Support
As the parent of a baby or young child with special needs you need to find support. We're here to help! Learn how to locate support groups or just find the encouragement you need!
Assistive Technology, Support
May We Help: Engineering Independence for People with Disabilities
May We Help is dedicated to designing and building custom solutions that help individuals of all ages achieve mobility, access, and independence, all at no cost.
Special Needs, Support
Five Steps to Finding Joy: Faith and the Journey of Parenting with Special Needs
Through faith special needs parents can learn to cultivate a deep, enduring state of joy.
Special Needs, Support
How Do You Keep Faith Alive When Your Child Remains Ill?
I understand the emotional toll of chronic illness, but I also believe in the power of faith and community to uplift and sustain us.
Special Needs, Support
Overcoming Burnout: 6 Tips for Mothers of Special Needs Children
Feeling anxious, low, and tired all the time? Parental burnout is common among special needs parents. Read below for some steps you can take to feel better.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Support, Visual Impairment
Coping with a Diagnosis: Emotional Support for Families with Visually Impaired Children
Families with emotional support are more resilient. Learn how to establish emotional support with peers, professionals, and the community to help your family thrive.
Support
3 Things All Special Needs Moms Need To Do Now To Maintain Their Sanity
It’s natural for special needs parents to go above and beyond for their children, but we need to remember that it's important to take a break as well.
Special Needs, Support
COVID Taught the World About Grief and Isolation; Special Needs Families Already Learned These Lessons
Maybe the world now recovering from the COVID pandemic can learn something from parents of disabled children who have already developed coping skills.
Support
Aware Bears Support Kids with Disabilities
Find out about Aware Bears and Never-Ending Stories. They aim to change the perception of what people with disabilities are capable of.
Support, Visual Impairment
Lighthouse Guild’s National Tele-Support Network
Whether you are a parent of a child with visual impairment, a high school student, young adult, or an adult navigating vision loss, there is a tele-support group for you!
Parenting, Support
To the Mother Whose Life Isn’t Taking the Path She Expected
The path of a special needs parent is hard, but you need to choose happiness. You feel countless emotions, each and every one of them, and at some point you...
Support
When Your Special Needs Support Group is Anything but Supportive (and 5 Tips to Get it Back on Track)
Moms yelling at each other certainly isn't a new thing, but online support groups can take it to a whole new level! Find tips on how to keep your special...
Support
What can you do for the special needs mom who doesn’t feel anymore?
Sometimes it seems like I don't have the time to feel, and I know this isn't a new thing. I've been not feeling for a long time. Is it OK...
Support
The hidden truth about special needs resources: It doesn’t need to be this complicated
Do you ever feel like you're tied up in knots looking for support and resources for your special needs child? Maybe it doesn't have to be this way!
Support
Do you have the courage to redefine disability?
What does disability look like to you? How do people with disabilities interact with the mainstream world? What can you do to help?
Support
I’m tired of being “the special needs mom”
Are you the parent of a special needs child? Do your friends also have kids with disabilities and that's all you ever talk about? Maybe it's time for a change!