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The Call: A Grandmother’s Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis

April 7, 2015 by notaloneparents 1 Comment

The Call: A Grandmother's Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis (specialneedsparenting.net)

Read below for a guest post from Joan Hartley. It was a simply beautiful, sunny day in May. My husband and I were enjoying a brief respite from the cares of the world in a picnic shelter overlooking our town’s river. Just a couple weeks prior, our daughter had called us while we were on a spring boating adventure with friends. “The doctor thinks he might have Williams syndrome,” she had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile Tagged With: getting a diagnosis, grandmother, heart, special needs diagnosis, trust

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

Spinning Out of Control?

July 14, 2014 by autismblessings 6 Comments

    Are you spinning out of control? The bills are piling up. The IEP meetings are so stressful. My child’s behaviors are getting more severe. You haven’t gone out to dinner in forever. You worry about the future of your child. Your marriage is struggling. We have to go to so many different doctor appointments. You are struggling with your job or you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Grief, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Learning Disability, Living In The Moment, Love, Patience, Patty Myers Tagged With: control, God, trust

When God Provides

May 30, 2014 by Sarah 4 Comments

Living with a child with special needs often means also living with expenses that you didn't plan for when you first began your family. A lot of services may be covered by insurance or through the state's government program like Medicaid. But not all services are easily accessible, if at all. What are parents supposed to do when there is a therapy treatment available that they know would help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Living Life Daily, Sarah Broady, Scripture Tagged With: autism, disability, providing, trust

Spiritual Decluttering of the Special Needs Kind

February 27, 2014 by Jolene Philo 1 Comment

Spiritual Decluttering of the Special Needs Kind {SpecialNeedsParenting.net}

For the past two months, I've been a woman possessed. A woman possessed by a mission to declutter every closet, cupboard, drawer, display case, basement storage cubby, and attic shelf in the roomy old farmhouse that's been our home since 1991. Why? Because if I declutter now, our anticipated move to be closer to our kids in four years when my husband retires will be much, much easier. By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jolene Philo, Living Life Daily Tagged With: decluttering, Encouragement, hurt, resentment, spiritual renewal, trust

Rollercoaster Rides – Who Do You Hold Onto?

February 10, 2014 by autismblessings Leave a Comment

My son has loved rollercoasters for years. He loves to build them, loves to figure out the measurements, loves to create twists and turns, and loves to see the finished product. He is 12 now and has done this since he was about 2 or 3. He loves to create new ones over and over again. Often times our lives as special needs parents are like rollercoasters. There are ups and downs. Sometimes we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Patty Myers Tagged With: Encouragement, provide, trust

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