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When My 6-Foot-Tall Son With Autism Sat on Santa’s Lap This Year

Lauren Jordan

To the U.S. Department of Education, From Complaint Number 11-14-1261

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How My Walker Taught Me to Accept My Body and Myself

Angela Jay

Help Me Navigate the Holidays With Autism

Laura Spoerl

My Son Taught Me to Speak to Him Using a Language Without Words

Allison Byxbe

I’m Not the Mother I Was ‘Supposed to Be'

Melissa Schlemmer

12 Things Parents of a Child With Food Aversions Know to Be True

Stephanie Shultz

26 People With Autism Who Are Clearly 'Incapable of Empathy'

Melissa McGlensey

Why You Don't Need to Stare at My Child's Feeding Tube With Concern

Kristin Novotny

To the Special Needs Parent Who Feels Like You Can't Face Another Day

Tracy Smith

What This Boy With Asperger’s Wants to Tell School Bullies When He’s an Adult

Elisabeth Brentano

To the Person Just Diagnosed as Autistic

Nora Wade

Temple Grandin Tells Parents to Stretch Kids With Autism Outside Their Comfort Zones

Melissa McGlensey

To the Store That No Longer Carries My Picky Eater’s Favorite Snack

Elizabeth W. Barnes

When Christmas Is Both Exciting and Anxiety-Inducing for Your Child

Elizabeth W. Barnes

Mom Finds Out Why Son With Autism Wasn't Afraid of This One Mall Santa

The Mighty Staff

5 Things I Wish You Knew About Lyme Disease

Stephanie Spicer

The Side of Chronic Illness You Won’t See on TV

Meghan Bayer

You'll Love Who Sports Illustrated Named High School Athlete of the Year

Elisabeth Brentano

10 Reasons I'm Going to Miss the Hospital This Christmas

Beth Craver

To the Family Waiting in Line for Santa Next to My Special Needs Family

Angela Conrad

The Gifts Autism Has Brought Our Family

Kim McCafferty

The Prayer a Special Needs Mom Says After Her Child Is Bullied

Heather Zink

5 Things You Need to Know About Cerebral Palsy and Me

April Parker

Flight Attendant’s Small, Sweet Gesture Brings Elderly Man to Tears

Melissa McGlensey

Why I'm Tired of Talking About Ableism

Nora Wade

I'm Not the Person I Was Before I Had a Child With Special Needs

Melissa Schlemmer

When a Trip to the Park Turned Into a Close Encounter of the Ableist Kind

Heather Kirn Lanier

Why Jimmy Kimmel's Lyme Disease Jokes Really 'Ticked' Me Off

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Mall Santa Has Magical Surprise for Girl With Brittle Bone Condition

The Mighty Staff