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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

— Saint Francis of Assisi

Finding the right therapist and intervention program often feels like an impossible task, especially for parents who work and are not in the who’s-who loop of therapists and program options in the DC Metro area.

OopsWrongPlanet.com seeks to bridge that void by offering a rainbow of resources aimed at children with special needs. We’re a family resource center that publishes succinct, reliable and relevant information about special needs resources that parents can take advantage of in the DC Metro area.

It fills a need at a time when children diagnosed with a disability has grown six fold in the last five years. We also believe that providing these resources will help jump start a child’s intervention program.

Early intervention really does work and can make the difference between a child who achieves personal independence and social responsibility and one who does not.

While OopsWrongPlanet.com is poised to offer resources for all children with special needs, the focus of our resources do not serve children with major medical complications and rare genetic disorders.

Our resources come from word-of-mouth recommendations from parents who are going through what you may just be starting — a journey of rediscovery and reflection as your child overcomes their developmental delays and finds the joy in life. We hope you will, too.

Providing links to books, online publications, sites, toy tips and sources, social skills activities, events, DC special education schools versus mainstream schools, support groups, workshops and how-to articles, such as How To Find a Student Therapist In the DC Metro Area, fulfill our mission of providing you with reliable resources and useful advice.

Phase II of OopsWrongPlanet.com site

promises to offer dynamic features, including a parent bulletin board, job board for student therapists and Q&A column. We plan in-depth coverage of special education services offered by the District of Columbia Public School system and neighboring communities. We also plan to delve into the prickly issue of insurance coverage.

So, whether your child lacks language, can’t hold a crayon properly, prefers to play alone or won’t sit still, use the resources listed on this site to empower yourself to believe and to empower your child to succeed.

Two Lives, One Life

Jayne Lytel created the idea for OopsWrongPlanet.com and serves as its editorial director. Her career has been a series of convergences, culminating in an opportunity to launch OopsWrongPlanet.com and share her insight and knowledge about special needs resources with other parents like herself.

She first gleaned her knowledge of the Internet and began writing about it more than 12 years ago, before the invention of the World Wide Web, with the creation of one of the first newsletters on the commercialization of the Internet. In her role as editor, Lytel was quoted widely as an Internet expert in numerous national publications, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Fortune.

Lytel then parlayed her Internet expertise into a weekly advice column that was syndicated by United Feature Syndicate Inc. That led to an assignment as a researcher and writer for Net-mom’s Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages (McGraw Hill).

Her interest in special needs stems from her volunteer work with children with special needs.