My daughter, as the child without special needs, shouldn’t feel she has take care of him like it was her job.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean.
Tag: special needs
My Non-Verbal Son Lives In The Moment, But I Do Not
Everything I do now is so that one day, he can do it on his own.
The Words That Kept Me Content With Being Unhappy
What hurt the most was that I had accepted them.
Non-Verbal, Crossed Signals
We have a lot less of these interactions as time goes on, but they still happen.
I Never Thought I Would…
It’s a path I never expected to travel, but am glad I had the courage to walk it.
Keeping My Non-Verbal Son Clean And Handsome
I’m not letting him sludge his way through life. My boy looks good. I make sure of it.
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Dad Day
The best way I can describe days like this is that my hair hurts.
Why Getting My Non-Verbal Son’s Christmas Gifts Right Means So Much
Frustrated and pleading, “Come on. You like Jeff Wiggle. Right? It’s a Jeff doll. Yay?” Nada.
Making The Right Decisions For My Non-Verbal Son
All I want to do is spoil him, but I have to do what’s best for him.
What If They’re Mean To My Special Needs Child?
I’m writing our life as a thriller in my brain, but it’s really more of a Disney Plus series.
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