Page 4 Archives for July 2015

My Son Is 'More Affected' by His Diagnosis, and It’s OK to Talk About It

Megan Hammer

Prader-Willi Syndrome

An NFL Player Made a Memorable Special Olympics Opening Ceremony Speech

The Mighty Staff

24 Things I Learned in the First 24 Hours of Being a Preemie Mom

Kaleena Berryman

Man Says Starbucks Banned Him for Confronting People Parked in Handicap Spot

The Mighty Staff

A Letter to Nike About Their First Shoe for People With Disabilities

Kerry Magro

The Best Help I’ve Ever Received During My Son’s Meltdown

Sheilah O'Grady-Krajniak

Sensory Processing Disorder

New Honey Maid Ad Spreads Sweetness, Love and Disability Acceptance

Rachel Kassenbrock

I Have Hydrocephalus. Here Are 5 Ways My Loved Ones Can Help Me.

Natalie Hyland

Hydrocephalus

See How the Americans With Disabilities Act Has Changed Over the Last 25 Years

Veronica An

21 Ways Special Needs Moms Are Killing It at Motherhood

Laurie Arnold

5 Times YouTube Got Real About Mental Health

Sarah Schuster

Mental Health

This Little Boy With Autism Has a Support Kitten Named Toilet Paper

Melissa McGlensey

Autism Spectrum Disorder

How to See My Child’s Invisible Disability

Lauren Saccone

Sensory Processing Disorder

When Your Child's Diagnosis Is in the 'Grey Area'

Dana Sweeney

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

To the Husband With the Wife Who Has Depression

Becci Nicholls

Depression

Why I Want to Change the Way We Talk About Infant Loss and Miscarriage

Jennifer Garcia-Esquivel

Miscarriage

The 2 Most Dreaded Responses to My Son's Type 1 Diabetes

Rachel Morgan

Diabetes

5 Ways to Support Special Olympics If You Can’t Attend the Games

Margaret Lenker

Gripping Photo Series Portrays Anxiety With Everyday Objects

Sarah Schuster

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

7 Lessons I’ve Learned As a Father of Someone with a Mental Illness

Pete Earley

Mental Health

14 Truths People With Tourette Syndrome Wish Others Understood

Rachel Kassenbrock

Tourette Syndrome

How I Feel About the Potential 'Cures' for My Dwarfism

Nichola Garde

Achondroplasia

Moms Who Experienced Postpartum Depression Have Powerful Message for New Parents

Rachel Kassenbrock

Depression

3 Reasons You Should Never Underestimate My Child With a Disability

Amy Delgado

When My Son With Autism Wandered Into the Middle of the Street

Maureen Crotty

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This Poet Wrote an Ode to the Drug She’s Not Ashamed to Take

Sarah Schuster

Mental Health

20 Confessions of a Special Needs Mom

Danielle Myers

Dear Autism Parents, I Don’t Know Your Story, but I Know You Need This

Portia Dawson

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Why I No Longer Hide the Equipment I Need to Manage My Diabetes

Candy Gan

Diabetes

As a Mom of a Son With Special Needs, I Beg You to Have ‘the Talk’

Jennifer Bell

Down Syndrome