Disorder

7 Films That Tried to Accurately Depict a Character With Autism

Rachel Kassenbrock

I'm Not a Perfect Parent. He's Not a Perfect Kid.

Erin Polk

Why I Think of Autism as a Visit to the Amazon

Sherri Brown

Dear Autism, This Is Why My Family Wants to Thank You

Lauren Jordan

Something About a Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis That I Want Everyone to Know

Chelsea Dreher

To the Medical Lab Staffers Who Helped Me When I Couldn't Do It Alone

Jeanine Lebsack

To the Photographer Who Made Sure We Had Photos With Our Terminally Ill Newborn

Khrystal Davis

Meet Spain's First Male Model With Down Syndrome

Melissa McGlensey

To the Mean Stranger Who Judged My Parenting Abilities, Thank You

Heather Connor

6 Lessons I’ve Learned Since My Daughter’s Williams Syndrome Diagnosis

Michelle Gallagher

Why I’ve Never Written Publicly About My Daughter’s Condition. Until Now.

Shona Riddell

When a Couple at the Restaurant Noticed Something About My Family I'd Almost Forgotten

Sara Fragoso

Why We Started a College Fund for Our Newborn With Down Syndrome

Jillian Benfield

The Journey Didn’t Go the Way I Planned, But the Destination Is Everything I Wanted

Sarah Dykema

Everyone Walked By While My Son Convulsed on the Floor. One Man Stopped.

Sara Hulstedt

To the Strangers Who Didn't Ignore My Unusual Behavior

Emily Howman

To the Woman at the Boardwalk Who Offered to Take Our Picture

Robyn Schneider

5 Must-Watch TEDTalks That Challenge the Way We View Disability

Veronica An

How I’ve Learned to Move Past the Fear That Comes With Raising a Child With Autism

Mandy Farmer

Photo Project Captures the Beautiful Differences Among People with Down Syndrome

Melissa McGlensey

To the Stranger at the Carnival Who Understood My Son

Shelly Dennison

That Time I Defaced My Son's Developmental Questionnaire

Mary Evelyn Smith

The One Thing I Wish I’d Fought Harder For

Beth Clay

10 Ways Being an Autism Parent Has Been Different Than Being a 'Typical' Parent (So Far...)

Melinda Brown

5 Lessons I Remember When Living With Autism Gets Hard

Chloe Rothschild

Why Making Choices for My Son Grew Harder After His Diagnosis

Elizabeth W. Barnes

The Best Thing Anyone Could Have Said to Me After Our Down Syndrome Diagnosis

Julie Larsen

5 Things About Autism I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Chrissy Kelly

Why My Son Is Not the Face of Autism

Lauren Casper

27 Thoughts Everyone Has While on the Phone With the Insurance Company

Melissa McGlensey