Special needs

Deciding whether my child should have elective surgery is unbearable

Deciding whether my child should have elective surgery is unbearable

Anchel Krishna shares the heart-wrenching process of making a serious medical decision for her four-year-old daughter.

Anchel Krishna

Why does my mom guilt get worse during the summer?

Why does my mom guilt get worse during the summer?

"I love my work. However, there are still times when "mom guilt" rears its ugly head."

Anchel Krishna

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

"By leveraging social media, Matthew Walzer has made a difference that will increase the independence of so many people in the special-needs community."

Anchel Krishna

How the Parapan Am Games almost let my family down

How the Parapan Am Games almost let my family down

"I was frustrated. I was hurt. I was tired. I just wanted to attend a sporting event with our family—and I didn’t want to have to fight to make it happen."

Anchel Krishna

I saw myself in the viral "first-time-dad" video

I saw myself in the viral "first-time-dad" video

Anchel Krishna responds to a heartfelt cartoon about parenthood and having a child with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

What it's like to become a dad—warning: grab tissues before watching this

What it's like to become a dad—warning: grab tissues before watching this

A cartoonist perfectly captures what it's like to become a dad.

Alyssa Ashton

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

"I often wonder if that trip was the universe’s way of preparing me for the adventure that was to come with my daughter's diagnosis of cerebral palsy."

Anchel Krishna

Down syndrome isn't what she IS—it's what she HAS

Down syndrome isn't what she IS—it's what she HAS

One mom is sick of the insensitive comments people make about her daughter, who has Down syndrome.

Alyssa Ashton

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

"The idea of transability was new to me. It took me a few days to actually read through the article and carefully consider my reaction."

Anchel Krishna

When your child almost has a serious accident

When your child almost has a serious accident

Anchel Krishna's four-year-old daughter Syona narrowly escaped a wheelchair accident last weekend.

Anchel Krishna

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Anchel Krishna discusses the importance of her daughter's newfound self-advocacy skills.

Anchel Krishna

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

Anchel Krishna and her husband celebrated their wedding anniversary in an unexpected way.

Anchel Krishna

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Anchel Krishna finds joy in seeing her four-year-old daughter make her first friend.

Anchel Krishna

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Anchel Krishna wants to be more bold in adapting outdoors activities for her daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

10 truths about parenting a child with special needs

10 truths about parenting a child with special needs

Sleepless nights, insurance policies, overscheduling—here are 10 truths about special needs parenting.

Anchel Krishna

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

Anchel Krishna bids an emotional farewell to the woman who worked as her four-year-old daughter's therapist.

Anchel Krishna

Our autism story: The tough decision we made

Our autism story: The tough decision we made

The LaBarbera hockey couple made the hard choice to live apart to help their son with autism get the best possible care.

Kodette LaBarbera

8 ways you can Light It Up Blue

8 ways you can Light It Up Blue

Participate in World Autism Day with these fun ways to Light It Up Blue.

Alyssa Ashton

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Anchel Krishna talks with Brianne Buckman-Kalechstein about becoming an advocate for autism acceptance after her son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

Anchel Krishna

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Anchel Krishna responds to a recent story about a Guelph, Ont. girl who was denied full access to an indoor playground because she required special equipment for her cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna