Continuing our series celebrating Developmental Disabilities Month with Oliver Behavioral Consultants, today we are talking Speech Therapy. We were fortunate to not only have one amazing SLP, but two. Julie and Christine are a full wealth of information. To learn more about OBC, please visit their website www.oliverbehavior.com

For the entire month of March, we will be celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. To kick off our 4 part series, Founder of Oliver Behavioral Consultants, Dr. Patricia Oliver has graced our guest chair today. We will be speaking about Behavioral Therapy and she will drop some nuggets of wisdom and cool ideas and mindset for us parents. Visit their website at www.oliverbehavior.com

Today's episode is both a Shero Special Needs Mom testimony and an awesome discussion on caregivers. Tramaine's journey with her daughter Char'lee is beautiful and inspiring. 

Have you ever heard of the 5 Love Languages? What if I told you, that there's a book that will specify Love Languages for our special needs kids and those who interact with them regularly. Sitting in my guest chair today is co-author of Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families, Jolene Philo. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review!

https://www.amazon.com/Sharing-Abundantly-Special-Needs-Families/dp/0802418627

Do you have your child in a fun after school program that is designed especially for them? Us parents are so blessed to have individuals in the world like Jackie Zamora that puts the passion in compassion for our kids. Listen as we discuss the foundation of the Zamdance Fitness Studio in Maryland. You can follow Jackie on IG @zamdance 

Today we are celebrating a Shero Special Needs Mom, Melanie Oates. She is a philanthropist, special needs advocate, momprenuer and most important a super mom to twin special needs children. She's doing all of this while working full-time. Dive into her story and learn a nugget of wisdom from her experience.

Moms, wish someone gave you a blueprint to achieve peace and happiness in whatever your current situation is? Well, Linda James Bennett has given us 21 Steps to Become A Seriously Happy Special Needs Mom in her book. The book is available on Amazon. 

Toby Karten is dropping some inclusion wisdom with us. How do you view inclusion and how does it affect your child? Karten breaks down the ins and outs of inclusion in our schools and homes. She says inclusion should be a way of life. We reference her publication, Building on the Strengths of Special Needs Students, which can be found here.

Ever wonder what your non-disability children are feeling about their special needs sibling? We are diving into this topic with Jessica Leving, Author of Special Siblings: Growing Up With A Special Needs Sibling and the host of new podcast, Special Siblings. Get the show notes and the link to her book at http://shaneywashington.com/episode26

It feels great to be back after the holiday hiatus. Let's catch up on holiday events and dive into the process of setting goals vs resolutions as a special needs parent. Please leave a review!! Join my Squad at shaneywashington.com