Advocating

Meet Mom Rachel Hurtado

Rachel, 33 lives in Colorado with her fiance Jeff McLaughlin. The two have been together for 12 years. She is currently attending National University (NU) to become a Board...

Meet Mom Robin Suzelis

Robin, 47, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Clarion University of PA pursuing Communications. She met her husband Ted Suzelis in the summer of 1994 while working a summer...

Wanted: Veterans of Adaptation

We’ve Got This! As parents of children with special needs, we have all experienced some degree of uncertainty and isolation in dealing with our child’s diagnosis. We had dreamed...

Is Keeping Your Loved One Safe Detrimental to Their Growth?

There seems to be tension between safety and independence that we experience as families. Many families I’ve spoken with believe that if they allow their loved one to develop their...

Empowering Your Child for Better Communication with Healthcare Providers

Few people make important healthcare decisions without talking it over with a trusted family member or a caring friend. But for someone with a disability, this partnership can often lead...

20 Positive Affirmations to Remind Your Child They Are Loved

Positive Affirmations Kind words of encouragement and affirmation from parents are an important part of making sure your little one has a healthy sense of self. Keep these words of...

How Technology Aids Families with Disabilities

We live in a world where technological advances are an everyday occurrence. We can see this in advertisements, scholarly journal articles, the news, and even social media. For disabled persons,...

Planning for Better Health

As parents, we do our best to keep our kids healthy and protect them from activities that may risk their health and safety. This is particularly true now with Covid...

From Special to Ordinary

How do we help your loved one shift from the “special” to the “ordinary”? Special classrooms, programs and groups. Our family members with developmental disabilities are forced to live a...

in·de·pend·ent /ˌindəˈpendənt/ adjective 1. free from outside control; not depending on another’s authority. 2. not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence. We all know what it means to be...