tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post6260423164063569349..comments2024-03-17T12:02:12.410-04:00Comments on Love That Max : Including kids with special needs in religion: Where there's a will, there's a wayEllen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-987535029874404512016-01-16T17:04:01.896-05:002016-01-16T17:04:01.896-05:00Can't believe I am just seeing this now! Thank...Can't believe I am just seeing this now! Thanks, Emily, for your kind words. Ellen, you still know where to find me if you need me ;-)Lisa Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658106679564722646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-15555185246910801532015-10-14T14:41:58.626-04:002015-10-14T14:41:58.626-04:00Love this. Love this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138632302678904974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-30327700731583777092015-09-14T21:52:03.946-04:002015-09-14T21:52:03.946-04:00That's so wonderful! Shana Tova! How was it?...That's so wonderful! Shana Tova! How was it???lys76https://www.blogger.com/profile/10821013985489568495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-62840231892717031412015-09-14T17:10:11.746-04:002015-09-14T17:10:11.746-04:00Thought of you just a week or two ago when I read ...Thought of you just a week or two ago when I read that a new church was opening in the tiny, midwestern town where I was raised that will cater to families of adults and children with special needs. Hope you're having a great day!Kim T.http://twitter.com/kimworldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-19451453561118196752015-09-14T15:19:47.377-04:002015-09-14T15:19:47.377-04:00I am Catholic and in my church it is advertised in...I am Catholic and in my church it is advertised in the bulliten that if you have a child with special needs that you want included in Faith Formation to contact the director of Faith Formation. There are no seperate special needs classes but sometimes parents stay and other times there are aides(like myself) to assist. Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-88192496984825091042015-09-14T15:19:12.485-04:002015-09-14T15:19:12.485-04:00Wonderful news - that just shows how important it ...Wonderful news - that just shows how important it is to keep trying. D Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967899523022149905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-3693940665577323222015-09-14T14:26:31.795-04:002015-09-14T14:26:31.795-04:00An important post.
Here's a Jewish educational...An important post.<br />Here's a Jewish educational inclusion blog: http://jewishspecialneeds.blogspot.com/<br />Highly recommend, and the blogger is lovely! Maybe someone for you to connect with?Emily @ Words I Wheel Byhttp://wordsiwheelby.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-53052843926567052522015-09-14T10:16:39.616-04:002015-09-14T10:16:39.616-04:00In the Bible, we are called to make disciples of A...In the Bible, we are called to make disciples of ALL the nations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-17203535973142537572015-09-14T10:00:33.717-04:002015-09-14T10:00:33.717-04:00My child has never been officially diagnosed with ...My child has never been officially diagnosed with anything besides a speech delay due to hearing loss, but she is "spectrum-y." She has many sensory issues. She is amazingly bright, but communicates better with adults than children. We're Catholic. We started taking her to mass at age 5. I started with a daily mass on Fridays instead of the weekly mass on Sundays. Daily mass is a half-hour vs an hour and is much less attended. It doesn't meet Holy obligation, but I figured God would forgive me. At age 7, it was time for her to make first communion, confession, and confirmation. CCD at our church is held in an old, cold basement. I remember hating it as a child. My daughter found it intolerable. Add to it, teachers she didn't know and throngs of kids-many of whom she didn't know. It wasn't going to work. Thankfully, my priest is a kind man and wise soul who said, "if she won't come to us, we will come to her." He met with her every Tuesday afterschool alone in the church for a half an hour. As she is bright, they had many theological discussions that went well beyond what most seven year olds are capable of. He, through many discussions, convinced her that her attendance at Sunday masses were required of her, but CCD was something that didn't need to occur. She amazed me the first Sunday she awoke and asked to attend to church. She never took her eyes off her beloved priest, who smiled and winked at her several times during the service. She made her communion and confirmation that year, with all of the other kids, because of her priest. During the year her priest heard her sing, realized she has perfect pitch and introduced her to the choir director. Youth choir's minimum age is 6th grade, but they agreed this might be the perfect place for her to gain fellowship in the church. This year, at age 8, she sings with the youth choir. For us, there was no program. There was just slight bending of the rules and a priest who was willing to include her. We are so grateful to him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-77691076643676024602015-09-14T08:41:28.783-04:002015-09-14T08:41:28.783-04:00It's not easy. We tried but ended up making to...It's not easy. We tried but ended up making too many people feel excluded. The original attempt was deemed not sensitive enough to those with sensory issues. Next attempt was deemed too boring and unengaging by kids who had an issue other than sensory ones. We keep trying though. It's worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-26633469994798065652015-09-14T08:14:10.040-04:002015-09-14T08:14:10.040-04:00That's wonderful!That's wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com