Cerebral palsy

Special needs parents: Here’s how to make sure your other kids are supported

Special needs parents: Here’s how to make sure your other kids are supported

When you have a kid with a special need or disability, your other kids can sometimes get lost in the mix. Here’s how to get them the support they need.

Kara Melissa Sharp

How becoming a big sister gave my daughter with special needs a big confidence boost

How becoming a big sister gave my daughter with special needs a big confidence boost

My second pregnancy wasn't planned, but a younger sibling for my daughter with special needs turned out to be the best thing we could have given her.

Antonia Whyatt

They gave this kid his dream shot, but he deserves a real one

They gave this kid his dream shot, but he deserves a real one

Why is full participation in school sports still treated as a privilege and not a right for kids with disabilities?

Valerie Howes

I never imagined a second pregnancy would be this hard

I never imagined a second pregnancy would be this hard

My doctor told me not to lift my 6-year-old with cerebral palsy during my second pregnancy, but this put a gap between us that I worried wouldn't go away.

Anchel Krishna

How to plan a Disney vacation when your child has special needs

How to plan a Disney vacation when your child has special needs

Author of Mouse Ears for Everyone, Amy Schinner, shares tips on how to do Disney with kids who have special needs.

Kelsey Miki

Doctor, don’t tell me I could do better caring for my kid with cerebral palsy

Doctor, don’t tell me I could do better caring for my kid with cerebral palsy

When your child has cerebral palsy, will "doing your best" ever be enough?

Kara Melissa Sharp

The disability isn't the problem

The disability isn't the problem

Kate Wilson

Finally! Lego set includes a minifigure in a wheelchair

Finally! Lego set includes a minifigure in a wheelchair

Lego unveils its new "Fun at the Park" set, which includes a young boy in a wheelchair. This mom couldn't be happier.

Anchel Krishna

The first time someone called my kid the R-word

The first time someone called my kid the R-word

"'I think he's retarded or something,' the woman whispers to her partner. No one else hears it, but that hushed comment booms in my ears."

Kate Wilson

My daughter thinks I don't like taking care of her

My daughter thinks I don't like taking care of her

"Syona's comment made me wonder: did she really think I didn't like taking care of her?"

Anchel Krishna

Yes, my daughter is having risky elective surgery

Yes, my daughter is having risky elective surgery

"There are moments where I get angry, upset and resentful that we even had to make this decision in the first place. It doesn’t seem fair."

Anchel Krishna

What Christmas is like when your kid has special needs

What Christmas is like when your kid has special needs

"Brennen can’t write a letter to Santa. He can’t tell me what he hopes to find under the tree on Christmas morning. He can’t unwrap his own gifts."

Julie Brocklehurst

The emotional triggers that come with special-needs parenting

The emotional triggers that come with special-needs parenting

"Sometimes certain words or events trigger something inside me—something that takes me back to those first days when we just learned of Syona's diagnosis."

Anchel Krishna

The challenges of trick-or-treating with a wheelchair

The challenges of trick-or-treating with a wheelchair

Anchel Krishna's daughter is entering at a tricky age—and lifting her out of her wheelchair is becoming increasingly difficult.

Anchel Krishna

Parents of kids with special needs get asked the oddest questions

Parents of kids with special needs get asked the oddest questions

"Stranger: 'He’s not regular, is he?'"

Anchel Krishna

Why I won’t stay quiet about my kid’s special needs

Why I won’t stay quiet about my kid’s special needs

Anchel Krishna’s culture is notorious for not openly discussing life’s challenges, but when it comes to her daughter's disability, she’s an open book.

Anchel Krishna

An open letter to my daughter on her fifth birthday

An open letter to my daughter on her fifth birthday

"You gave us the biggest gift of all: a new perspective that allows us to live in the present—in an honest and vulnerable way."

Anchel Krishna

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

1. "Hello!" This one’s simple.

Anchel Krishna

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

"I’m friends with too many strong, beautiful people who've lost their kids at very young ages."

Anchel Krishna

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

Anchel Krishna on what she's learned since her five-year-old daughter's cerebral palsy diagnosis.

Anchel Krishna

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