Consider these examples of conversation missteps: The guy who rambles on about 17th century architecture. The woman who wants to know every detail of your personal life including everything you have eaten for the day. The man who gives one word answers while looking at everything in the room except [...]
We at Stanfield know that helping young people grow into emotionally mature adults is often a tall order and further, helping young adults with special needs mature emotionally has some added stumbling blocks. One of these obstacles is in the area of opposite sex friends. Although males and females can [...]
All children are prone to fidgeting, daydreaming, rowdiness or being unable to pay attention for more than a few minutes at a time; it is called being a kid. However, for some children the degree and frequency of such behavior indicates that they may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). [...]
One of the most difficult aspects of having a child with autism is seeing the pain he or she goes through in his or her interactions with other children. With difficulty managing emotions, children with autism typically have trouble developing social skills and often become victims of bullying. At Stanfield, [...]
Halloween can be a very confusing and often frightening holiday for children in general and even more so for individuals with special needs. Many, if not most of the usual rules of safe behavior and “normal” social interaction are broken. As we all know, on Halloween night children are permitted [...]
