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Parent Conference 2019: An interview with Elizabeth Joseph

June 14, 2019 By Megan Kelley Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Joseph is a scholarship recipient who traveled from Kongiganak to attend the 2019 Annual Parent Conference: Transforming Challenging Behaviors into Meaningful Communication, to learn some useful information on how to manage the challenging behaviors of her two children. Stone Soup Group interviewed her following the 2019 Parent Conference. Here is what she had to Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: behavior, challenging, Communication, FASD, Parent Conference, rural alaska

Brittney’s Story Continued…

May 19, 2016 By Tory Shanklin Leave a Comment

The money:   There are many factors that make living in Barrow with special needs unlike anywhere else. Basically, living here and having to seek medical professional help = EXPENSIVE and very nerve racking. We have been very lucky with my sister and her getting the medical help she’s needed. But we have also been Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, down syndrome, family, parenting, rural alaska, school, special needs, story telling

Brittney’s Story: Part 1

January 29, 2016 By Tory Shanklin 1 Comment

Brittney Toalston is sharing her family’s story with us about what it is like to have a family member with special needs in rural Alaska. This story will be delivered in four parts. My family has lived in Barrow, 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, for the last 29 years. My sister who is Learn More

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Alaska, down syndrome, families, family, health issues, rural alaska, sister, special needs

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