National Children’s Mental Health Day Yesterday, May 7th, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hosted National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. As part of the larger Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health Campaign, National Children’s Mental
April Is C-Section Awareness Month
World Cesarean Section Awareness Month Spring is a busy season for awareness events related to birth injury and children’s health—between March and May, we celebrate and recognize awareness endeavors including, but not limited to, cerebral palsy (CP), intellectual and developmental
Sensory-Friendly Easter Bunny Scheduled to Visit Ann Arbor, Michigan Special Needs Children
A Special Visit from the Easter Bunny On Sunday, March 29th, Ann Arbor’s Briarwood Mall is sponsoring a morning visit from the “Caring Bunny,” an Easter Bunny who specifically visits with children with special needs and sensory processing disorders. This
Michigan Special Needs School’s Grassroots Fundraiser: Pros, Cons and Unforeseen Repercussions
The Lincoln Center, a special education branch of Wyandotte Public Schools, recently posted a fundraising initiative on GoFundMe in pursuit of assistive educational technologies for their students with cognitive impairments, autism spectrum disorders, and emotional impairments. The posting, which expressed
HIE and ADHD | Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Linked to ADHD in Children
The Relationship between HIE and ADHD | New Research A study by the Kaiser Permanente Foundation shows that oxygen deprivation prior to birth puts children at a higher risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Specifically, the study states that