CONTENTS

DECEMBER 2022 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 12

THE HOLIDAYS, FAMILY & COMMUNITY

• 18 TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD MANAGE HOLIDAY STRESS By Andrea Morris, M.Ed.

COVER STORY

• 20 NEVER STOP ASKING FOR HELP By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
• 22 TIPS FOR SHOPPING FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS By Bonnie Ivers, M.A., Psy.D.

PHYSICAL THERAPY SAFETY TIP SERIES • PART I

• 24 SAFETY FOR THE ELDERLY POPULATION DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR By Hillary Sussman, MSPT

• 29 TEACHER COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS DURING VACATIONS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR By Jenn Adams
• 33 USING A CHILD'S SELF-STATEMENT TO SUPPORT INCLUSION By Jean Budd, LPC, NCC, IMH E® and Corinne G. Catalano, Ph.D., IMH E®

FEATURES

• 38 IMPROVING VIRTUAL LEARNING Article Courtesy of Montclair State University

SECOND OF A 3 PART SERIES

• 40 CREATING A SPECIAL NEEDS ESTATE PLAN THAT WORKS By Joshua Fishkind, J.D., MBA

• 47 54 SKILLS TO INCLUDE WHEN WRITING INDIVIDUALIZED, FUNCTIONAL IEP GOALS By Stephanie DeLussey

ON OUR COVER

Justin McCafferty, a 19-year-old with autism, gets ready for the holiday season; His mother Kimberlee writes about how important it is to build a support network to enable a family to make it through sometimes stressful parts of the year like the holidays. Her article and many others contain valuable tips and guidance as we approach what can be a joyous, but challenging, end of the year. Coverage begins on page 18.