When your child has a disability, you may not just be providing support for your child. You may also be providing care and support to other family members, including your spouse and other children. Many of the same strategies that keep you strong as a parent will help you stay supportive and connected to other members of your family.
As the parents of a child with special needs, you have to navigate the world in a different way. You are the strongest people we know, and we appreciate your dedication to your child and their well-being.
We know that, in addition to all the work you are doing to make sure your child is healthy and happy, you are also probably very aware that costs can often pile up when it comes to helping your child thrive. We’re here to help with that by providing an easy-to-use tool for finding financial assistance for families with children who have special needs.
As the parents of a child with special needs, you have to navigate the world in a different way. You are the strongest people we know, and we appreciate your dedication to your child and their well-being.
We know that, in addition to all the work you are doing to make sure your child is healthy and happy, you are also probably very aware that costs can often pile up when it comes to helping your child thrive. We’re here to help with that by providing an easy-to-use tool for finding financial assistance for families with children who have special needs.
As the parents of a child with special needs, you have a unique set of issues to deal with that other parents don’t. You’re raising your child in a culture that isn’t made for them. And you have to make decisions every day that require you to consider needs that aren’t common for most kids.
It is advisable you get a school for your child where their needs are the first priority, a school where teachers care about them and know how to teach them. We understand how difficult it can be to find a school that’s well-equipped to meet your child’s needs and wants. Few institutions are committed to making sure every student has an educational experience that meets their individual requirements and goals, and dedicated to giving your child the best chance at success in their future career.
For us, the road to raising our son was long and hard. It took us eight years to find out that he has autism at the age of three. After taking him to five different specialists, we finally found one who could help him. But it was too late.
It’s a hard thing for any parent: You want your child to be healthy, but it’s hard to let them go when you don’t know if they’ll ever get better. You can’t even imagine how hard it would be if your child has a disability you can’t see—like autism or Down Syndrome—because the worst part is not knowing until it happens.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution, of course, but if you’re new to this process and are looking for some guidance, we’ve put together a few questions and answers that might help you understand the options that are available and make sense of the jargon. The short answer: there may not be one perfect school for every family, but there is usually something out there for your son that will fit your needs and budget.
When we begin a new job, it’s not uncommon for our first few weeks at the office to be a whirlwind of activity. We’re often working with people who haven’t worked together before and learning how their systems work, so we might feel overwhelmed by the amount of work that needs to be done. But this is normal when we first start on a new job.
We hope that you don’t feel overwhelmed with all that is happening right now—even though this is all very new and different for you, too. We know it can feel like your world has crumbled around you as you watch your child struggle in ways that you never imagined possible. And we have bad news: it doesn’t get easier over time. The changes keep coming faster and faster, and they keep getting more and more difficult.