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a boy smiling in his hospital bed

a boy smiling in his hospital bed

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Sanfilippo Syndrome

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When Do You Know It's Time to Pull Your Child From School?

I knew eventually I would find myself asking fellow parents who have been in our shoes this very question. However, I never thought it would be so soon. My son, Carter, is currently 9 years old and he’s pretty medically complex. Over the past year and a half since COVID started, Carter has been in [...]

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Parents getting kids ready for school.

Parents getting kids ready for school.

Cynthia Lockrey

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Why I Want to Break Up With Public Education (and Can’t)

I come from a public-school-educated family. Growing up, I only knew two kids who went to private school and that was in the Toronto area, far away from my hometown. So, when it came time to enroll my kids, I never considered anything other than the public educational system. That is until this system became [...]

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Lori hugging her son at night.

Lori hugging her son at night.

Lori Butierries

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What Bedtime Looks Like for a Medically Complex Child

Bedtime is never just telling my son, “Good night.” It is administering multiple medications to aid in sleep and to help with the pain. It is starting overnight g-tube feeds to keep hypoglycemia at bay. It is giving tickles down my son’s arms and legs, scratches on his head that he can’t reach because of [...]

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Marya's son who has Down syndrome.

Marya's son who has Down syndrome.

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I'll Never Give Up Fighting for My Son With Down Syndrome

“You have to decide, is this the hill you want to die on?” As the parent of a child with disabilities, people say this to me all the time. People in positions of power – in education, at insurance companies; medical offices. Friends say it. Other parents say it. And I get it. There are [...]

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Stephanie's son wearing a red apron.

Stephanie's son wearing a red apron.

Stephanie Wedgeworth Hartman

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How I've Changed in 5 Years of Parenting My Son With Cerebral Palsy

Five years ago, I wrote my first blog post that would go on to be published on The Mighty. Our son was 2 years old and had just received the diagnoses that would define our next few years. That would define our entire lives, as it would turn out. At the time, unbeknownst to me, [...]