Developmental Differences
We see you, parents of kids with special needs. Yours is not an easy road, but NPN has many resources to help you along, whether you’ve just received a diagnosis or you’re looking for further supports for your older child.
Our Developmental Differences Parent Support Group has been making parents and caregivers feel less alone for nearly 10 years. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month—see the NPN calendar to RSVP for the next meeting.
Also celebrating its 10th birthday, the annual Developmental Differences Resource Fair brings together therapy providers, schools and fun activities for kids with special needs. And our library of videos on developmental differences offers tips and strategies on everything from potty training to IEPs.
The best part: All of our developmental differences resources are free to members and non-members alike.
👉 New! Use our Developmental Differences Resource Directory to find doctors, schools, therapy providers and more.
Providers: Click here to participate in our Developmental Differences Resource Program.
Discussions
Spring is in the air! NPN is blooming with FREE resources for families! Here is how we are MARCHing (pun intended) into April! This Friday, March 24th, 2023 from 12:00 - 12:45 pm: How to do a Comprehensive Therapeutic Preschool Search, please see the link below to register. https:/...
Seeking recommendations for: 1) Education Consultant to advise on best middle school/high school “fits” for neurodiverse child. 2) Education Lawyer to advise on options to cover tuition costs associated with private schools that specialize in educating neurodiverse/special needs stu...
NPN has some fantastic FREE webinars coming up in the next few weeks! This Friday, March 24th, 2023 from 12:00 - 12:45 pm How To Do a Comprehensive Therapeutic Preschool Search! Please use the link below to register! https://www.npnparents.org/events/event/325-how-to-do-a-comprehen...
Our 7-year old DS was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and it’s all overwhelming. We are getting support in place at school and are trying to figure out the medication question. In theory we have always been against medicating our kids, but now that we’re actually in the situation, I just don’t know....
I'm going to be doing a lot of research on this but I thought I'd pick the hive of NPN brains as well. Thank you in advance for any and all advice. I have an idea for a non profit to help teens struggling with mental health. We recently (and in some respects still are) navigating our own teen's ment...
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