Parental Wisdom® by Tina Nocera » Special Needs http://parentalwisdom.com/blog Helping parents raise good people. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:14:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Temple Grandin, PH. D. http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=596 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=596#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:28 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=596

Kudos to HBO for presenting  Temple Grandin.

Not only was the movie was uplifting and interesting, but I felt something that doesn’t often happen with most shows; I was left wanting more.

Fortunately I found the real Temple Grandin as she presented a lecture at TED.  Ted is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.  TED started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.

Click here to see her presentation video. Temple Grandin at TED 2010 We need all kinds of minds

]]> http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=596 53 The Sandwich Kid http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=179 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=179#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:36:26 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/the-sandwich-kid/ I have a sign hanging up at home. It says ‘No Whining’ and has a red circle around it, with a red line through it. I first drew that sign when my kids were little and whining, as young children often do. I remember thinking one day how ineffective a means of communication whining was and that I didn’t want to add any more whiners to an ever growing population.

That is especially true when it comes to me. Anytime I feel overwhelmed or stressed, I realize that there is always someone that has a more difficult time, and none more than parents and families of children struggling with an illness or a disability.

I was surprised to learn that over 650 million people in the world suffer from disabilities, from mild to severe. If you think about how many siblings and family members that would affect, the number is staggering.

Take a look at this brief clip of The Sandwich Kid– a film about special needs families. I guarantee you won’t whine again about the struggles you face. Thanks Judy Winter for sharing this ten minute promo.

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