Tag: special needs
Hard Kids Have Good Moms Too
I was walking through Kroger around Mother’s Day when I saw it: a mug on display featuring the hand illustrated note “Good Kids have...
Curious Kid? Cultivate Kindness!
"Mama, is this one still beautiful?" My son held up a brown Magnolia leaf. Peppered with yellow and red, the leaf was marred with...
Private School Options for Children with ASD
My husband and I knew even before we had kids we wanted them to receive a Catholic school education. With an autism diagnosis came...
Halloween and Autism — What To Do When Costumes Aren’t An...
Fall is my favorite season and dressing up for Halloween has always been something I enjoyed, even as an adult. I shamelessly admit that...
The Gift of Special Needs
The first few years of parenthood felt like an emotional roller coaster. Everything about being a new mom was both thrilling and terrifying at once. My...
Speech Therapy Moms: Somewhere in the Middle
“Monday and Wednesday mornings are out for us,” I tell my friends as we stare at our calendars, hoping to find a little time...
Our Journey Navigating Autism in Nashville
Our son is three, and we have no idea what is “wrong with him.” We have been excused from school and occupational therapy this...
What I Wish I Could Tell You :: When You Suspect...
Being the parent of a special needs child truly give you a unique perspective on a multitude of things. Before I had my daughter, doctors were god-like....
Fun For All! Nashville Attractions with Special Accessibility
When you have a child with a disability, there's quite a bit of extra planning involved when seeking out kid-friendly excursions. With that in mind,...
Ways to Reach Out To—and Support—a Special Needs Family
"Well, what CAN we say then?"
In response to a post I wrote a couple of months back (if you missed it, you can find...