Special needs

Check out this toddler's amazing homemade wheelchair

Check out this toddler's amazing homemade wheelchair

After losing the use of her legs, this toddler gets around in a pretty snazzy DIY wheelchair.

Chris Purdy

How Pokémon Go has changed one autistic boy's life

How Pokémon Go has changed one autistic boy's life

For Ralphie, catching Pikachus, Bulbasaurs and Charmanders isn't just fun—it's a way of breaking out of his shell.

Emily Rivas

Don't panic about study linking Tylenol during pregnancy to autism

Don't panic about study linking Tylenol during pregnancy to autism

A new autism study raises alarming questions about taking Tylenol during pregnancy, but don't raid your medicine cabinet just yet.

Sydney Loney

Why integration isn’t working for special needs kids—or their classmates

Why integration isn’t working for special needs kids—or their classmates

Toronto parents are suing the school board for failing to protect their daughters from a schoolmate with special needs. Theirs is a familiar story: I’m the mother of a kid other parents complain about.

Rachel Giese

Fostering independence in kids with disabilities

Fostering independence in kids with disabilities

Kids living with severe disabilities often have countless doctor visits, medical tests, physio appointments. That’s why giving them "a day of yes” can be so powerful.

Today's Parent

Dad creates a device to help his paralyzed son walk

Dad creates a device to help his paralyzed son walk

This dad invented a device to help his paralyzed son walk.

Davina Sinnatamby

Why we all need to listen to kids with special needs

Why we all need to listen to kids with special needs

"As she gets older and matures, my hope is that Syona will find her own voice and advocate in a way that feels right for her."

Anchel Krishna

Why some parents are giving their kids cannabis oil

Why some parents are giving their kids cannabis oil

Parents of children with severe epilepsy are turning to cannabis oil in a desperate attempt to find relief—and a life—for their kids.

Kalli Anderson

What does it feel like to have autism?

What does it feel like to have autism?

What does it feel like to have autism? A new video helps people understand sensory overload through the eyes of an autistic child.

Amy Valm

Sesame Street launches second part of their autism initiative

Sesame Street launches second part of their autism initiative

Sesame Street just released awesome new videos spotlighting kids with autism and their stories.

Emily Rivas

Totally amazing: This book describes Asperger's like having superpowers

Totally amazing: This book describes Asperger's like having superpowers

Melanie Walsh's new book, Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!, explains Asperger's in a kid-friendly way.

Emily Rivas

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

Rett syndrome: How life changed after my daughter's diagnosis

Rett syndrome: How life changed after my daughter's diagnosis

Rett syndrome: "I expected the test to come back positive, but hearing the doctor say the words still left me devastated."

Jennifer Facchinelli

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

What prenatal testing can tell you

What prenatal testing can tell you

The choice to undergo prenatal testing is a big one. Here's what you should consider before making the decision.

Camilla Cornell

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

Why we need more teachers like Chris Ulmer

Why we need more teachers like Chris Ulmer

Florida teacher Chris Ulmer has inspired Anchel Krishna to take up a new tradition at home with her special-needs daughter.

Anchel Krishna

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

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