If I don’t obsess about something then it doesn’t get done. Unfortunately, I’m not always able to pick my obsessions. –David Finch, author of personal-experience book The Journal of Best Practices I Do It My Way Obsessions are a common…
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Fun Mental Exercises for Brain Awareness Month
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Here are some fun facts and activities for keeping your brain healthy. 1. Brain-Health Quiz True or False? Alzheimer’s disease is the same thing as dementia. False! As many as 40 percent of dementia cases may have…
Building a Well-Connected World for Senior Adults
BridgingApps’ programs for senior adults include “Well Connected” presentations for our local Front Porch affiliate. Usually there is one Well Connected event each quarter, in either English or Spanish, with a dozen or so attendees. The most recent (in Spanish)…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Slice It!
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Slice It! is an interactive math app with 200 brain building puzzles that challenge students’ understanding of core geometry concepts including shapes, symmetry, area, and measurement. This is a…
The Art of Turning Dreams into Strategies
Happy January! Did you make any New Year’s resolutions this year—or are you cynical about resolutions to begin with? Achieving any goal requires more than a dream: it requires sound judgment, planning, perseverance, and motivation. A challenging list for most…
Looking Ahead: Planning Tips for the New School Year and Beyond
The 2025–26 school year has begun, and the “urgent tasks” list seems to need every second you can spare. Especially if your child has to navigate a new school with low vision, try to concentrate with ADHD, or keep up…
Emergency Preparation for AAC Users
May 31 is the last day of Speech-Language-Hearing Month. June 1 is the first day of hurricane season. This article recognizes both. Here Comes Summer—Here Come Weather Worries “What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,…
Interactive Learning Apps For All | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
The long, lazy (or at least less “scheduled”) days of summer will soon be ending, and it will be time for all of us to turn our attention back to academics. Maybe your child or teen will be transitioning to…
Let’s Celebrate: Inclusive Post-Secondary Education
Begun in 2020, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) Day (May 1) emphasizes college options for disabled and underserved students. Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), as well as the more “extensive” physical disabilities (e.g., deaf-blindness and quadriplegia), mean extra challenges. In today’s…
My Child Has Autism: Could I Be Autistic, Too?
It’s happened to many parents. Your child seems to be developing slowly, or struggles with making friends, or has behavior issues at school. You consult a specialist, who suspects autism and recommends a formal evaluation. Then comes Early Childhood Intervention,…