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1 Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio MISSION Our goal is to provide parets of childre with special eeds with iformatio, ispiratio ad resources to best support their childre. Our magazie helps parets to discover the best opportuities available for their child ad coect with iformatio, groups ad commuity i their local market. From articles ad isight to local listigs ad directories of products ad services we aim to be a complete guide servig a wide rage of eeds. EDITORIAL: PRINT Articles Practical Tips Special Needs Plaig Resource Guide Paretig Groups & Commuity ONLINE Ask the Expert Article library Directory Paretig group evet aoucemets BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

2 Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 EDITORIAL OVERVIEW SPECIAL PARENT MAGAZINE iforms, advises, supports, ad ispires families who have oe or more childre with special eeds. May articles apply to a variety of special eeds, while others will hoe i o oe ad give advice specific to some aspect of, for example, autism, ADHD, Dow sydrome, learig disabilities, physical impairmets, etc. Examples of upcomig feature articles iclude: Get Out There, Together: A father of a tee with Phela-McDermid Sydrome shares his persoal isights o why icludig your child i outigs, despite obstacles is ot oly worth it, but ecessary Grad Expectatios: How gradparets support for parets raisig a child with special eeds ca be of immese value Usig Techology To Assist Special Needs Childre Everyday Advocate: Stadig up for your child with autism or other special eeds Examples of recurrig departmets iclude: Product & book recommedatios Quotables: A roudup of thought-provokig, laugh-iducig, ad ispiratioal thoughts from the web ad beyod that will resoate with parets of special eeds childre Diagosis: A overview of oe particular special eeds diagosis, with useful ifo icludig symptoms; what it meas for you; what it meas for your child; ad how to get ad give support Paret Support Groups Resource Guide Toolkit: Oe page per issue that is a cocrete tool for parets to referece, which will also be available for dowload o our website. Examples may iclude: Adult ADHD screeig tool Five-miute checklist that ca idetify early sigs of autism Timelie (from youth to age 18+) for trasitioig from school to idepedece DIRECTORIES Our directories provide oe comprehesive place for parets to fid local resources specifically geared to the special eeds populatio, ad iclude broader programs that are iclusive ad welcomig to childre who have special eeds. BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

3 Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION SPECIAL PARENT MAGAZINE provides vital iformatio that reaches the special eeds commuity. We cover all the ages ad stages of guidig childre with special eeds. DISTRIBUTION I Prit Log Islad 35,000 Westchester, Fairfield, Rocklad 35,000 New York City 35,000 Targeted Locatios: Special eeds schools Special eeds professioals Evets Associatios Paret Groups Olie BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

4 DISTRIBUTION Highlights Partial List over 1,000+ NYC Book 92Y Albert Eistei College of Medicie, Childre s Evaluatio & Rehabilitatio Ceter Autism Speaks Bellevue Hospital Gallop NYC Hallowell Ceter Jewish Board of Family & Childre Services Leox Hill Hospital Los Nios Services Natioal Autism Associatio New York Ceter for Autism Charter School New York Foudlig New York Uiversity Nardoff-Robbis Ceter NY Presbyteria Hospital NYC Departmet of Educatio, Committees o Special Educatio NYC Departmet of Educatio, Office of School Health NYS AHRC: The Associatio for the Help of Retarded Childre/ New York City Chapter NYU Child Study Ceter Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 Paret to Paret of NY State Rebecca School Reece School Resources for Childre with Special Needs, Ic Rivedell School Roosevelt Childre s Hospital SCO Family of Services St. Luke s Roosevelt Hospital The Reece School The Shield Istitute UCP NYC Wisto Preparatory School YAI Network (Youg Adult Istitute) Log Islad Book AHRC of Nassau Couty (Associatio for the Help of Retarded Childre) AHRC Of Suffolk Couty (Associatio for the Help of Retarded Childre) Autism Speaks Commack SEPTA Developmetal Disabilities Istitute Easter Suffolk BOCES Family Servie League Friedberg JCC The Hagedor Little Village School Hebrew Academy for Special Childre Herricks SETPA Hofstra Uiversity JCC of the Greater Five Tows LIJ Cohe Childre s Medical Ceter of New York Mahasset SEPTA Nassau BOCES Nassau Couty Office of Metal Health, Chemical Depedecy & Developmet Disabilities North Shore Uiversity Hospital NYU Child Study Ceter Oceaside SEPTA Port Washigto SEPTA QSAC Sachem SEPTA Smithtow SEPTA Suffolk Ceter for Myofutioal Therapy ad Speech Rehabiitatio The School for Laguage ad Commuicatio Developmet UCP of Greater Suffolk UPC of Nassau Couty Variety Learig Ceter West Hempstead SEPTA Wester Suffolk BOCES Suburb Book (Westchester/Rocklad/Fairfield) Abbott House Adrus Campus Programs Adrus Metal Health Services ARC of Rocklad Autism Speaks Birchwood School Blythedale Chldre s Hospital Coecticut Ceter for Child Developmet Cooperative Educatioal Services Eagle Hill School Early Childhood Directio Ceter Westchester Istitute for Huma Developmet Eastchester SEPTA Epilepsy Society of Souther NY Ic Family Ties of Westchester, Ic Fercliff Maor Hudso Valley Developmetal Services Jawoio Karafi School Natha S. Klie Istitute Natioal Autism Associatio New York School for the Deaf Ossiig SEPTO Paret s Place - Family Days ad Paret Support Groups Pearl River SEPTA Pleasatville SEPTA Rocklad Couty Associatio for Learig Disabilities Rocklad Couty Departmet of Health Rosethall JCC of Norther Westchester St. Domiic s School The Joh A Colema School The Pilot House Westchester Arc Westchester Ceter for Educatioal ad Emotioal Developmet Westchester Couty Developmetal Disabilities Services Office Yedei Chesed YMCA of Norwalk BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

