“Her diagnosis is part of her, but it doesn’t define her.”
‘I have a daughter with special needs. I don’t have a special needs kid.’: Mom advocates for inclusive language
‘There’s a high chance your daughter has it.’ I was scared. Will she be accepted by her peers if she needs a walker?’: Mom helps daughter with cerebral palsy start inclusive YouTube channel
“I would like to think it was from all the ‘I love you’s’ or the words of affirmation she recites every night. Or from a mom who never stopped advocating for her. But her happy ending is not from any of that. It’s from her.”
‘He was born that way ’cause of his mother. It’s gotta be her genes, something is wrong with her.’ Rumors flooded about our little one.’: Mom to son with limb differences urges for kindness, ‘We are all beautiful humans’
“Those unkind souls didn’t know I’d grab a pair of baby shoes and cry because my son couldn’t wear them. No idea I’d put away so many pants and shorts because his little leg wouldn’t fit. But despite the unexpected, when they placed him in my arms, I couldn’t have loved him more. He was mine. My baby. My special prince. He was taking his own slow steps in life, his own way.”
‘In ONE week, I’ve heard: ‘What’s wrong with her?’ ‘That’s so sad she has no arm.’ ‘She’s scary, I don’t like her.’: Special needs mom shares important reminder to teach inclusivity
“As you buy the backpack, and the crayons, and do all the school preparation things, please do the most important thing.”
‘What will they think?’ They noticed her differences, but it never mattered. They cheer her on, my fears silenced.’: Mom rejoices after finding inclusive ‘safe space’ for daughter with Down syndrome
“She beams when she sees any one of them. She has a safe place to be ‘one of the kids’ without prejudice or cruelty. These boys would do anything for her.”
‘Will I have friends soon, mom?’ Since December, my son has been isolated because he is Autistic.’: Mom speaks out about education for Autistic son, ‘He doesn’t deserve less’
“He doesn’t see his friends every day, he doesn’t have a classroom, he misses out. He was left with no option.”
Disney’s Latest Film ‘Turning Red’ May Feature A Character With Type 1 Diabetes, And Parents Are Very Excited About It
“It means more to my daughter to see a character like this than she can explain.”
‘Mom, I know it’s hard. I love you two more than you think.’ I felt like a failure.’: Autism mom shares ode to daughter, ‘I wonder if she knows how incredibly special she is’
“She let me sleep when she got up and wanted breakfast. She shut my door, then turned on his show and got him a drink. I wonder if she knows the guilt I felt.”
‘Look, the weird kid is back.’ They talked about him as if he was an exhibit at the zoo.’: Mom to son with Goldenhar syndrome says ‘we are more alike than we are different’
“They didn’t know in his first 2 months of life, he came close to death so many times. They didn’t see me standing outside his hospital room, frozen as the medical team performed chest compressions. They knew he was different. They just didn’t know why.”
‘My sons see themselves in the pages of books we read. But what about everyone else?’: Mom starts inclusive ‘Kind Kids Book Club’
“My sons are knights on horseback, dinosaur keepers, doctors, pilots, sidekicks, heroes. What about different cultures and countries, strong girls and women, and people with disabilities? The little things matter.”
