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Infant and Early Childhood Conference [May 2-4] scholarship applications are now available for parents, family members, foster parents and relative caregivers with children ages birth to six with developmental delays or disabilities. There is scholarship funding available to assist with registration fees and in some cases lodging. For more information please see: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WADEL/2018/02/28/file_attachments/965840/IECC_letter_to_FRCs_2018.pdf    

In October or November of this year the Fathers Network will have its annual conference for men who have a child with special health care needs in their life.  There will be breakout sessions in the morning and afternoon.  What suggestions do you have for topics that can be covered in those sessions?

A new study being conducted at the University of Washington's Haring Center for Research and Training in Inclusive Education is examining the relationships between children with special needs and their grandparents—and how to enhance those relationships.  Read more: https://education.uw.edu/news/connecting-grandparents-and-grandchildren-special-needs  

TODAY A STAR WAS BORN This morning I went to my son Ariel’s school in G’vaot, a scenic hilltop community south of Jerusalem to attend a school talent show.  Ariel has been attending this school since he is eight years old. He is now twenty-seven and has been living at school for the last four [...]

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Autism? A TED Talk by Justin Robbins The above link is to an interesting talk by a young man on the autism spectrum.  It's worth watching the whole thing but at six minutes and 20 seconds into his presentation he brings up the issue of how to refer to [...]

The Washington State Parent Coalitions for Developmental Disabilities need your assistance in gathering some very important information. Many families have shared that their loved one's recent assessment from the Developmental Disabilities Administration has resulted in a reduction of assessed hours. This has become a concern across our state. Please take this short survey DDA has [...]

The DSC is offering a series of four classes on this subject starting this Saturday. Rebecca Partridge, MD, head of the Down Syndrome Program at Virginia Mason, will teach the classes. Click HERE for more information.

Many parents of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not doing enough to prepare for the prospect of their children outliving them, according to a new University of Illinois study. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/02/22/few-parents-plan-future/24757/