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A Mother Reflects: Daughter With Special Needs Surpasses Doctors’ Predictions (from NYMetroParents)

A Mother Reflects: Daughter With Special Needs Surpasses Doctors’ Predictions (from NYMetroParents)

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 03/27/2014

My following post was first published as an article in NY Metro Parents on March 24, 2014. (Click here to read it on NYMetroParents.com) Our 24-year-old daughter lives in a two-bedroom apartment, 15 minutes from our home, with another young woman and staff supervision. She has two volunteer jobs and one paying job. Her volunteer […]

A Year’s Journey From All Sides Now:  03-26-12

A Year’s Journey From All Sides Now: 03-26-12

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 03/26/2012

All Sides Now: There is no easy way to end this series of posts on parenting adult special needs. Do I summarize, itemize, measure growth, anticipate challenge or celebrate accomplishment? Do I thank and applaud or alert and inform? Shouldn’t I be doing all of that? My hope is that I have done all of […]

Exiting: The Purpose of This Meeting  4-12-11

Exiting: The Purpose of This Meeting 4-12-11

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 04/12/2011

The Final PPT:  Yesterday, I received confirmation for our final PPT, mid May. Our daughter is now about to “exit” from our school district after 13 years of being under their auspices, since the age of 3. From her entrance into an inclusion special education preschool through her freshman year at the local high school, […]

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