Tweens and Puberty :: When Hormones and Autism Don’t Mix
My sweet little girl turned 10 and became a tween. Then my tween hit puberty. That was the…
How to Help a New Special Needs Mama
I’ve been a special needs mama for five years now. As time goes on, I often think back…
How I Dealt With the Initial Grief of Having a Child with Special Needs
When you become pregnant, something magical happens. You become protective of this teeny, tiny person that you have…
How to Have the Talk…about Disabilities
Parenting a child with a disability changes the way you view life. It can lead you to places…
Sensory Processing Disorder in the Public Eye
My son was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) at age 2. This came on the heels of being…
Grey’s Anatomy Got it Wrong…
May 14 is a special day in our home- it’s the anniversary of our daughter’s spina bifida fetal…
Best Friends
In my family growing up, there were three girls and one boy (and he was the youngest; poor…
Cooper is “Retarded”
Yep, you read that correctly. Since my seven-year-old son’s IQ is below 70, he would’ve been classified, at…
Life of a Special Needs Mom: Mom Guilt
We went to a brunch on New Year’s Day. Kids were welcome, so we took all three of…
Handicap Halloween
When I was a kid, I loved Halloween. The costumes, the candy, running around outside in the fall…