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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
Emotional trauma. It's awful. It's painful. It's sad. It's a nightmare. I can handle physical disability. I understand that. But emotional disability? That's a whole other ballgame.
Categories: Family Support
I got to sit on a panel discussion for disability-related issues. In addition to another parent, there were three adults with a variety of disabilities who shared their experience on everything from doctors to their time in college.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
As a parent to a child with disabilities, we often have to learn little tricks to get things done. Here is another installment of Marty's tips, this time focused on your child's skin care.
Categories: Family Support
When you have a child with a disability, many of us are assigned a case manager (CM) for our child through our insurance or service provider. The CM is there to provide you with all the resources available. And to do that, they ask a lot of questions.
Categories: Insurance & Financial Help, Family Support
In our family, my son has autism and I have a rare health disorder. I need to have a plan for his care if I cannot care for him.
Categories: Family Support
A rare and precious moment enjoyed by our family at Christmas.
Categories: Family Support
Finding adaptive equipment that is helpful to your child can be challenging and is often expensive. This family found their solution.
Categories: Family Support
One mother’s story about the importance of double-checking everything during a hospital stay—from diet to allergies to medications.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
Did I hear that correctly? Did my 9-year-old, who is non-verbal, just call his little brother an inappropriate name with his communication device? Yes. Yes, he did! And I was absolutely ecstatic!
Categories: Family Support
Our son, Wade, uses a wheelchair and a speech-generating device to talk. It has changed our lives for the better.
Categories: Family Support