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Archives for January 2015

What to Say (and Not Say) to Someone With Cancer

Heather Lagemann

Breast Cancer

Why We'll Never Stop Going Out in Public

Mandy Farmer

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Why I Don't Care If You Love or Hate Jenny McCarthy

Rebecca Daniels Perin

Autism Spectrum Disorder

A young boy who is missing his lower forearm sits in front of the couch.

How to Survive Being Stared At

Ryan Haack

To the Paramedic Who Said the Right Thing When My Son Had a Seizure

Claudia Cantú Alvarez

Epilepsy

Yes, I'm Nonverbal. But That Doesn't Mean I'm Unintelligent.

Henry Lobough

Autism Spectrum Disorder

I Thought I Was Alone With My Condition. Thousands Showed Me I Wasn't.

Bryan Chandler

Asperger's Syndrome

Dear Disneyland Staff Member Who Saw Past My Meltdown

Chloe Rothschild

Autism Spectrum Disorder

How 'Pitch Perfect' Reminded Me of My Journey With Autism

Dr. Kerry Magro Ed.D

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This Candid Facebook Post Perfectly Explains Why We Need to Talk About Mental Health

Angelica Catalano

Depression

baby receiving care at hospital

To the Mom Whose Child's Brain Was Just Described as 'Abnormal'

Lindsey Rios

Infantile Spasms

What You Can Learn From the Scariest Day of My Life

Jennifer Gentry

Muscular Dystrophy

10 Insightful Memoirs About What It's Like to Have Autism

Rachel Kassenbrock

Autism Spectrum Disorder

young woman with a pacifier

16 Emotions Special Needs Parents Experience Every Day

Melissa McGlensey

Why Asking for Help With My Eating Disorder Was a Sign of Strength -- Not Weakness

Jessica Dahan

Eating Disorders

This Is What It Felt Like To Be Bullied as a Child With Autism

Emma Dalmayne

Autism Spectrum Disorder

When I Thought Our Diagnosis Was the End of the World

Stacey Galbicsek

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Old Navy Clothing Store

When a Stranger in an Old Navy Parking Lot Quite Simply Changed My Life

Christine Organ

10 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Parenting a Child With Special Needs

Liane Carter

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mom and daughter smiling in front of camera

To the Physical Therapist Who Gave Me Something I Didn't Know I Needed

Becky Maltsbarger

To the Dad Who Felt Guilty for Not Knowing How to Raise a Child With Autism

Lydia Wayman

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Michael and his wife with their son on his graduation day

The Email I Would Have Written Myself the Day Before My Son Was Born

Michael George

To the Mom Used to Doctors Telling Her She's Overreacting

Maura Butler

Undiagnosed

To the Mom in the Hospital Waiting Room Who Saw How Terrified My Son Was

Jennifer Philp

Chromosome 12, Microdeletion

Author's two daughters hugging each other and smiling

To the Mom or Dad Who Told Their Child Not to Stare at Mine

Beth Hersom

Apert Syndrome

Female surgeon in operating room, portrait

25 Brilliant Pieces of Non-Medical Advice We've Heard From Doctors

Rachel Kassenbrock

Dear New Parents of a Baby With Down Syndrome, I Feel Compelled to Tell You This

Jisun Lee

Down Syndrome

Adults and child outdoors

10 Friends Every Parent of a Child With Special Needs Could Benefit From

Deborah Arrona

This Powerful Photo Series Challenges the Way We Talk About Mental Illness

Rachel Kassenbrock

Bipolar Disorder

young boy with red hair

To the Mom Who Hasn't Yet Realized These Are the Best Days of Her Life

Lauren Green

Krabbe Disease

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