Birthday party planning is a difficult challenge when your adolescent has special needs.

Birthday party planning is a difficult challenge when your adolescent has special needs.

My daughter, like most children, couldn’t wait for her birthday. She spoke about it for a whole year. She was already arranging the next birthday as soon as the last one was done. When someone else had a birthday, she’d get jealous and shout, “I wish it was my birthday!” she’d jokingly (though genuinely) remark.I’m…