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Invisible Diagnoses and the God Who Sees

December 1, 2015 by Sarah Parshall Perry 6 Comments

Most times, when faced with a writing project, I’ll fold up the laptop’s screen and breathe in, ready to unpeel a new word and lay it flat. Most times, I am excited, knowing that we’ll discover things together, you and me. Other times, I will share with you something that slashes me sideways and leaves my mother’s heart bleeding. That is when the writing hurts. Today, every keystroke burns a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Patience, Posts By Writers, Sarah Parshall Perry, Scripture, Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, aspergers, bipolar disorder, depression, parenting a child with special needs, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents, weary

Power In The Body of Christ

May 13, 2015 by Kathleen Bolduc 2 Comments

Have you ever had one of those days (weeks, months) where you just felt like giving up? Yup. I thought so. We all have days, weeks or months like that. Especially those of us who live with children or adults with significant disabilities. Our son Joel, who has autism, has been having a rough time lately.  A hospitalization for depression last fall. A 6 week manic spurt this spring that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Hidden Disabilities, Kathy Bolduc, Learning Disability, Medically Fragile, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry Tagged With: autism, Body of Christ, church, depression, discouragement, Oxford Vineyard Church, spiritual gifts, spiritual vision

Fierce Trust

November 13, 2014 by Kathleen Bolduc 4 Comments

Do you ever wonder if you’re selling your kid short? Even though my son isn’t exactly a “kid” anymore—he’s 29-years-old—I sometimes tend to shortchange him when it comes to my expectations of his capabilities. It’s hard to tell with autism exactly what your child knows or doesn’t know. Especially when he or she doesn't have a lot of language.  Even though Joel has moderate cognitive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Scripture Tagged With: autism, depression, hospitalization, trust

When Your Life Is Too Uncomfortable For Others…

June 3, 2013 by Debbie Kay 17 Comments

The last few months my son has really been struggling. He's dealing with multiple issues that he has had since he was young...and short of divine intervention, this will not be the last time that he deals with these issues, I am sure. Like many of your children, he has co-morbid conditions and multiple diagnosis'...some of them are more accepted than others. He has autism and that is something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Debbie Kay, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders Tagged With: compassion, depression, hope, mental illness, parenting a child with special needs, special needs, special needs parenting, suicide

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