By Alethea Mshar The Complete Evolution of a Know-it-All Mom
When my daughter, my first child, was born, I eased gracefully into motherhood. I overcame just enough struggle with breastfeeding…
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Oh, How I Love This Sign Language Santa!
We adopted our son Ben as an infant. Initial reports indicated that he had failed his hearing screens, so upon…
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By Megan McLemore Back To School: Tips For Kids With Special Needs
Last fall I could not wait for school to start. I had a 3-year-old who was doing ESE, which is…
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By Katie Brady To the Mama of the Newly Diagnosed Baby
I sat in my chair holding my brand new baby boy. Three weeks old. His head was stained by my…
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By Angela Conrad The Beauty in a Foreign Place
I never envisioned raising children with special needs but it happened. The kind of life that autism brings to a…
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By Lauren Cootes I’m Not Inspirational but My Daughter Is
People like to tell me that I'm inspirational, and each and every time, I bristle a bit. There's nothing particularly…
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Staying Strong Through the Storms in Life
How do you do it? That is a question that I am asked a lot. “I could never do what…
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By Cynthia Smith Huhman Behind Every Special Needs Kid Is A Fierce Mom Who Loves Them
“Write what you know! Write what you know!” What I know is special kids - they’re all special, right? Kids…
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Our Life With Autism
We are all different and have different takes on life. The trials that we go through helps define the person…
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How Could I Have Known?
There's this moment that happens to me quite often--I'll be watching my little girl just being (nothing particularly special, just…
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Special Needs Moms Have Really Let Themselves Go
Ok, before you get into an uproar, hear me out. My special girl McLaine is 6 1/2. Sometimes I think…
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An Open Letter to the Special Needs Sibling
Dear Special Needs Sibling, It's not easy being you. Period. I know it feels as if your needs are…
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