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BridgingApps Reviewed App | VestLife
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: VestLife is a web-based, but mobile friendly person-centered app that helps people with disabilities or chronic health care needs manage many aspects of their life. The goal is to…
When Your Parent(s) and Your Child(ren) Have Special Needs
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 7 Minutes The sandwich generation is defined as a subset of family caregivers who are taking care of both an adult loved one and a child. Even if your children are self-reliant for their age and your…
Back to School, Second Stage: Settling in for the Long Term
Once a new school year isn’t quite so new, students and parents often discover new problems. The fresh routine becomes a rut. The syllabus looks as impossible as emptying the ocean with a teaspoon. The new friends turn unfriendly at…
Special Needs and Unwanted Surprises: Dealing with Last-Minute Disruptions in an Uncertain World
Read Time 5 Minutes If there’s anything worse than having your plans spoiled, it’s having plans spoiled when they include someone who has autism or Down syndrome, who never heard the unspoken “circumstances permitting” behind “we’ll go to the beach…
Summer Slide and Learning Disabilities
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 3 Minutes When school vacation starts, so do parental worries about “summer slide”—the extended-time-off effect by which too many kids forget what they learned the previous year. And if your children have learning disabilities, the…
COMING SOON! New, Easier Way to Search Out Your Best Apps
Finding helpful apps can be time consuming, complicated and overwhelming. We’ve been hard at work planning ways to improve your experience, and now we’re about to take a giant step forward in user-friendliness. The brand-new App Search Tool, scheduled to launch later…
Special Needs Parenting Tips for Fathers
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 6 Minutes To celebrate Father’s Day, today’s post is written for fathers, who often feel neglected amidst all the parenting advice and support groups aimed at mothers. Every dedicated father—single or paired up, full-time or…
Emergency Preparedness When a Family Member Has Special Needs
Hurricane season in the U.S. runs from June through November, and many people keep a nervous eye on the coast each summer. But for some families, emergency preparedness is especially worrisome in any season. You probably harbor higher-than-average dread of…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Moovlite
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The Moovlite app approaches being physically active in a gentle manner with the purpose of meeting the needs of people who have chronic pain and life altering medical conditions.…