The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: St. Joseph’s Children Hospital Chronic-Complex Clinic!

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St. Joseph’s Children Hospital Chronic-Complex Clinic

Special Needs Family Hour has a special presentation for you – listen !   

The Tampa Bay area is fortunate to have St. Joseph’s Children’s Chronic-Complex Clinic in our community. It is one of five Chronic-Complex Clinics in the country. The Clinic cares for children with special needs The clinic specializes in helping children with multiple life threatening conditions that require intensive treatment from a wide array of specialists. The clinic saves time and money, improves patient care, and improves the quality of life for the patient and their family.

Pictured: LaKeesha Hines, Willie Hines, Keri Eisenbeis, Stefanie Alt, and Julie Ames, SNFH

Our guests are representatives of the Chronic-Complex Clinic at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital.
Stefanie Alt – Practice Manager for the Chronic-Complex Clinic
Keri Eisenbeis – Director of Government Relations for BayCare a
Willie & LaKeesha Hines – Parents of Braelyn who has benefited from the Chronic Complex Clinic

The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: “Financial Planning for the Special Needs Family!”

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Financial Planning for the Special Needs Family

Join us Sunday afternoon on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm! 
Our guest this week is Ric Edelman, Founder and Executive Director of Edelman Financial Services.

Ric has devoted his career to improving financial literacy. Barron’s has ranked him the #1 independent financial advisor in the nation three times. His firm, Edelman Financial Services, is now one of the largest financial planning firms in the country, managing $18 billion for more than 30,000 clients nationwide. Ric is an award-winning radio and television personality, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. His ninth book, The Truth About Your Future will be published in March. You can learn more at Ric Edelman.com. 

Ric Edelman, Founder & Executive Director of Edelman Financial Services
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The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Tahni Cullen, Author of “Josiah’s Fire”!

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Tahni Cullen, Author of “Josiah’s Fire”

Join us this Sunday afternoon on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm!

Our guest this week is Tahni Cullen. She is the author along with Cheryl Ricker of the book “Josiah’s Fire”. “Josiah’s Fire” recently hit #1 on Amazon’s Special Parenting.   It is an amazing true story of family, hope, and hearing God’s voice through a speechless boy with autism.

Tahni and her husband Joe were thrust into a nightmare when their two-year-old-son, Josiah, a typical toddler, suddenly lost his ability to speak, play, and socialize. The diagnosis was Autism Spectrum Disorder. Five years later, Josiah, who had not been formally taught to read or write, suddenly began to type on his iPad profound sentences about God, science, history, business, music, strangers, and his heavenly encounters.

The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Quinn Bradlee: Founder of Friends of Quinn!

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Quinn Bradlee: Founder of Friends of Quinn

Join us this Sunday afternoon on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm!
Our guest is Quinn Bradlee, filmmaker, author, and the founder of the Friends of Quinn, an online community for the Learning Disabled and those who love them.

Bradlee’s role as founder is focused on raising awareness about the opportunity for
success with learning differences through video interviews with noted celebrities,
political leaders, and LAI Leaders. He has dedicated the last four years of his life to
helping others with Learning Differences and Velo-Cardio-Facial-Syndrome (VCFS).

Quinn Bradlee is the son of long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee
and bestselling author Sally Quinn. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. 

Pictured:  Natalie Tamburello – NCLD, Quinn Bradlee and Julie Ames –SNFH

Also joining us is Natalie Tamburello, a Program Associate with the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). NCLD is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with learning and attention issues.

The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Keeping Your Child Safe!

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Keeping Your Child Safe

Join us Sunday afternoon on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm!
Our guest is Christopher Heaverin, Detective from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Internet Predator Unit.

Detective Christopher Heaverin and Julie Ames, SNFH

We will be discussing the Internet and Technology, The Sexual Predator/Offender, Victimology, and Child Pornography. These are difficult subjects to discuss but important when it comes to keeping our children safe.

The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Emmy Winning A&E Reality TV Show “Born This Way”!

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Emmy Winning A&E Reality TV Show “Born this Way”

The Special Needs Family Hour has a special presentation for you – listen here!

We are featuring the Emmy Award Winning A&E reality show “Born This Way”. The show just started its 3rd season. It is on Tuesday evenings at 9 PM. If you missed the first episode, you may view it on the A&E website.

