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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Our son refused to leave our home, so we moved out!
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Kids with processing disorders have heightened sensitivities and preferences. As people who care for them, working on understanding and honoring their needs is an ongoing, but important process.
Categories: Family Support
When my daughter was eight years old, my sister, who was a case manager for a Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program, told me to get my daughter’s name on “the list.” At that moment, I had no idea how important it would be for her future.
Categories: Insurance & Financial Help, Family Support
I saw a great tweet the other day by a data scientist who said, “Don’t confuse things being explained well with things being dumbed down.”
Categories: Family Support
An emotional support animal may not be a service dog, but they are important for our family.
Categories: Family Support
Traveling with kids with disabilities can be challenging. We learned camping was a good activity for our family.
Categories: Family Support
Being a parent and raising a child into adulthood comes with great responsibility. This sense of responsibility can be accompanied by more worry for the parent or caregiver of a child with a disability.
Categories: Family Support
As your child ages, deciding when to speak up and when to step back can be difficult.
Categories: Family Support
My partner and I try to get away for a weekend at least once a year to share some quality time without the kids.
Categories: Family Support
Advocating for my son takes many forms, one of which is talking to strangers about medical equipment.
Categories: Family Support