Nobody and nothing prepares you for all the aspects of special needs parenting. Regardless of how well prepared I feel, I get caught with my pants down.
This is why everyone loves my son. He disrupts their sense of normalcy in all the good ways. My non-verbal special needs child makes friends everywhere.
Alex is now a teenager with disability, and we're discussing his transition into adulthood. Once again, I feel entirely out of my league as a parent.
Waiting for test results for your child is difficult. In this video, Alethea reveals how it feels waiting for a new diagnosis for her special needs child.