“. . .there is one bright spot in this COVID world that should have all of us with special needs family members rejoicing.”
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Special Needs Parent
Dear Health Professionals
“As a parent with a special needs child, we are expected to have a medical degree, multiple therapy degrees, education degrees, degrees in nutrition, psychology and more. (I’ll be able to claim the psychology degree in a few months.) At least it seems that way when we take our child with Autism to the doctor or consult one.”
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What if This is the Best He Can Do
“What if this is the best he can do?”
This question haunts me. Read more. . .
“Own Voices” vs Special Needs Parents
“The big push currently in the special needs world is to include the voices of adults or children in our discussions of treatment and taking their experiences under consideration. People who actually experience the issue weighing in on their treatment.
I think this is a good thing. Their voices NEED to be heard and they have been silenced for too long.
But. . .
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A Special Needs Parent’s IEP
“. . .what I had essentially done was to write my own IEP for school. These were all things I was working on that will help me succeed.”
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This is Us Just Did It Again!
“Each of these characters has a different response to news of a disability, an illness that is affecting or could potentially affect their life, and none of these responses are wrong.”:
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Our Changing World: Special Needs Children
“I don’t have any magic advice. For those of you dealing with five. Just know that those of us at 13? We’re here for you. We’ll help you through.”
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Sometimes Parents Need To Get Out Of The Way
“Sometimes as parents, we need to get out of our children’s way. We need to let them step forward and fail spectacularly or nail it. Or land somewhere in between.”
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Finding the Miracle
“I truly do believe in miracles and that we should expect them and strive for them more than we do. I believe that God can heal anyone or do anything he wants. Am I not good enough to have my prayers answered? Do I doubt too much?”
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Reacting to The News That Your Child Has Special Needs
If there is one thing I have found in this special needs parenting journey, is that no two parents will react to the news in the same way.”
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