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The true joys of special needs parenthood

is attending your child's school holiday concert and seeing him eagerly peeking in the door. You can still picture him standing there five years ago and sobbing. Now look at him. Comparing your…

Raising kids with special needs: The American cheese milestone

It's how milestones happen with Max lately: I'll suddenly notice him doing something new and incredible, only it's not something you'd ever read in one of those child development book…

On the road of special needs parenting

NOW "Eeeyah yah ah eeeyah ah ah AH!" says Max. I'm driving our minivan, and Max is babbling in the backseat. I listen, happily, occasionally peeking into the rearview mirror to watch. I…

Dubiously sane things I have done concerning Max...perhaps you can relate?

I was e-mailing with a mom over the weekend; her baby had a stroke at birth, like Max. Until recently, she had measured her baby's head every three days because she worried about microcephaly , a…
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