Project ELA - Exceptional Little Angels Foundation - ELA Foundation

11/10/2020

https://www.facebook.com/ADHDSOCPHILS/videos/686348052284627/

29/08/2020

https://www.additudemag.com/parenting-motherhood-family-adhd-children-reflection/

She raised three children with ADHD. She survived and her kids thrived. A mom looks back on the happy, maddening years.

31/03/2019

https://gogetfunding.com/projectela/

"Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have."— Margaret Mead

12/12/2018

For me this is the best decision I’ve made. Talking to my son about his condition just like what this mother did. My son understands and accepts that he has ADHD and it has been helping him manage his condition. Talk to your child about it. Show them that it is a gift.
https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/why-i-told-my-kids-adhd?slot_pos=article_2&utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd&utm_content=2018-12-06 #1

Despite facing criticism from peers, being open and honest with my kids about their ADHD has empowered them in many ways.

30/11/2018

Sensory Diet..

https://www.healthline.com/health/guide-to-sensory-diet?slot_pos=article_1&utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd&utm_content=2018-11-29 #1

A sensory diet is a program of sensory activities that kids perform during the day to ensure they’re getting the input their bodies need. Whether the concept of sensory diets is new to you or you’re looking for more specific information for your child, our guide can help.

23/06/2018

It’s the start of another school year. Here are some tools and strategies to help our kids with ADHD succeed

https://childmind.org/article/school-success-kit-for-kids-with-adhd/

Tools and strategies for children and teenagers with ADHD to help manage time, stay focused, and handle homework for success at school.

25/05/2018

If you live with ADHD, you know that it's a complex condition. Here's a top-to-bottom look at it, from causes and testing to natural remedies and tips for coping.

25/05/2018

Here’s what you need to know about ADHD

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd?slot_pos=article_1&utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd&utm_content=2018-05-24

If you live with ADHD, you know that it's a complex condition. Here's a top-to-bottom look at it, from causes and testing to natural remedies and tips for coping.

13/05/2018

Happy Mothers’ Day specially to the moms of kids with special needs. From Project ELA.

04/05/2018

There’s a brighter side to having ADHD. And here are so me of the benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/benefits-of-adhd?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd&utm_content=2018-05-03

While ADHD can create its own set of behavioral challenges, having the condition has proven to be an advantage to some. Here's how to make it work for you.

20/04/2018

Highlight the positives. This works for us.

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/calm-children-natural-remedies?slot_pos=article_1&utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd&utm_content=2018-04-19 #1

Children with ADHD thrive when you give them structure and, surprisingly, time to fidget. This doesn't mean whipping out the spinners every time they get hyperactive. Instead, it's about creating a healthy environment that helps them learn how to respond in new situations, even as adults. Here are 7...

12/04/2018

"Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have."— Margaret Mead

Raising a child with special needs is hard. Emotionally, physically and financially. And a lot of families don’t have the means to at least even have their child assessed for ADHD and/or Autism. I know this for a fact since this hits home. I’m raising a child with ADHD and it has been taxing. The emotional roller coaster my wife and I are experiencing is really difficult for the whole family. And the added burden of finding ways to have our child get his therapy regularly and now his additional medication, well I can just imagine what other families are experiencing specially those who are not as well off. Because of this, we want to help out. We want to raise awareness and also give financial support to these families. Thus Project ELA began back in 2015. For almost 3 years now, we tried to raise funds ourselves in order to make it a legitimate foundation. But we realised we can’t do this alone. We need help. The past years we focused on raising awareness through our page. But now we are more than determined to go one step further. We would like your support to make our vision of helping fund assessments, therapies and medications of these exceptional little angels. We’ve already reached out to some doctors and clinics who are willing to support this cause. Please message us to find out how you can help.

We are in the process of building this Foundation to help extraordinary kids with ADHD, ADD, and Auti

09/04/2018

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https://www.facebook.com/AutismParentingMagazine/videos/1705085696227779/

31/03/2018

The photo says it all...

https://www.facebook.com/lovewhatreallymatters/photos/a.710462625642805.1073741828.691679627521105/1272232712799124/?type=3

"See this moment? I've never experienced a moment like this. Yesterday was the first day my 5 year old Autistic son met his new Autism Service Dog, Tornado. We are Americans that live overseas in Japan and have prepared for nearly two years to meet Tornado.

This picture captures the face of a mother who saw her child, who she can't hug, wash, dress, snuggle and touch freely lay on his new Service dog of his own free will, with a purposeful, unspoken attachment. This is the face of a mom who has seen her son experience countless failed social interactions on the playground in an attempt to have a friend. Any friend. Any kind of connection. She has sat with her son while he has cried at night for months because he has no consistent connections outside of the family no matter how hard he tries and no matter what he works hard on in his Autism therapies. It doesn't transfer to the natural occurring world for him. And now she is sitting behind her son silently watching this moment, with the air sucked from her lungs, and no words to say.

It's worth every fight for services for my son, every diagnosis, every new provider, every dollar spent, every paper filled out, every school meeting, every shed tear, every step forward, every step back, and every wonder of the unknown future. Somehow because of this - because of Tornado - I know everything will be okay. As a mother, I have seen countless challenging and painful moments my son has encountered and cried countless more. Yesterday however, I cried for a different reason. It is a feeling that is indescribable."

If you're interested in following their journey please visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/515534928637559/



A Love What Matters Original Story

Submitted by S. Niehaus

Service Dog from 4 Paws For Ability

26/03/2018

As parents, we must persevere..

https://www.facebook.com/BornDifferentShow/videos/1802239059827520/

13/03/2018

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”— Margaret Mead Raising a child with special needs is hard. Emotionally, physically and financially. And a lot of families don’t have the means to at least even have their child assesse...

09/03/2018

Having ADHD is a blessing. You just need to accept and learn to look at it in a different perspective..

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/the-other-side-of-adhd?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd #6

I gave my daughter ADHD, but together we’ve chosen to look at the positives of our diagnoses, not the negatives.

02/03/2018

My child’s diagnosis did open my eyes. A lot of us parents will realise that we too have ADHD. And it will give us hope that our kids will grow up just fine.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/parents-realizing-they-have-adhd-once-kids-are-diagnosed?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=adhd #5

As parents research ADHD to help support their diagnosed child, many of their own daily challenges around focus and distraction begin to make more sense.