When getting together with new friends doesn’t work out…
Categories: Family Support
A school-based setting may not work well for your child with disabilities. It didn’t for our son. We tried homeschooling and found it suited him much better.
Categories: Education & Schools
Medical supplies are a funny thing. Some items we get with ease and they start to pile up. Others seem near impossible to get our hands on. Here are some tips to help make sure that your child has the supplies they need.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
Throwing away the sippy cup and why it matters.
Categories: Family Support
A woman risks her job by speaking up for a child with disabilities.
Categories: Family Support
Finding the perfect personal care attendant can be challenging, but not impossible. Here's how our family did it.
Categories: Family Support
A group of kids from a social group have found success, each in their own way.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Your child with a disability is entitled to the best education available. Getting that is sometimes a challenge. There are many transitions. Here are some of the things we did to build a solid plan and make our son’s educational journey a little easier.
Categories: Education & Schools
We live in a world where we measure everything our kids do by a standard milestone measurement tool. Everything from potty training to speaking in full sentences is asked about at well-child check-ups.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
We know that kids who have more intense needs are sometimes a challenge. It adds to that challenge when extended family (or close friends) do not understand or are dismissive of the disabilities of our children.
Categories: Family Support