Disorder

This Dad Had to Choose Between Divorce and Keeping His Baby With Down Syndrome

The Mighty Staff

Why I Don't Care If You're Tired of Me Talking About My Special Someone

Nichole Zumbach Harken

I Know What Causes Autism

Carrie Cariello

How Taylor Swift Is Helping This Little Girl With Down Syndrome Learn to Speak

Melissa McGlensey

To the JetBlue Employees Who Dropped What They Were Doing to Help My Son

Ann Marie Fennelly

When a Woman I Initially Judged Ended Up Saving My Daughter

Marilyn Maloney

To the Physical Therapist Who Told Me the First Good Thing About Our Son

Stephanie Brock

Mom Has Brilliant Solution to Lack of Appropriate Clothes for Teens With Special Needs

Not Impossible Now

How I Learned to Celebrate My Daughter for Who She Is

Jennifer Ban

To the Stranger at Kohl's Who Said the 2 Words I Needed to Hear

Becky Thomas

I Kissed a Stranger in Public This Weekend, and I Suspect It Will Happen Again

Maureen Wallace

How I Finished Mourning the Loss of a Child Who's Still Alive

Jillian Swinkels

The Art Project That Reminds Us We Can Do This Whole 'Special Needs Parenting' Thing

Danielle Bee

A Panera Bread Employee's Simple Remark Turned Our Dark Day Around

Daniel DeFabio

The Moment I Realized Everything Was Going To Be OK, Despite the Diagnosis

Becky Jovanovic

What I Tell Myself in Moments When I'm More Aware of My Daughter's Differences

Courtney Westlake

How to Talk With Your Child About Down Syndrome

Krista Rowland-Collins

When My Swimming Student Stripped Down in Public, His Dad's Reaction Blew Me Away

Luke Sheaf

An Unusual Work Call Turned an Ordinary Tuesday Into a Day I'll Never Forget

John Busick

This Poem Sums Up What It Feels Like To Be a Parent to a Child With Autism

Hilah Marca

How My Father's Brain Trauma Inspired My Business

Robin Gentry McGee

To the Occupational Therapist Who Set the Bar High

Mandy Farmer

To the Nurse Who Made This Life-Changing Moment Happen

Anne-Marie Wurzel

Why All the Hate in the Autism Community?

Liz Roush

We Never Guessed Our Daughter's Pigtails Would Teach Us So Much About Life

Courtney Westlake

Why I Don't Mind Having One Less Band-Aid

Cathy B

Dear United Airlines Employee Who Saw an Overwhelmed Mom and Actually Did Something

Tala Rifai

Dad Honors Son With Disabilities With Incredibly Sweet Rap Song

Rachel Kassenbrock

7 Lessons I've Learned From a Year With Autism

Jessica Collins

When People Started Asking Questions About My Kid's Behavior

Stephanie Phillips