Special needs mom

To the lonely mom of a child with special needs. I don't blame my friends. How could they possibly understand? And yet, it is always here.

A mother's real life look at PTSD. Special Needs Parents and PTSD: This Is What Happens

My cousin posted this on Facebook. I'm not sure of it's origins but I just had to share :)

Being a mother is a wonderful blessing that can bring an abundance of joy into a woman’s life. When a child i

Daily, I’m confronted with how different my 7-year-old girl, Brayleigh, is compared to typical neuro-developing children. Sometimes, we’re at cross country practice or archery practice,…

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Parenting a medically fragile child means taking certain precautions. As the parent of a special needs child, this often means missing out. Here's my apology letter.

I had to chuckle a little when I saw this quote come up in my FB feed. I think it accurately describes what we special needs parents feel at times. Our lives are so complex and so confusing that those who haven't walked this road must wonder at us sometimes! Even as I chuckled, I had to admit it was 100% spot on. For many of us, our children's disabilities are hidden and no one knows what goes on inside the walls of our homes. Explaining a complex, invisible disability is hard. I often find…

This post was written by Wendy Woerner who blogs at Families Living with Autism. I’ve mentioned before that we are early on in our special needs journey. We do not know what lies ahead for us

The Isolation of Special needs parents #specialneedsmom #disability