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Please read latest article by Sera Rivers Westfield Public Schools anti-bullying forum
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Please read latest article by Sera Rivers: APA proposes changes to Autism Spectrum Disorders - http://tinyurl.com/yk24vfg
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Please read latest article by Sera Rivers and pass along: Are our children's futures protected? A movie review: The Blind Side - http://tinyurl.com/y9l989d
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Hey Delores, I am a special ed parent and I have one question: what is an ARD meeting? Is it an IEP meeting? The lingo doesn't sound familiar.
I am a writer as well. I recommend that you go into your local Barnes and Noble and look at the books on…
Please read latest article by Sera Rivers on Examiner: Blue October's PUTP mental health tour resumes. Pre-sale Monday
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Please read latest article by Sera Rivers on Examiner and pass along to anyone who may benefit. Who takes care of parents of children with special needs?
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Happy New Year Everyone! Friend me on here to get useful information about special needs, special education, and mental health! Here's to a successful year!
Please read my latest article on Examiner: Support charities with holiday greeting cards - http://tinyurl.com/ygwz9d9
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- About Me:
- Sera Rivers is the Chicopee Special Needs Kids Examiner and writes articles about sepcial education and raising children with learning disabilities. Sera’s creative writing classes at her local YMCA teach adults and teens how to express and market their writing talents in a relaxed atmosphere. In her two years of teaching, several of her students have been published.
Sera wrote the nonfiction manuscript, Diagnosing Parents’ Rights: a mother’s journey to helping her son learn (not yet published). It details the true account of her struggle with professionals who adamantly tried to label her son, Indigo, with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) despite her strong opposition. The struggle between mother and professionals reveals the multitude of evaluations and tests that led to Indigo’s correct diagnosis.
Readers will get an inside look at the life of a real child, a real mother and how they struggled with the baffling symptoms– extreme paranoia, no concept of time, appearance of inattention, incessant talking, and poor fine motor skills. These seemingly unrelated problems are very common symptoms of NLD. However, these symptoms could be misdiagnosed for ADHD by general pediatric practices and educational specialists at first glance. To read an excerpt from the book, click here.
After her struggle with educational professionals, Sera moved to a new town and got involved with the city’s special education professionals. She co-chaired her local Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for two years where she worked with the Special Education Department and other parents to bring awareness about important issues to families of children with disabilities. In addition, she was the liaison in her son’s school for parents who had questions or concerns regarding their children’s education, the Special Education Department, and SEAC in general.
In addition to Diagnosing Parents’ Rights, Sera has written an eclectic mix of short stories, poems and articles for Southwoods, a literary magazine. She is in the midst of editing her memoir Don’t You Want Me? (not yet published).
For more information about Sera Rivers, her writing courses, and her published works, please visit her website at www.serarivers.com. Or you can contact Sera directly via email at: serarivers@yahoo.com
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Please read latest article by Sera Rivers Westfield Public Schools anti-bullying forum
Pass along to everyone who may benefit from this. Thank you.
Happy Warm Weather,
Sera Rivers
Pass along to everyone who may benefit from this. Thank you.
Happy Warm Weather,
Sera Rivers
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 4:06pm —
APA proposes changes to ASD diagnoses
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The Blind Side
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Posted on January 12, 2010 at 3:30pm —
Mental health & suicide prevention music tour resumes
Please read latest article by Sera Rivers on Examiner: Blue October's PUTP mental health tour resumes. Pre-sale Monday
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Posted on January 9, 2010 at 7:55pm —
Who takes care of parents of children with special needs?
Happy New Year!
Please read latest article by Sera Rivers on Examiner and pass along to anyone who may benefit. Who takes care of parents of children with special needs?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sera Rivers
Please read latest article by Sera Rivers on Examiner and pass along to anyone who may benefit. Who takes care of parents of children with special needs?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sera Rivers
Posted on January 5, 2010 at 11:29am —
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- At 2:26pm on January 11, 2010,
Rudy Sims said…
- just wanted to stop by and say hi. How are you today? Thanks for being a member of this community.
- At 11:34pm on December 31, 2009,
No Barriers Radio said…
- Welcome to nobarriersradio.com. We are currently based in London UK and have a global outlook as well as local and national. Much about our project is being developed and much of that is through our website nobarriersradio.com. Keep in touch as much is planned.
- At 1:08pm on November 7, 2009,
- thank you for responding to my comment and continued success to you. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out at any time.
- At 12:32pm on November 6, 2009,
- hello how are you? Just wanted to say have a great weekend. And thanks for being a part of this community.
- At 12:14pm on October 18, 2009,
Scott Rains said… - Thanks
- At 3:04am on October 17, 2009,
- Hello how are you today? I just wanted to wish you a wonderful weekend :-) sincerely Rudy Sims
- At 8:02am on October 14, 2009,
Ken Morrow said… - thank you, sera. looking forward to reading more of your work.
- At 12:52pm on October 10, 2009,
LUKOO Gideon said… - thanks
- At 12:49pm on October 10, 2009,
LUKOO Gideon said…
- you are very beautiful your beauty mentioned
- At 6:49pm on October 7, 2009,
Dolle said…
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Morgan's Wonderland Park in San Antonio, TX is the very first park designed with special needs children in mind. It is inexpensive - free for the children, free parking and only $5.00 per person for the caregivers. You can bring in your own food a…
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I'll ad…
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