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How to Win at Applying for Medicaid

By Lyla N. Hopefully you read part one of this story, but if you didn’t, here’s a quick recap. We went from a place where support felt...

Debunking the "Super Mom" Myth

Written by: Madison Sponsler Two years ago I knew nothing about Down Syndrome and had maybe met an entire two people that had it in my...

Lyla & Xander: Part 1

By Lyla Novakowski I am going to begin by saying that you are worth more than any diagnosis. The story of my son and me is much like the...

Call to Action: Save Aidan’s Group Home

Johanna Burke is a special needs attorney and mother to a severely developmentally disabled autistic 18-year-old son, Aidan, who is...

Common Ground Society

Written by: Larkin O'Leary, President of Common Ground Society Up until 4th grade I had a hard time in school. I was sent to the...

Yartiza and Gabriel's Jordan's Syndrome Journey

By Yartiza Garay (please see below for Spanish translation of this post): Our first child was born back in 2013, her name is Camila, she...

Navigating the Spectrum with Michele Portlock

By Michele Portlock My 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with autism at the age of 14. One of her younger brothers was 9 years old and...

Introduction to Facts, Forgiveness, and Forging Ahead

By Elena Croy Trigger warnings: miscarriage, fertility, traumatic event, child abuse Hope is a rainbow baby. When I try to figure out...

An Extra Lucky Dad's acceptance of a beautiful life

By: Peter Sterpe We #ExtraLuckyDads get it that moms are the big, big deal in the lives of children. As a dad, I offered to share our...

Kristina, Flynn and CP

By Kristina Mulligan For so long, we were the two who desperately wanted to be three. We finally found out that we were going to be...

Heather and Mahaly

My daughter, Mahaly, is pure joy. She lights up every room with her smile and laughter. She makes me a better person every single day. We...

Picture Perfect with Cassie & Myah

By Cassie Brown When we received Myah's prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, I remember thinking that life was over. I was in literal...

A RAD time for everyone!

By Team RAD HI everyone!! Meghan Clem and Katie Webb Brundige here! 👋 We are SO excited to have this opportunity to be featured in the...

An Extra Lucky Sisterhood

By: Jess Quarello One of the first things I worried about after receiving Adeline's birth diagnosis of down syndrome was, quite...

Finding Pride & Celebration in our Differences

By Jessica Berndt During my 8-week ultrasound with our first baby, Freddy, we received the news that he was at-risk of having Down...

Jordan & Self-Advocacy with Apraxia

By Jordan Christian My name is Jordan Christian, and I am an advocate for Verbal Apraxia, also known as Childhood Apraxia of Speech. As a...

An Intro & Tips From Our Resident SLP, Alex!

I have the coolest job in the world…but, of course, I’m biased. My name is Alex and I am a pediatric speech-language pathologist. When I...

Jovana and Her Inclusive Apparel Line Alivia

Written by Jovana Mullins I remember exactly where I was when I first felt a calling in my heart to work with people with disabilities—I...

Extra Lucky Mom With An Unexpected Extra Diagnosis

By Kat Vizzone Being a new mom is tough. Being a new mom with a child who has “special needs” is also tough. As I scroll through social...

Andrea and Michael

By Andrea Gish Michael is just over 3 years old and it’s been a little over 2 years since our lives changed forever. Our warrior had his...