Tarolli,…

Right near the front door of Justin and Kristina Bomgren’s Baldwinsville home hangs a recent photo of their two sons.…

Everyone needs a break from the stressors of daily life. Sometimes, however, that time off requires help from someone else.…

Thank goodness Amanda loves salad. We were at the indoor water park Splash Lagoon years ago, and a man came…

These back-to-school tips can put parents’ minds at ease, especially when caring for a student with special needs. Preparation and communication are key.

We just arrived home from my daughter’s first college interview. To say I wasn’t sure this moment would ever come…

Nonprofit Front Row Players began as an outlet for one local mom’s daughter, but has blossomed to help people with special needs throughout the community.