Category: autism

When Special Needs Parents Can’t Be Defensive

For those who have my child’s best interests at heart, I can’t be defensive or apprehensive. I can only be proactive.

He might not always have someone there to check on his batteries. That’s the whole problem that many special needs parents face.

Families with special needs children don’t pass a test. We’re simply people.

They’re just extra steps needed to make his practice into perfect.

There was a feeling of guilt, as if I did something wrong, and I didn’t want to tell anyone.

2012 was a big year for me. It was the one that changed my life.

For a story of gradual changes, this is one of the few moments I can pinpoint exactly.

I’ve watched him push forward to take steps that no one – myself included – was predicting years ago.

“What is that? Ugh. It’s probably my kid.”

She’s prioritized on the same level he is – not above and not below.