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Profile Information
- Do you live in Pennsylvania?
- Yes
- What PA County do you live in?
- Chester County
- (Please select all that apply) I am:
- Employed by a non-profit organization involved in health care initiatives
- Please share some key areas of interest in the field of child health (for example, transition, autism, special education, etc.)
- I recently completed a Masters of Education in Instructional Design at Penn State, so I have a big interest in how new web technologies can be applied to building communities of practice and encouraging peer-to-peer learning.
- If you'd like, please share a little bit about yourself and your child/children.
- I only have a cat right now, but my job at the EPIC IC PA Medical Home Initiative has given me the opportunity to meet so many amazing parents!
- If you'd like, please share something fun, cool, or notable about yourself.
- I love to take pictures! I manage them on a photo-sharing and storage site called Fotki. I highly recommend it to anyone with a ton of digital photos.
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Deb's Blog
Community Project: Tips for traveling with a child who has special needs
I thought it might be a great idea to take advantage of all the brains and energy we have on this site and start our first ever community project! I know that every single member has something to contribute.
In light of the summer "travel season" that will begin soon, this a great time to reflect on successful and unsuccessful trips that you've taken with your children and share your hard-earned wisdom.
The question is, how can a parent make traveling with a child with spe… Continue
Posted on May 5, 2009 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments
How to make a connection
2. Enter a term of interest into the search box. For instance, you could search for "autism."
3. Click "search members". The search engine will return results for all the members who have the keyword in their profile.
4. View member profiles by clicking on their pictures.
5. If you'd like to introduce yourself, you can leave a public comment on the member's profile, or you can make a "friend request" by clicking on "Add as friend" (on the right hand side of the mem… Continue
Posted on February 20, 2009 at 12:00pm —
Read this first: An introduction to using this social networking site
Posted on February 20, 2009 at 11:46am —
Interview of Dr. Eve Kimball on Early Childhood Caries
Wh… Continue
Posted on February 19, 2009 at 12:46am —
Healthy Lifestyles for Kids: Part 3
BAM! Body and Mind is a website designed for kids that includes an inspiring section about fitness and exercise for children with asthma and physical disabilities.
Kidshealth.org from the Nemours Foundation is always a great source of hea… Continue
Posted on January 9, 2009 at 5:37pm —
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