Disorder

When All I Could Find Were Tips on How to Hide My Daughter's Back Brace

Vanessa Morales

15 People With Gastroparesis Describe What It Feels Like

Erin Migdol

What I Wish I Could Tell Myself on the Day My Daughter Was Diagnosed With Dup15q Syndrome

Eileen Flood OConnor

Why the Term ‘Chronic Pain’ Doesn’t Make Me as Sad as It Used To

Kimi Sorensen

Cop Steps Up When Boy's Public Meltdown Is Mistaken for Kidnapping Incident

Elisabeth Brentano

To the Young Adult Newly Diagnosed With Autism

Hollyn Donovan

Family Opens Gym for People on the Autism Spectrum

The Mighty Staff

When I Realized How Acting Could Help Me as a Person on the Autism Spectrum

Sarah Bartkowski

It Took Almost 6 Years to Get My Child’s Rare Disease Diagnosis

Ger Renton

When My Child Was Diagnosed With Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome

Michelle Haxby

When a Salesperson Asked What ‘Those Things’ on My Legs Are

Gabriela Joglar Burrowes

The Statistic I Didn’t Know When My Son With Down Syndrome Was Born

christieltaylor

To the Person Feeling Sorry for Me Because of My Disability

Ailsa Speak

To the People Who Think I’m ‘Jumping on the Bandwagon’ on Rare Disease Day

Vanessa Garcia

To the Med Students Who Will Deliver an Unexpected Down Syndrome Diagnosis One Day

Julie Gerhart-Rothholz

Book Follows Autistic 6-Year-Old's Journey in International Art World

Elisabeth Brentano

To My Fellow College Students, Who Help Me Adjust to Being a Wheelchair User

Meghan Bayer

To the Teachers Who Were Willing to Learn About My Daughter’s Rare Disease

Wendy Ferguson

When People Tell Me I’m ‘Lucky’ to Have a Fiancé Who’s ‘Normal’

Erin Noon-Kay

Students Take Action After Learning About Lack of Resources for Peers With Autism

Elisabeth Brentano

To the Person in a Relationship With Someone on the Autism Spectrum

Laura Spoerl

Reddit Just Helped Save the Life of a Woman Having a Seizure

The Mighty Staff

A Day in the Life of Someone With Lyme: When I’m Too Tired to 'Fake It' for You

Jena Whiston

To the Wendy's Cashier Who Gave My Son Lunch With a Side of Hope

Jaycee Kemp

My Child Has Trisomy 5q. This Is What It Means to Be Rare.

Daniella Ferreira

5 Things I Would Like to Hear About My Twin Brother With Autism

Nicole Alovis

I Rode the 'Short Bus'

Christina Spaeth

12 Myths People Affected by Marfan Syndrome Want to See Busted

Elisabeth Brentano

10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With Epilepsy

Katie Ann

When Your Rare Condition Feels Like the Boogie Man

Crystal Hodges