Archives for December 2014

To My Son's Doctor, This Is Why I'm Willing to Overlook Your Staff Problems

Shawna Wingert

Autism Spectrum Disorder

To the Store Clerk Who Left a Huge Heart Print on My Life

Margie Humphrey

Why I Hate When People Say They Hate That Their Child Has Autism

Courtney Barnum

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Why I Wave Goodbye to My Daughters With Autism Each Time They Leave for School

Lisa Roberts

Autism Spectrum Disorder

For Anyone Who Thinks People With Autism Can’t Experience Empathy

Kristi S. Gold

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Google’s Year-In-Review Video Will Remind You of 2014’s Mightiest Moments

The Mighty Staff

When My Husband Made a Tire Salesman Cry

Sybil Brun

I Asked My Daughter What Her New Teacher Was Like. Her Response Brought Me to My Knees.

Susan Scott

My Son Has Autism. That Doesn’t Define Who He Is.

Leslie Chaisson

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Why I Write About a Word That Spell Check Doesn't Even Recognize

Ali Cummins

Hypotonia

Dear Parents of Children With Special Needs -- From a Sibling

Christina Breshears

This Is What My Son Taught Me… Without Saying a Single Word

Rachael Slough

Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Moment We Finally Got the Diagnosis, I Did Something Unexpected

Meredith Howell

How I Navigate the Stormy Waters of My Daughter’s Diagnosis

Kelly Kennedy

Uncategorized Disorders

To the Basketball Coach Who Doesn’t Make Me Feel Special

Sammy Cammarota

Everyone on the Bus Thought My Son With Autism Was Being Rude. Then, He Did This.

Tsara Shelton

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This Is How I Find Joy in Autism

Jill Powell

Autism Spectrum Disorder

My Son Believes in Santa Claus, and That’s All I Need to Know

Letters From a Spectrum Mom

Autism Spectrum Disorder

How We Embrace a Different Kind of ‘Successful’ Holiday

Lauren Casper

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Our Autism Journey to a Big Boy Bed

Rachael Slough

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Entire Town Pitches In to Make Terminal Cancer Patient’s Simple Wish Come True

Melissa McGlensey

Liver Cancer

Community Comes Through for Girl With Down Syndrome After Cruel Theft

Melissa McGlensey

Down Syndrome

Champion Gymnast With Down Syndrome Keeps Proving Doubters Wrong

Melissa McGlensey

Down Syndrome

A Little Girl Asked Why My Daughter With Autism Is Weird. Her Friend Had the Best Response.

Stacey Rushing

Autism Spectrum Disorder

They Say My Daughter Is Special. Damn Right She Is.

Jessica Evans

Sotos Syndrome

NFL Player Ensures 4-Year-Old With Heart Condition Will Have a Very Merry Christmas

Melissa McGlensey

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

As a Special Needs Parent, These Are All the Things I’m Supposed To Be

Mama Fry

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Witness the Incredible Way This Blind Man ‘Sees’ With Sound

Melissa McGlensey

Blindness

This Invention Could Revolutionize the Way People Who Are Speech-Impaired Communicate

Melissa McGlensey

Disability

Moments Like This Make Me Forget the Fear I Had When We Got the Down Syndrome Diagnosis

Brian Long

Down Syndrome