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!
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Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) is dedicated to providing information and tips to help you live well with vision loss.
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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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?
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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!
Parenting, Support
Dear Grandparents of Visually Impaired Children
Being a grandparent is so important, maybe even more so for grandparents of blind children. Here are some tips to help you relate to your family and give them the...
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They told me feeling sad made me a bad mother
By admitting that my child's disabilities make me sad, I am saying that my child's existence brings me grief. By writing this in a public space, I am telling the...
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To my best friends and support network that I have never met
As the mother of a special needs child I need friends and support. Where is the best place for me to find a support network? Surprise! That's what social media...
Parenting, Support
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child was First Diagnosed with a Disability
If you could go back in time to when your child was first diagnosed with a disability, what would you tell yourself? What advice would you give?
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Please Don’t Feel Sorry for Me or My Special Needs Child
I don't want my friends or family to feel sorry for me or for my child. I'm not saying this in a tough "I can handle this so you don't...
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The one thing I haven’t learned as a special needs parent
A lot of people write about what they've learned as a special needs parent, but there's one thing I still haven't learned yet.
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An Open Letter to the Mom Who Just Wants to Help
Remember that you're my friend, not my therapist.
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Wine for Moms of Blind Kids
A glass of wine with dinner helps iron out the stresses of the day for lots of moms, but us special needs moms have more stresses than most!
Parenting, Support
Surviving the First 18 Months After Learning Your Child is Blind
Learning your baby is blind is hard... but you will move on! Janine says, "Life was continuing and I started to realize how strong we were becoming. The tears were...
Parenting, Support
When I Feel Alone as a Mom to a Child With Anophthalmia, I Remember This
Gwen writes about her baby daughter, Ivey, and the medical issues she faces. Gwen finds strength in her friends, family and even strangers who are drawn to her little girl.
Parenting, Support
Disabled Parenting Project
The Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) is an online space for sharing experiences, advice, and conversations among disabled parents as well as those considering parenthood.
Parenting, Support
“What if I die?” Creating a care plan to combat the secret fear of every special needs parent
If you are the primary caregiver of a special needs child, you probably worry about what would happen if you were gone.
Parenting, Support
25 Things Only a Mother of a Child who is Visually Impaired Would Understand
Becoming a parent to any child is magical in its own right, but here is a list of observations about things only a mother of a child who is visually...
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They told me to take care of myself, I told them I’ll sleep when I’m dead
Nicole writes about how difficult it is to find the time and money to get away on a vacation when you're the parent of a child with complex needs -...