“Advice for Families with Children that have Special Needs”

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The Bright Feats show has advice, tips, support and more for families with children that have medical, educational and special needs. We interview experts about the latest topics regarding autism, ADHD, sensory processing issues, learning disabilities, advocating for your child and much more. Every child has special needs at certain times in their journey, let us help you find what you need to help your child achieve. Allie and Rori bring to this show their experience as a nurse and a teacher and are both parents of special children.

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20 Nov 2008, 12:33 am
Bright Feats Show 008: A pediatric office for your Medically Complex Child

Today our special guest is LeeAnn Atkinson with Florida Pediatric Associates (FPA). Lee Ann is a Registered Nurse with pediatric ICU experience and is the office manager for the practice. Dr. Ben Guedes established the practice in 1987 which is thriving and caring for medically complex children in Central Florida. He developed the 24 hr [...]

21 Oct 2008, 2:47 am
Bright Feats Show 007:Interview with Bobbi Barber, Co-founder of ABC School House, a Center for Children with Autism and Related Disorders

It is always a joy to talk with businesses that offer services for our children and today on our show we have ABC School House Co-Founder and Director, Bobbi Barber. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Together with Hyndi Khomutetsky, also Co-Founder, they have 18 years experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. [...]

14 Oct 2008, 1:43 am
Bright Feats Show 006: A BrightStart for Medically Fragile Children

We had the pleasure of talking with Linda Brown. Linda is an Occupational Therapist who has worked with medically fragile children for over fifteen years. She is the owner of BrightStart Pediatrics and creator of the BrightStart program that meets the medical, developmental and social needs of the children they serve.1. Please describe the program [...]

3 Oct 2008, 12:10 am
Bright Feats Show 005: Helping your Child with Sensory Processing Disorder

We had the pleasure of talking with Sandy Wainman. Sandy is an Occupational Therapist and co-founder of LifeSkills, the first clinic specializing in Sensory Integration in the metropolitan Orlando area.1. What is the definition of Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing Disorder? “It is a difficulty experienced by very good, intelligent children. It definitely has nothing [...]

16 Sep 2008, 2:22 am
Bright Feats Show 004: Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs, continued.

We continue our interview with Pam Lindemann. Pam has been advocating for children with special needs for over 10 years and is the founder of an organization called Panda for Parents. Panda for Parents helps parents get what they need in the public school system. Through Panda for Parents, Pam offers a free support group [...]

5 Sep 2008, 9:29 pm
Bright Feats Show 003: Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs

We interviewed a wonderful mom with two children with special needs, Pam Lindemann. She has been advocating for her with children with special needs for over 10 years and is the founder of an organization called Panda for Parents. Panda for Parents helps parents get what they need in the public school system. Through Panda [...]

27 Aug 2008, 2:15 am
Bright Feats Show 002: A Parent’s Perspective on Raising a Child with Special Needs, Continued

We interviewed a local mom, Michele. She has 2 boys, one of whom has Asperger syndrome and one with a sensory processing disorder. In this episode she continues to share with us her experiences raising special needs children. She shares some books that are helpful to her and gives us terrific tips about getting insurance [...]

31 Jul 2008, 2:38 am
Bright Feats Show 001: A Parent’s Perspective on Raising a Child with Special Needs

We interviewed a local mom, Michele. She has 2 boys, one of whom has Asperger syndrome and one with a sensory processing disorder. She shares with us her experiences raising special needs children and meeting the needs of her family as a whole. She has given us homework tips, preparing a portfolio and you get [...]

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