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If I’m being honest, I’m not at all comfortable talking about respite care. If I accept my son for who he is, and am trying…
If you remember, when the DSM was revised several years back, the terms Aspergers Syndrome and PDD-NOS were eliminated. I felt it was adequately explained…
I was doing dinner tonight. K requires special meals, and that’s ok, I’m used to it. But as I picked up the 8 billionth morsel…
I am just steamed this morning. Nothing like waking up to see 250k special needs moms being ableists and wallowing in ableism. Have you seen…
“Mrs. Lightner, we’ll add the additional hour of OT to Kevin’s plan, but I want you to know that he is the only child in…
There are many scholars who think social capital is more important than any skill learned, especially for people with disabilities.
Mental Health Advocate Mental health, depression and suicide are all the chatter following Kate Spade’s death. In honor of that, I am updating a post…
Special Needs Mom Burnout On Tuesday, when my son came home from school, his newly revised IEP was in his backpack. All 54 pages of…
Ableist Movie Tropes and Characters I think most of us would agree that if a movie calls for a Black character, then a Black actor/actress…
You should tell the media about this! It’s a really common piece of IEP advice. And, I get it. Our kids are treated horribly sometimes….
SUDEP I was at a seminar at our local children’s hospital, to teach parents about epilepsy. I asked the neurologist, “It seems there is a…
Hey, Special Needs Moms-You complain too much! Really, you do. I mean, c’mon already. Aren’t you tired of all the complaining? I am. No, really,…
How do you introduce your Disabled Child? Do you know what an elevator pitch is? I attend lots of workshops for bloggers and PR stuff,…
Author’s note: I was feeling very sentimental about this experience so I wanted to republish it for Thoughtful Thursday. Never doubt what our kids can…
Like many parents, while my kids are young I am trying to introduce them to a variety of extra-curricular activities. It can be tough when…
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