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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
Parenting a child with a disability can be one of the most joyful and rewarding experiences. It can also bring stress and anxiety. Increased, sustained levels of stress and anxiety can have negative effects on parents and their children.
Categories: Family Support
We all know that we have to be our child's voice most of the time. But I continue to be amazed at how hard I have to fight for services that my child is supposed to have.
Categories: Education & Schools
In spite of the hard, demanding times, the sweet moments are still there.
Categories: Family Support
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 & Health Care, Family Support
One mom shares the emotions and challenges of having a child with rare, undiagnosed medical issues.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, 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