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...
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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...
Mighty Mack the Mayor and Warrior
By: Lauren Murphy When you’re pregnant with your second baby, doctor appointments become very routine; You’ve done all of this before, so...
Vivian & her Journey with Jordan's Syndrome
By Stacy Kelley We welcomed our sweet baby girl Vivian into the world 7 years ago. As I got closer to delivery, I convinced myself that I...
Don’t let cancer define you: An essay by a childhood cancer survivor
By Lainie Jones I had adrenal cancer as an infant in 1985, so the word ‘survivor’ has been part of my vocabulary my whole life. Even...
Ashley & Ryland
By Ashley Palenka My name is Ashley, and I am a special needs mama. As I reflect back on my journey with Ryland wondering what to write...
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