By Christina Herzog My Son Has Autism — But I’m Still Raising Him To Be Independent
I am scrolling through a Facebook post rather intently when I realize that during this few minutes my son with…
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By Heidi Cox God Didn’t Want Me to Change the World, He Wanted To Change Me
One afternoon, when I was three years old, I found my younger brother kneeling on the living room floor. He…
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By Andi Snyder Why We Opted Out of Standardized Testing For Our Son With ADHD
Every year we received the email. And every year I’ve been able to ignore it. Until this year. In the…
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By Jamie Sumner “A Wrinkle in Time” Speaks to Anyone Who’s Ever Felt Different
It is March and with the change in daylight and the daffodils also comes the movie version of A Wrinkle in…
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By Jillian Benfield I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born
The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families…
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By Ashley Moore We Never Imagined Raising a Child With Special Needs—Now You’re Helping Us Understand New and Beautiful Dreams
When we found out we were having you, a sweet little boy, we had so many dreams of what…
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By Brynn Burger Dear Son With Invisible Disabilities, You Are Not Broken
As I sit at my desk, wiping my tears and trying to prepare myself for my workday, I am overwhelmed.…
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By Laura Hurd Would My Autistic Child Survive Without Me?
The words had a bittersweet taste to my soul. The phrase oozing like honey- satisfying yet sticky. A sweet sentiment…
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By Kathy McClelland Finding Hope in a Devastating Diagnosis
In the summer of 2013 my husband and I sat anxiously across the table from a geneticist in a sterile…
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By Jelise Ballon Why Are You So Afraid of My Child With Special Needs?
Several weeks ago, my son came home devastated because one of his close friends told him that his parents didn’t…
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By Vanessa France A Label Will Not Define You, My “Special Needs” Child
“Hi Mrs. France, we wanted to call and let you know that everything was fine with Jack’s X-rays. There are…
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A Letter From an Autism Mom
Dear parents of typical children, Sometimes, I don't like you. I am sorry but it is true. It isn't because…
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