5 Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 AD SIZE SPECIFICATIONS PAGE SIZES (W x H) Full Page 7 x 9 Full Page Bleed 9 x 11 (Trim Size : 8 x 10) Half Page Vertical x 9 Half Page Horizotal 7 x Quarter Page Vertical x Eighth Page x 2.05 * Magazie Trim Size : 8 x 10 Supplied Ads Digital fi le of ads from advertisers or their ad agecies ca be ed as high resolutio PDF, EPS (outlied), or TIFF fi le. Files ca also be set o CD or ZIP disk, ad must be Mac compatible. Ads created i IDesig (Mac platform preferred) should iclude: fots (o stylized or TrueType fots), artwork ad photos (saved as TIFF or EPS fi les CMYK at least 300 dpi). BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

6 NYMetro Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds HEAR it from Readers Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 BRAVO! You made me proud to be a special eeds paret (as if I was t already). Your editor s ote ad the supportive toe of the whole magazie are woderful ad welcomig. Thak you, ad agai, bravo, Special Paret! Deise R., Mahatta Special Paret magazie is amazig! Such a useful resource, ad oe that will help me atted to my duties as a dad with a special eeds kid. Thak you. Mike B., Brookly I am writig to you to express my ethusiasm for your ew Special Paret Magazie. As both a paret of a child with special eeds ad a professioal i the field, I kow that the time for your magazie has certaily come. So very glad you re here! Barbara Boroso, author, Autism Spectrum Disorders i the Maistream Classroom: How to Reach ad Teach Studets with ASDs (Scholastic) I got to see a copy of the ew magazie at the special eeds school fair at JCC last ight ad love it! I also checked out the website ad thik it s fatastic. Michaela Searfoorce, special eeds blogger at TheFoorce.com I just received a copy of Special Paret NYC ad it is a treasure chest of woderful resources. Gary Shulma, MS. Ed., Resources for Childre with Special Needs, Ic. So, I do t typically have the time to read magazies cover to cover. But the I started readig the issue I got of Special Paret, ad I could t put it dow! The magazie is spectacularly helpful, smart, ad ispirig ad chock full of ews to use. I appreciated the article o potty traiig so much I foud Michaela Searfoorce s piece so compellig ad well writte. Loved readig the roudup of quotes ad stats. Ad Dr. Koplewicz s piece was well doe as well (ad horrifyig). I thik the magazie is just fatastic! Elle Seidma, paret of a so with special eeds, jouralist, ad blogger at LoveThatMax.com ad Babble.com BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603

7 Award Wier SpecialParet Dedicated to all families of childre with special eeds Desig ad Editorial Awards Competitio 6 th Editio/Fall/Witer 2014 Ask the Experts: Special Paret Editorial opportuity Ask the Experts will have a promiet place o the Special Needs category page of the NY Metro Parets website. All expert Q&As: Will ru olie (with a lik to busiess s microsite if applicable) May be quoted i other prit articles o broader related topics i the future Will likely ru i prit issues of Special Paret Cliets: Choose from oe of the followig questios i your field, or propose a questio you thik is relevat to our readers ad your area of expertise ad aswer it. Aswers should rage from 75 words to o more tha 300 words maximum (if loger, we will edit dow). Provide full ame, credetials, locatio of busiess, ad cotact iformatio so that we may credit you as a expert accurately ad follow up with ay questios (ad a lik to your story!). your QUESTION ad ANSWER to: editor@ymetroparets.com Special Needs: Do you have advice for helpig parets focus o the joys ad uique experieces of paretig their specific child with special eeds? How ca they remember to focus o the positive? (Ad why is that worth it?) Whe a child who is takig prescriptio medicatio for their disorder expresses a desire to stop, what should a paret do? Is there a certai age whe the child might be more competet to make such a decisio? What are the risks? What situatios call for parets to seek a secod (or third) opiio from a doctor about a diagosis their child has received? Are there certai social situatios (birthday parties, play dates, sleepovers, etc.?) i which you should make your child s special eeds kow if they re ot already? Which situatios call for trasparecy ad which do ot? What is your best advice for parets who wat to make sure they are payig eough attetio to the ormal siblig of a special eeds child? Whe a child has bee recetly diagosed with a learig disability, what should the parets first steps be? How ca parets get more ivolved i advocacy issues? How should a paret tell a child with Asperger s Sydrome, for istace, that he has Asperger s? (Or ay other specific special eeds diagosis) What support or suggestios ca you offer a paret who is feelig overwhelmed by the resposibility of carig for a child with special eeds? What advice do you have for parets whe they ecouter someoe who clearly does ot uderstad or has bee miseducated about their child s special eeds? How ca a paret maitai some semblace of a ormal life whe they become cosumed with doctors appoitmets, moitorig ad urturig their child s special eeds, ad all the other resposibilities that come alog with havig a child with special eeds? BigAppleParet BrooklyParet WestchesterParet QueesParet NYMetroParets RockladParet Fairf ieldparet LogIsladParet SpecialParet A Divisio of Davler Media Group, LLC. T F Westchester Paret 901 No. Broadway Ste. 21 No. White Plais, NY 10603