By Ashley Ylvisaker The Neon Sign in Easter Candy: Normalizing Neurodivergence
“Ope, let me just grab a quick photo of this for future reference,” I said to my husband as our…
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By Hannah Dearth Dear Parent Advocate
Dear advocating parent, Let me start by saying I know that you are wildly underrecognized, and I know you don’t…
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By Liz Koch I’m Proud to Say “That Child” Is My Child
When a new parent brings home a baby, they realize that exhaustion follows closely behind. We expect sleepless nights and…
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Dear Sully
Dear Sully, Thank you for changing our lives! Many times when someone thinks about autism they think of it negatively.…
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5 Ways Being a NICU Mom Changed Me for the Better
When I found out I was pregnant with twins, I was panicking inside. A multiples pregnancy would be anything but…
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By A Cogent The Lies of Abuse Will Not Silence My Voice
As a survivor of marital abuse, it is powerful for me to see the lies I was entrapped in during…
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By Megan Neisius Nothing Prepared Me To Be a Medical Mom
I never saw it coming. The hours spent at doctor appointments, the coordination between specialists, the adding and subtracting of…
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By Sarah Trombley We Are the Mothers Who Fight For Our Kids
We are the mothers who fight. The mothers who carry the load of our kids' health. We sense that something…
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By Jess Ronne A Mother’s Love Means She Fights for Her Children
“Luke is your favorite child,” his siblings sometimes say to me. They assume this because the majority of my time…
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I’m an Autism Mom and Yesterday I Cried
Yesterday I cried. That’s right, this strong, brave mother who everyone thinks has the answers, cried big ugly crocodile tears.…
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My Child Turned This Introvert Mom Into An Advocate
What happens when an introverted mother feels the need to advocate for her son? She finds herself in a bit…
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By matt-aubin To the Moms of Kids With Special Needs: Your Husbands See You
To the wives, the girlfriends, the mothers . . . we haven’t said these three simple words often enough: We…
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