Disorder

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

How This Pile of T-Shirts Represents My Journey With Rare Disease

Natalie Abbott

The Person Who Taught Me That Even If You Can’t Speak, You Can Still Have Something to Say

Dr. Kerry Magro Ed.D

How to Make 500 Teenagers Understand Autism in 10 Minutes

Topher Wurts

9 Oscar-Nominated Films That Got Disease and Disability (Mostly) Right

Rachel Kassenbrock

Why We're Ready to Share Our Daughter's Newest Diagnosis With Our Friends

Erik Weiner

The 15-Minute Conversation 3 Moms Had on the 4th Floor of a Children's Hospital

Julie Gerhart-Rothholz

These Small Acts of Kindness From Strangers Got Me Through the Tough Times

Sue Rutan Donald

When You've Given Up Hope That Things Can Get Better, Please Read This Letter

Dr. Kerry Magro Ed.D

To the Girl Who Picked Up My Pencil

Alyssa Silva

To the Strangers Who Called Out My Daughter's Name at the Zoo

Jacquie Whisenhunt

When a Scary Commonality Turned 6 Strangers Into Best Friends

Annie G.

The Autism Myth I'm Debunking Every Single Day

Chloe Rothschild