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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
In spite of the hard, demanding times, the sweet moments are still there.
High-functioning autism does not mean “easy” or less autistic. One young man struggles to find his way in a world that just doesn’t understand.
Categories: Diagnosis & Healthcare, Family Support
One mom shares the emotions and challenges of having a child with rare, undiagnosed medical issues.
Categories: Diagnosis & Healthcare, Family Support
Life is easier if we have support. Do you know where to go to find support? What do you do to recharge?
Categories: Family Support
Having an accessible and functional bathroom is essential if you have a child who uses a wheelchair. Here is one family’s tips on bathroom modification.
Categories: Family Support
There are a lot of very entertaining medical movies and TV shows. A lot of them use words and equipment that make you think that it is accurate. While some things may be exact, not everything you see is correct.
Categories: Family Support
Regardless of where you are in your journey with a child who has medical needs, you will come across challenges. And you will meet people who will forever change the way you see the world. You may even be one of those people to another parent.
Categories: Family Support
Advocacy can be a natural part of parenthood but learning when to relinquish the role of advocate might be more of a challenge.
Categories: Family Support
My daughter has disabilities. I struggle daily to stay positive and fight for society to accept my child for who she is, to accept that it’s OK for someone to be different.
Categories: Family Support
As parents, we have to know our kids in order to effectively work with doctors. Especially for those of us with children who are nonverbal or cognitively impaired.
Categories: Diagnosis & Healthcare, Family Support