Families with special needs

This is My Game

Kids with special needs shed their labels as they dive into their favourite sports

How Words Can Wound

What I've learned as the parent of a child with a chronic illness

A Child with Special Needs

When a child is diagnosed with a disability, parents are plunged into an overwhelming, and sometimes heartbreaking, new reality. But it’s amazing how fast they find their feet. Here's what helps

Province-by-Province Autism Coverage

Autism Now

For the families who live with autism, life can never be the same

Learning to Listen

Shawna Akerman never imagined she'd be raising two profoundly deaf kids. Now she can't imagine life without them

Busy Minds: Kids With Asperger's

There's more to children with Asperger's than most of us think

Getting the Words Out: Speech and Language Delays

Straight talk on speech and language delays

Raising Krystal

Madeleine Greey was seven months pregnant when she learned her baby had Down syndrome. Sixteen years later, she shares their journey

Two Little, Too Soon: One Mom's Story of her Preemie Twins

When her twins were born at 28 weeks, Lisa Gregoire says she entered an “antiseptic prison” governed by lactation machines and double-doughnut Wednesdays

Putting Disorders in Order

Here’s an introductory guide to help demystify some of the more common childhood psychological conditions

Watching Your Preemie Grow

Helping your premature baby thrive

Meeting the Needs of All Kids

Tips to ensure your child with special needs is getting the best education

Dying to Live

Her child won't live past 10. Yet Ellen Schwartz is determined to make every minute count

Bittersweet Birth

The birth of a baby with health problems can turn a joyous event into a difficult challenge. How do parents come to terms with their baby's special needs?

Solitary Refinement

Brain Trust

Does Early Mean Late?

Lost in Translation

It Takes All Kinds

Ty’s Story

Attention Getters

Willing & Able

Parenting a Preemie

Coming to terms with a premature birth

Kangaroo Care

The healing power of holding inspires new care for preemies.

Expecting More Than One?

Special Siblings

The Learning Channels

Living with Diabetes