by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 30, 2020
Author: Meredith R. Pizzi, MPA, MT-BC Founder and Executive Director, Roman Music Therapy Services, LLC Have you ever been in the kitchen, preparing dinner maybe, and your spouse or your child starts humming a recognizable tune and suddenly it’s in your brain?! Soon... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 24, 2020
Author: El Robertson | Pediatric Speech and Language Therapist BSc Before they can talk and even walk . . . babies love music. Whether it is dancing to music from the TV, clapping along to moms singing or banging spoons with daddy on the table, babies can’t get... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 23, 2020
Author: Annette Hines, Founder of Special Needs Companies When my daughter Elizabeth was young, I used to feel anxious and lose sleep over the transition from summer to the new school year, even as much as she was looking forward to it. Elizabeth was blind and in a... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 16, 2020
Back when my children were little, homeschooling was still a bit more radical than it is today given the current pandemic. For those of you who don’t know me, I was raising two daughters mostly alone after an early divorce. My oldest, Elizabeth, was profoundly... 
by Special Needs Family Services | May 31, 2020
Special Needs Companies founder Annette Hines is matching every donation (up to $5,000) to Perkins School for the Blind in honor of her daughter Elizabeth’s birthday. Elizabeth was born on May 31, 1996, and was quickly diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease, a... 
by Special Needs Family Services | May 29, 2020
On May 31, 1996, a beautiful baby girl named Elizabeth was born. Her mother, Advocate and Attorney Annette Hines, was overjoyed with the arrival of her firstborn, although scared at the thought of caring for this 29-week tiny preemie who seemed so fragile. It wasn’t...