Pictured:  Steven, Elena, Rachael, Christina, John, Megan, and Sean 

The series follows a group of seven young adults with Down Syndrome along with their family and friends in Southern California. One of the young adults with Down Syndrome featured on the show is named Sean. We discuss the show with Sean’s mother, Sandra McElwee.

Later in the show we discuss Travel Tips.

The Founders Of All About Speech And Language Discuss Speech And Language Therapy

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The Founders of All About Speech and Language Discuss Speech and Language Therapy

This week’s show will feature Alicia Yimoyines and Brieann Yimoyines Papp, Speech-Language Pathologists and owners of All About Speech & Language, a pediatric private practice located here in Tampa, FL with offices in Riverview and South Tampa.  As graduates of University of Florida and Boston University, they have a passion for working with children, with and without a special needs diagnosis, and specialize in therapies for reading and social skills.

All About Speech & Language (AASL) is a premier therapy company offering a unique approach to therapy that is reflective of the needs of their clients and families. They offer highly skilled speech/language and occupational therapy services with unwavering commitment and dedication to providing quality, evidence-based, results-driven treatment.

Discover All About Speech & Language 2016 Summer Programs! Featuring:  Tiny Socialights, Socialights Elementary (Social Skills Programs),  Intensive Reading and Handwriting Booster at their Riverview and South Tampa Offices!  Limited Spaces Available!

All About Speech & Language also offers individual Speech and Occupational Therapy appointments throughout the summer. Please contact Holly Marino at 813-220-0971 or info@aaspeech.com for more information.

Brieann Yimoyines Papp, Alicia Yimoyines, Julie Ames, SNFH, and Jose Cruz, On-Air Studio Engineer

Brieann Yimoyines Papp, Alicia Yimoyines, Julie Ames, SNFH, and Jose Cruz, On-Air Studio Engineer

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Emma Hemness Attorney at Law Discusses Long Term Care, SSI, Trusts, and Able Accounts

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Emma Hemness Attorney at Law Discusses Long Term Care, SSI, Trusts, and Able Accounts

Our guest is Emma Hemness Attorney at Law. She is a state and nationally recognized Expert in Elder Law. She is one of only 100 board certified elder law attorneys in Florida. She was the 2011 Florida Elder Law Attorney of the Year, 2011 Top 50 Women Lawyers in Florida, and Florida Super Lawyer in Elder Law 2008-2015.

Emma is one of our families most trusted advisors. She has helped us put into place – a plan to take care of our daughters when we are no longer around. She also has helped my Mother and  Mother-in-law with their Estate planning.

We discuss planning ahead to protect your special needs child with disabilities, including Long Term Care, Supplemental Security Income, Guardianship Advocacy, Trusts, and Able Accounts.

Emma Hemness and Julie Ames, SNFH

Emma Hemness and Julie Ames, SNFH

The Elder Law Office of Emma Hemness, P.A.
Emma R. Hemness, Esquire

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Discuss “Finding Mathew” with Author Donna Kirk. It’s a Story of Hope and Encouragement.

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“Finding Matthew” with Author Donna Kirk: A Story of Hope and Encouragement

Our guest this week is Donna Kirk. She is the author of the book “Finding Mathew”. It is a story about “the sorrows, struggles, and challenges, as well as the amazing presence of love and joy – that come with being the parent of a child with disabilities.

Donna’s son Matthew was born brain-damaged as a result of oxygen deprivation. At the time (1970) Donna and her husband were advised by doctors to put Matthew in an institution, have another baby as soon as possible, and get on with their life. Needless to say Donna and her husband did not take that advice! “Finding Matthew” tells the story of Matthew’s life from birth to age 40.

Donna Kirk Pictured Left: Donna Kirk

DonnaKirk.com: Donna Kirk’s blog is all about what happened in between Matthew’s devastating diagnosis and his successful life as a respected, contributing member
of society.

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Special Needs Ministries – One Roof Initiative and Young Life Capernaum

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Special Needs Ministries – One Roof Initiative and Young Life Capernaum

This week’s show will feature Sally DePalma of The One Roof Initiative and Allen Guy with special friends from the New Tampa Young Life Capernaum Ministries.

On April 23, 2016, The One Roof Initiative will partner with Idlewild Baptist Church,
to host “Disability and Your Church” for Church Leaders and Volunteers! Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing ($20) through Apr. 3, then $25. Lunch is included!  Register Online Here

Young Life began with a few simple ideas about sharing the truth of God’s love with adolescents. Link