The birds and the bees …oh geez, do we really have to go there? Yes, we do. Our children with special needs are still kids who are hungry for information.

As special needs parents, advocate, independence, and empathy are three vital words to our children’s lives. But I would like to add one more.

A good social story helps us teach our two sons with Down syndrome many of the social nuances that don’t come easily to them.

Depending on the age and disability of your special need child, you may have to limit what you share about catastrophic events.

As a special needs parent, I’ve had to train myself to put down that Magic Eight Ball. I’ve had to stop asking all the “what-ifs” over and over again.

My daughter is the only non-disabled child in our family. Her needs may be different from that of her special needs siblings, but they are still very real.

I needed movement for stress relief more than ever when my son was born with a physical disability. But how could I go for a run with a child with a trach?

I'm not the only parent who's fought back tears after a developmental age eval. Learning my son is on level with a 3 year-old was a sucker punch to the gut.

Taking your special needs child to the dentist or any other appointment doesn't have to be so harrowing. Here are my top three tips for making it bearable.

Families with complex disabilities lack a voice. Only by having allies to help us ask for programs and support can our voices be heard and heeded.