About Michele
Michele is a married mom of two sons with special needs, takes care of her elderly parents next door, writes her own blog, Sparks and Butterflies, and owns her own business, Vineyard Virtual Services. Her tagline is apt ~ But aside from that, she's still completely normal.Website: http://www.sparksandbutterflies.com
Posts by Michele
A Word on the Bias You’ll Face
By Michele on August 13, 2009
Castle and Fortress
As parents to special needs kids, one obstacle we face can be other people’s perceptions.
We recently attended the updated IEP meeting for my son. I feel that a major portion of his struggles is social. I suggested homeschooling {read more}
By Michele on August 13, 2009
How to Find Special Needs Programs
By Michele on May 13, 2009
Haystack, Meet Needle
You’ve come to the conclusion that your child needs help. You also know that there are various programs out there in the vast nether that can help you help your child. Where in the world do you begin to do your research? {read more}
By Michele on May 13, 2009
Advocate – Enough Said
By Michele on May 8, 2009
mama bear
Here at Special Needs Bliss, one of our goals is to give you information and resources. The other goal is to let you know that you are not alone. That’s important. With that in mind, let me share with you a recent development.
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By Michele on May 8, 2009
Adaptive Clothing
By Michele on April 30, 2009
baby T shirt
You have a child with special needs – and you need them clothed.
Some of our kids, though, are difficult to dress – or cannot dress themselves due to their issues. From muscle control issues to wheelchair issues and everything {read more}
By Michele on April 30, 2009
Speech Therapy – A Quick Look
By Michele on January 20, 2009
Photo by Tom Morgan
For all you Special Needs Parents out there, let’s take a quick look at defining Speech Therapy in terms of our kids. We’ll be looking at other kinds of therapies later down the road as well.
WHAT
From MedicineNet.com:
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By Michele on January 20, 2009
Physical Therapy – A Quick Look
By Michele on January 15, 2009
Photo by BASykes
For all you Special Needs Parents out there, let’s take a quick look at defining Physical Therapy in terms of our kids. We’ll be looking at other kinds of therapies later down the road as well.
WHAT
From WebMD:
Physical {read more}
By Michele on January 15, 2009
Occupational Therapy – A Quick Look
By Michele on January 7, 2009
Photo by Paul J Everett
For all you Special Needs Parents out there, let’s take a quick look at defining Occupational Therapy in terms of our kids. We’ll be looking at other kinds of therapies later down the road as well.
WHAT
From Wikipedia:
Occupational {read more}
By Michele on January 7, 2009
Defining Terminology: IEP
By Michele on October 3, 2008
A lot of us within the realm of special needs parenting are barraged with… all kinds of things: terminology, definitions, diagnoses, prognoses, therapies, medications, and meetings (and more meetings.) A lot of us (and by a lot of us, I am referring {read more}
By Michele on October 3, 2008
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