As warmer weather begins to settle in across the country, it feels like the perfect time to turn our attention to a different kind of spring cleaning—one that starts within our mindset as special needs parents. There’s something about the renewal of spring that invites us to take a closer look at what we’ve been carrying. If you’ve ever pruned a plant, you know it can feel… a little unsettling. Cutting back healthy branches. Removing growth that once felt important. For a moment, it can even...

How do we know what to say when there are no words? The Unspoken Unfollow Hard truth: A decade or so ago, I unfollowed an acquaintance on Facebook after she unexpectedly lost her daughter. The influx of grief-filled posts in my feed became too difficult to look at and clicking "unfollow" was a simple solution for shielding myself from the pain. Now before you judge me too harshly, I didn’t unfollow her out of cold indifference or a lack of sympathy. In fact, it was quite the opposite. I...

A Look Inside Our Reality Show The Kardashians (from left: Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney...