Order Up!
Most of the students in Bridget Flynn’s class at the Delrey School — a small private school that serves around 30 children with disabilities...
5 Myths of Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the United States with a growth rate of more than 1,100 percent,...
No Longer Hoop Dreams
Five-year-old Vaughn Barrier has always wanted one thing above all others: to play basketball alongside his dad, with whom he also shares a name....
Community Service
At first glance, the group gathered in the library in Temple Oheb Shalom resembles any religious education class. This particular Saturday morning, the power...
How a Mom Became an Advocate
When her daughter, Darcy, was born nine years ago with Down syndrome, West Towson mother Alana McFall says she “dealt with every stereotype.” McFall...
Practice Run
Air travel can be stressful for any family, but when a child has autism or other special needs, stressors multiply — for both parents...
The Gifts of ADHD
Toni Greenberg could say one thing with certainty about her son during his elementary school years: “Unless you put him under general anesthesia, he...
Baltimore hosted autism conference
Baltimore played host to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area Autism Conference late last month. The conference was sponsored by Future Horizons, Inc., an organization whose...
Hear her out
At 2 years old, Elena Pearlstein wasn’t babbling. Instead, “she was screeching,” says her mom, Michele Pearlstein. “I was told: ‘Don’t worry. Isabella...
A Reader’s Best Friend
Can a dog teach a child to read? Kelly Logan Gould thinks so. Not just any dog can do it, but a Karma Dog...
