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Spring into ACTion 2025
ByBobbieSaturday went off with a hitch and it was a beautiful day. We appreciate everyone who made donations and came out to walk with us. We are leaving the donation form live for a while longer. If you would like to donate, choose your team below. TeamJeff Donate to TeamJeff Team ACT Donate to Team…
10 Best Books for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Parenting is hard but parenting a kid with special needs can prove to be even harder. However, no matter how hard (or even easy!) it gets, it’s important to remember that it is ALWAYS OKAY for you to ask for help. Problems rise, things happen and sometimes the answers just don’t come as quickly as we need them to. Parenting woes can conquer the best of us, so here’s a list of books to help you on your journey raising your child with special needs.
Fall Arts + Crafts: Projects You Can Do with Your Special Needs Child
A great way to engage your children is through different sensory projects. Arguably the most enjoyable way to do that is via arts and crafts. You get to have fun using your brain and also come out with some pretty neat memorabilia items to store away and reminisce over later, or eventually turn into holiday ornaments for years to come.
Spring Into ACTion Recap
ByBobbieWhether you donated, ran, walked, or cheered from the sidelines, you’re all champions in our eyes. Enjoy this slideshow of all the fun we had at the Spring into ACTion Walk on May 18, 2024 making money and memories at ACT! Update! We have had a few more donations since what is shown on the…
10 Ways to Bring out the Best in Students with Special Needs
Understanding what a student needs to grow takes a little time and a little patience and sometimes just gaining experience throughout the years. Once you get a hang of inclusivity, it’s relatively smooth sailing from there. If your goal is to bring out the best in your students, we have some great pointers for how to bring out the best in your special needs students specifically!
Special Needs Representation on Television
A few weeks ago, an intern here at The Achievement Center of Texas put out a blog discussing special needs representation in film. The discussed the portrayal of those with special needs in the medium, as well as the ethical dilemma of an able-bodied actor playing a disabled character. After its release, we got to thinking about representation in in other forms of entertainment; so here we’ll be talking about television.
