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Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

Special needs in the media: Why I went on TV

Special needs in the media: Why I went on TV

After making a guest appearance on Canada AM, Anchel Krishna shares why it was important for the special needs community.

Anchel Krishna

How to talk to your friends’ kids about your child with special needs

How to talk to your friends’ kids about your child with special needs

Introducing your child with special needs to a new group of friends can seem daunting. Here are some tips to help other kids understand the situation.

Anchel Krishna

Why I want my daughter's Botox to last forever

Why I want my daughter's Botox to last forever

More parents are discovering that Botox treatment can help relieve the symptoms of cerebral palsy in their child.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: When the online world meets real life

Special-needs parenting: When the online world meets real life

When it comes to special-needs parenting, meeting other people online can make the difficult days easier.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: Coping trick for difficult days

Special-needs parenting: Coping trick for difficult days

Sometimes just a simple coping trick can help parents overcome the tough days.

Anchel Krishna

Solo parenting when your spouse is away

Solo parenting when your spouse is away

As tough as it can be sometimes, solo parenting allows for perfect one-on-one bonding with your child.

Anchel Krishna

Finding the right school imperative for kids with special needs

Finding the right school imperative for kids with special needs

When it comes to education, finding the right school is essential to the development of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: A dad's point of view

Special-needs parenting: A dad's point of view

Dads of kids with special needs share their parenting experiences.

Anchel Krishna

Teen carries brother 50 miles to raise awareness

Teen carries brother 50 miles to raise awareness

A teen boy carries his brother for 50 miles to raise money and awareness for cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Why featuring a child with special needs on the cover of a magazine—and highlighting it—is so important.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

One mom talks about the importance of voting now that she’s a parent of a daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Special needs: It doesn't mean my child is unhealthy

Special needs: It doesn't mean my child is unhealthy

Even though her daughter isn't able to run around with other kids, one mom argues that it doesn't mean her child is unhealthy.

Anchel Krishna

Parenting a child with a rare disease: Interview with Marcy White

Parenting a child with a rare disease: Interview with Marcy White

Special-needs parenting: Anchel Krishna shares a Q&A session with Marcy White, author of The Boy Who Can: The Jacob Trossman Story.

Anchel Krishna

Study: How parents cope with kids' health challenges

Study: How parents cope with kids' health challenges

A recent study suggests there are benefits that come from stressful and life-changing situations we experience with our children.

Anchel Krishna

Keep kids with special needs in the classroom

Keep kids with special needs in the classroom

Anchel Krishna responds to a recent report that reveals many principals are asking parents to keep their kids with special needs at home.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: Small steps, big triumphs

Special-needs parenting: Small steps, big triumphs

Anchel Krishna shares a touching, everyday moment that took her by surprise this week.

Anchel Krishna

Why I blog about my child with special needs

Why I blog about my child with special needs

In her 100th blog post for Today’s Parent, Anchel Krishna reflects on the importance of sharing her family’s story.

Anchel Krishna

Why organizations supporting kids with special needs matter

Why organizations supporting kids with special needs matter

Last week Easter Seals helped the Krishna family achieve two big firsts, and Anchel was reminded why organizations helping kids with special needs matter.

Anchel Krishna

Why a manicure is a big deal

Why a manicure is a big deal

Anchel Krishna gives Syona her first manicure, complete with painted nails, and realises it wasn't only a new experience—it was a milestone.

Anchel Krishna

17 books about autism

17 books about autism

In honour of World Autism Awareness Day, we've compiled a list of books that talk about being on the spectrum.

Emily Rivas