By Bailey Koch The Dollar Bill Hanging From the Ceiling: Explaining Extra Help in the Classroom
"But mom, there's this kid in the classroom and he gets all this extra help and attention. It's not fair."…
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By Valli Vida Gideons The Fog
What started as a labor of love took a sharp and unexpected turn. Funny, though, in the beginning, our…
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By Courtney Westlake When A Little Boy Completely Surprised Me With His Reaction to My Daughter’s Appearance
It was a lively family party in preparation for a wedding weekend, and the house was full of family…
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By Karen Johnson New San Antonio Water Park Includes Features for Kids with Disabilities
We are a couple of weeks into summer, and my kids and I have already hit multiple pools, water parks, and…
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By Jamie Sumner Thank You To My Doctor Who Only Saw My Child As Perfect
I was sitting in the waiting room of my OB’s office in my 24th week of pregnancy reeling from the…
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This is the Sensory-Friendly Easter Bunny Your Kids Will Love
We’ve never visited Santa without tears. We’ve never shaken hands with a character at a theme park. We’ve never waved…
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By Alethea Mshar I Worry About Changing the Affordable Care Act – And This is Why
Eleven years ago we had our first, typical daughter who was 6, our son with Down syndrome who was 3,…
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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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