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Pick any two families of children with special needs and they may seem to have little in common. Even children with similar diagnosis may have very unique circumstances. One may...
Author: Lynn Gierie
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Living With the Guilt
Having a child with a disability can certainly be difficult. There are moments where we wonder if anyone will ever understand or get what it is like to walk in...
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Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
This goes out to all the siblings of children with special needs. I like to call these kids the experts. They know more about being a sibling of a person...
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Mask or No Masks in School?
Temperatures are starting to climb as we prepare for another Maine summer. Usually, our kids are just getting out of school and beginning summer vacation - the difference this year...
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Remembering the Bright Side
One billion people, which is about 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability. Our children do not have the same opportunities as others and often experience exclusion...
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What are our parental needs?
What do we need as parents of kids living with different needs? Here is a claim for many of us. We need more time, more energy, money for therapies, ordinary...
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We know what it’s like
While the rest of the world is annoyed and panics about the new “normal” that they are being forced to comply with, for most of us it is not new...