Every child is different and special in their own unique way. for parents of a child with special needs, this is especially true. Our children have taught us to take life in stride and to live in the moment. They have taught us compassion and acceptance. And most importantly, they have taught us love.
Families like mine know that our kids are not the only special ones. Every child is different and special in their own unique way. for parents of a child with special needs, this is especially true. Our children have taught us to take life in stride and to live in the moment. They have taught us compassion and acceptance. And most importantly, they have taught us love.
“I think you are a very beautiful person, for your willingness to learn about other people’s lives and for taking time to understand those who are out of your comfort zone.”- Janet S., mother of a child with ASD
“Teachers don’t really know what it’s like to be a mom or dad whose child has special needs.”- Ashley C., parent of a child with ADHD.
“This is my child. I love her, but I am not her. She has a disability but it doesn’t define her as a person.”- Erin W., mother of two children with Down Syndrome
Self acceptance comes from meeting life’s challenges vigorously. Don’t numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory. – J. Donald Walters
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” —Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Children with special needs can’t be expected to keep up with the rest of the class, but they can be expected to do their best—and that’s what we should demand from them.” — Temple Grandin
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. – Denis Waitley
You see things and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’ – George Bernard Shaw
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde
Every child is special in their own way. Our kids have taught us to take life in stride and to live in the moment. They have taught us compassion and acceptance. Most importantly, they have taught us love.