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Learn how to advocate for your child with special needs, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.

Parenting

Find resources to help you on your parenting journey, including advice on how to find peace as the caregiver of a special needs child.

Development

Support your baby’s advancement through milestones as they develop fine motor, gross motor and communication skills.

Play

Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art.

Behavior

Find resources to help your child manage problematic behaviors by developing social skills and calming strategies.

Health & Nutrition

Find advice on how to manage doctor visits, teach self-feeding skills and discover medical treatments for blind children.

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Featured Posts

Mother breast feeding her child while working

Fine and Gross Motor

5 Alternatives to Tummy Time for Babies with Motor Development Challenges

Does your baby struggle with tummy time due to motor development challenges? These alternatives to tummy time will offer the same benefits.

Speech therapist and little patient training articulation.

Special Needs

Early Intervention for Kids with Developmental Delays

Discover the benefits of early intervention for children with developmental delays and how support and services can unlock their full potential.

White shelving with colorful storage baskets and boxes with toys.

Play, Toys

Ingenious Toy Storage Ideas to Revolutionize Your Space

Your home doesn't have to be overwhelmed by toys, even in the throes of raising tiny humans. Revolutionize your space with these ingenious toy storage ideas today!

A visually impaired baby boy in PT reaches for a toy.

Development, Visual Impairment

Development Charts for Blind and Visually Impaired Babies and Children

Blind children may have delayed development in several key areas. These development charts outline milestones for visually impaired babies.

Smiling child psychologist and kid with dyslexia playing with building blocks.

Autism, Development, Special Needs

Understanding Cognitive Developmental Delay in Children

Cognitive developmental delays occur when a child’s thinking and reasoning are significantly below the expected average. Learn the signs and best ways to help.

Wooden toys in a box.

Parenting, Toys

How To Clean Wooden Toys: Simple, Safe & Effective Tips

As long as you know how to clean wooden toys effectively, they should continue looking great for generations.

Latest Posts

Illustration of a mother and baby practicing tactile sign language outdoors.

Communication, Visual Impairment

Understanding Tactile Sign Language for Deaf-Blind Children

Tactile sign language allows deaf-blind children to communicate through touch. Multiple forms of tactile sign language can be adapted to meet individual needs.

A futuristic image of a face in profile and a brain depicted as computer code.

AI Discovers a Promising Treatment for Blindness

An AI system has identified a potential treatment for age-related blindness. This shows how AI could accelerate discoveries for the entire blind community.

Illustration of a blind child wearing a virtual reality headset and holding a white cane, standing in a grassy outdoor setting.

Assistive Technology, iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment

Apple Unveils New Accessibility Features: What It Could Mean for Blind and Disabled Children

Apple announced new accessibility features, including visual aid tools for the Vision Pro headset. Here's what these updates could mean for blind and disabled children, plus what parents and educators...

A medical assistant robot wearing a name tag that says ChatGPT.

Advocacy, Special Needs

How We Built an AI Medical Assistant with ChatGPT (and Why Every Complex Care Family Should Too)

Learn how one family turned medical records into a powerful AI medical assistant using ChatGPT. A practical guide for parents managing complex care.

An image of a chip being implanted in a brain and the text

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment

Neuralink Announces Plans to Restore Sight to the Blind with Brain Chip

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has announced plans to begin human trials of its new “Blindsight” brain chip by the end of 2025.

Teacher having meeting with parent of schoolboy.

IEPs

What Should I Bring to My Child’s First IEP Meeting?

Prepare for your child's first IEP meeting with confidence! Discover exactly what documents to bring, including educational records, medical info, and questions to ask.

Mother cleaning a bottle.

Special Needs

5 Spring Cleaning Tips for Families of Children with Disabilities

Spring cleaning is an opportunity to create a more accessible, organized, and supportive space for your child with disabilities. Declutter, deep clean, and refresh!

Skylar and Peter playing piano together.

Visual Impairment

The Gift of Understanding: How a Young Child Helps His Blind Father Navigate Life

When a parent is blind, it’s natural for people to wonder how their sighted child will adapt. Will they struggle to understand their parent’s needs? Will they feel burdened by...

Three pictures of children being helped by volunteers at May We Help.

Assistive Technology, Support

May We Help: Engineering Independence for People with Disabilities

May We Help is dedicated to designing and building custom solutions that help individuals of all ages achieve mobility, access, and independence, all at no cost.