Learning to cope with obsessive behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome
I once wrote an essay called “The House of Questions.” In it, I shared questions my husband asks repeatedly, such as, “If you were me, which way would you drive home?” This might be…
Choosing Happiness — Janet Favorite
Janet Favorite is a longtime resident of St. Paul, Minnesota. Her memoir, “Raising Robert,” was written as a guide for new parents of children with special needs, and it includes the story of her son’s experience with mental illness. Janet swims often and boasts of having gone swimming in two Great Lakes, three oceans, three seas, and several cold Minnesota lakes. She feels her outdoor adventures replenish her spiritual energy, enabling her to cope with life’s challenges. You can find her at Janet-Favorite.com.
Helping children with PWS navigate their school systems
A mother posted on Facebook recently that she’d let her son with Down syndrome choose between adapted and non-adapted activities in high school; it worked reasonably well, she said. We gave a similar…
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