When you're in the trenches of parenting, knowing there are other families there with you can make all the difference. We're celebrating the power of community by sharing stories about parenting a child with a disability and parenting with a disability of your own — casting a light on the joy and resilience these families demonstrate.

Mom With Dwarfism's Experience of Son Having Same Diagnosis

A Mom With Dwarfism Shares What It's Like to Give Birth to a Baby With the Same Diagnosis

by Murphy Moroney 7/30/20

Autism

1 Inspiring Photo Series Celebrates the Friendships Kids With Autism Make, and It's Beautiful

by Murphy Moroney 7/29/20

How Becoming a Special Needs Parent Changed My Friendships

Family Life

After Becoming a Special Needs Parent, I Needed to Relearn How to Fit In With My Friends

by Jaclyn Greenberg 7/28/20

After Having a Debilitating Stroke at 26, This Mom Is Truly Living Life "Unafraid"

Katherine was enjoying motherhood — until she had a massive stroke at age 26 that changed everything. Now she is sharing how her stroke her family and how she is working to show other women with disabilities that "pregnancy is going to be a hard thing, and that it's worth it."

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Mom With Epilepsy Shares What Parenting Is Like

Family Life

A Mom With Epilepsy on Raising Kids: "My Family Knows How to Unite in Any Kind of Difficulty"

by Murphy Moroney 6/12/20

What It's Like When a Parent and Child Both Have Autism

Tweens and Teens

A Mom Shared How Having Autism Helps Her Parent Her Sons With the Same Diagnosis

by Murphy Moroney 5/29/20

Autism

7 Qualities My Son With Autism Has That I Wish I Had, Too

by Carissa Garabedian 4/06/20

My Son Has a Disability — Here's What I Want His Future Employer to Know

Jamie Sumner shares a letter to the future employer of her son, who has cerebral palsy, explaining how his disability can be limiting but can also make him an incredible asset.

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What's It Like to Adopt Children With Down Syndrome?

Parenting

2 Moms on Adopting Their Sons With Special Needs: "We Only Wanted a Child With Down Syndrome"

by Murphy Moroney 12/16/19

Why School Inclusion Is Important For Kids With Disabilities

Parenting

My Kid With a Disability Deserves to Be in the Same Classroom as Your Kid, Because His Future Depends on It

by Jillian Benfield 12/05/19

My Son With Cerebral Palsy Is Learning to Speak on a Device

Little Kids

Why I Want My Son to Interrupt You

by Jamie Sumner 10/15/19

This Family’s Experience of Adopting Kids With Disabilities and of Different Races Is Truly Beautiful

Heather Avis shares the story of how she and her husband, Josh, came to be the parents of three beautiful children — one who is biracial and two who have Down syndrome — and how it has opened their eyes to so many possibilities.

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My Pediatrician Overlooked My Daughter's Health Issue

Little Kids

My Pediatrician's Oversight Taught Me to Trust My Instincts as a Mom

by Aimee Christian 7/31/19

Photos of Babies With Special Needs on Floor Backdrops

Photography

Photographer Creates Epic Portrait Backdrops Made Specifically For Babies With Special Needs

by Kate Schweitzer 11/11/18

Interview With Luv Michael About Disability Employment

Little Kids

How 2 Parents Created a Dream Career For Their Son With Autism: "We Had to Think Outside the Box"

by Caitlin Gallagher 10/25/18