3 Hard-Fought Lessons I’ve Learned as a Special Needs Parent
I have been a mother for seven whole years and a caregiver to our little fireball for three years. Going into motherhood, I didn’t expect to have a…
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Mommy Always Makes it Better, So Why Can’t I?
Charlie is almost seven. He’s severely autistic. The truth is that raising a nonverbal, autistic child is emotionally draining. I wish I could…
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This is the Part of Special Needs Parenting No One Talks About
I understand that generalizations can be upsetting, so I want everyone to be clear I am not clumping all special needs parents into the confines of…
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To the Special Needs Parents in Crisis Mode
If you’re the parent of a special needs child or adult, you’re probably in exhaustion mode right now. The truth is, you were depleted…
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He’s Extra-Unordinary and I Love Him So
This is Matthew. Matthew is smart. Too smart. But boy, is he difficult. A difficult, wonderful, unusual human. He barely eats—aside from chicken…
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I’m the Kind of Tired Coffee Can’t Fix
There’s a tiredness that is understood to come with motherhood. It’s a mixture of physical and emotional exhaustion that evolves over 18 years.…
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From a Mom Raising a Child With Special Needs: Please See Me
Dear mama with normal children, “Normal? What is normal?” you might be asking. “Is that even politically correct?” Honestly,…
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My Down Syndrome Awareness Has Grown Up With My Son
My son Alex went on his first date this past weekend. I had all of the big feels that go along with a child’s first date with a whole lot of…
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Last Night I Cried
Last night the “What-ifs” got the best of me. The “What-ifs” and the thousand little stressors that had built up until they finally crushed…
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