Family Stories

A Trip to Holland
By Emily Perl Kingsley
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability -- to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this...  read more

Where are the Parents?
By Sue Stuyvesant
A question was asked by a school official as to why there weren't more parents of special needs kids involved in the local PTA and other issues that have come up that directly involve our kids. His question, which was passed on to me was "Where are the Parents?" This was my response.  read more

The Influence of One
By Cheryl Dinnell
We have a little neighbor boy who is 5 years old. His name is Kyle. He met my older boys, Sean and Marc, while they were outside playing. .. But Kyle would not come over to play at our house when our youngest son Eric was around.  read more