https://mommy-diary.com/motherhood/special-needs/ Motherhood, Identity & Healing—Creative Modern Motherhood Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://mommy-diary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Mommy-diary-submark-white-pink-32x32.png https://mommy-diary.com/motherhood/special-needs/ 32 32 111288181 https://mommy-diary.com/apps-for-children-with-special-needs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apps-for-children-with-special-needs https://mommy-diary.com/apps-for-children-with-special-needs/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=29936 Raising a child with special needs isn’t easy, and you and your child will face a number of diverse challenges along the way.   My daughter Elle reads at a slower pace and talks at a slower pace than other children. She experiences absence seizures and needs medication daily. As a parent with a special needs...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/apps-for-children-with-special-needs/feed/ 0 29936 https://mommy-diary.com/glam-girly-sweet-sixteen-cat-bunny-themed-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glam-girly-sweet-sixteen-cat-bunny-themed-party https://mommy-diary.com/glam-girly-sweet-sixteen-cat-bunny-themed-party/#respond Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:57:38 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=21913 My first baby turned 16 this year, so we threw her the glam sweet 16 birthday party she’s been talking about for all month. Elle takes her birthday very seriously, so I knew we had to throw in special details to make her feel extra special. She spent almost an entire year as a special...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/glam-girly-sweet-sixteen-cat-bunny-themed-party/feed/ 0 21913 https://mommy-diary.com/10-tips-on-iep-meetings-for-special-education-parents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-tips-on-iep-meetings-for-special-education-parents https://mommy-diary.com/10-tips-on-iep-meetings-for-special-education-parents/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2019 06:21:48 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=15640 Tips on how to prepare for IEP meetings for special needs parents IEP meetings are much like business negotiations where the product/service involves your child. You have rights, you are powerful and you are the most important advocate for your child. IEP Individual Educational Plans are crucial for any child with different needs, whether your...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/10-tips-on-iep-meetings-for-special-education-parents/feed/ 7 15640 https://mommy-diary.com/no-drama-llama-birthday-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-drama-llama-birthday-party https://mommy-diary.com/no-drama-llama-birthday-party/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:33:59 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=15121 On Special Needs Parenting: Our SYNGAP1 journey Raising a special needs child is by far the most difficult task given to me by God. My journey as Elise’s mom is a long one, so if you’re new around here, please begin by reading our story here and here. My daughter had a rough school year...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/no-drama-llama-birthday-party/feed/ 5 15121 https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-thinks-she-is-doing-it-wrong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-the-mom-who-thinks-she-is-doing-it-wrong https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-thinks-she-is-doing-it-wrong/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:37:44 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=9427 This post is inspired by my first daughter Elle who turns 12 years old today. Raising a child with special needs called SYNGAP1 My Special Needs Parenting Story My first daughter Elle turns 12 years old today. Every time her birthday rolls around I can’t help but to pause, drop everything that I’m doing and reflect...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-thinks-she-is-doing-it-wrong/feed/ 12 9427 https://mommy-diary.com/why-god-gave-me-a-special-needs-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-god-gave-me-a-special-needs-child https://mommy-diary.com/why-god-gave-me-a-special-needs-child/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:00:25 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015129why-god-gave-me-a-special-needs-child/ Many years ago when Elle was a little over two years old and Tess was an infant, I cried silent tears in the dark as my babies were falling asleep next to me. My husband was busy with work and frequently coming home late, and I had no one to talk to about the depth...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/why-god-gave-me-a-special-needs-child/feed/ 36 50 https://mommy-diary.com/tips-for-special-needs-parenting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-special-needs-parenting https://mommy-diary.com/tips-for-special-needs-parenting/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 07:00:03 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=4776 So your child has been diagnosed….now what? Life as a parent of a special needs child is not easy. Parenting typical kids is hard, imagine parenting a special needs child in a society driven by normalcy, achievement and academic success. It’s a long, arduous road, one I never thought I would take, but one that has...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/tips-for-special-needs-parenting/feed/ 4 4776 https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:00:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/ Ten years ago, my life changed drastically. I became a mother. Not only that, I was a young mother fresh out of college with no mommy friends or knowledge of motherhood. All my friends were working towards their dream career and meeting cute boys while I was trying to figure out how to change diapers, soothe a...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/feed/ 9 75 https://mommy-diary.com/i-am-that-imperfect-mother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-that-imperfect-mother https://mommy-diary.com/i-am-that-imperfect-mother/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:53:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/i-am-that-imperfect-mother/ This morning I heard a tragic news: a close friend has cervical cancer and had to abort her second child to prevent the cancer from spreading. Luckily she found out early enough, thanks to a routine check up necessitated by her pregnancy, and is now recovering from a hysterectomy. As a mother and friend, the...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/i-am-that-imperfect-mother/feed/ 0 4 https://mommy-diary.com/an-afternoon-with-my-special-needs-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-afternoon-with-my-special-needs-child https://mommy-diary.com/an-afternoon-with-my-special-needs-child/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:43:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/an-afternoon-with-my-special-child/ I can’t believe it’s already been 9 years since I first became a mom. It seems just like yesterday, yet it also seems so long ago like a far distant memory. I wish I can go back to the day she was born- to see, hold and smell her again, yet another part of me remembers...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/an-afternoon-with-my-special-needs-child/feed/ 2 2335 https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-called-my-child-sick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-the-mom-who-called-my-child-sick https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-called-my-child-sick/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:45:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/to-the-mom-who-called-my-child-sick/ As a mom of school-aged children, I come across many different moms around the neighborhood and schools. Just like in any other social setting, there are various personalities; some are quiet, some are talkative, some are friendly, some keep to themselves. What’s different though, is that unlike our own social circles, moms gather together as a...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/to-the-mom-who-called-my-child-sick/feed/ 0 22