Around the Community
January 27, 2012 in Around the Site, Featured by Jen
Is it me or is this month zooming by? This week was a huge swarm of work and child activities and little eye opening moments. My daughter talked about what it feels like to be in public with her limb difference for the first time to me. She’s a toughie I tell you.
Speaking of toughies, Marissa Howard-Karp has a very personal and honest post about her son and how she is willing (even though it’s really hard) to say her son is on the autism spectrum. She talks about the invisible nature of his challenges and much more. It’s really from the heart and I am really glad she wrote it.
Let’s meet some of our newest members to the site!
New Members
Please welcome Beth to the site. Her almost ten year old daughter was born with subcortical band heterotopia and polymicrogyria. Seizures are a part of life and they’re about to start working with new experts. You can check out Beth on her page here at Support for Special Needs and on her new blog, Kellybean, A Mom’s Dizzying Perspective.
Abby is also a new member of this site. She is the parent of two kids. One fights depression anb has been inpatient several times due to depression, PTSD and other chalenges.
There are a few other new members, so be sure to check out the “most recent” tab on the “members” section.
Group Updates
New member Bettina Flocks launched a brand new group called “Care and Love is Needed.” It’s a spot where people of any needs and abilities can meet and talk about the care be can given to children who are considered “special needs.”
If you haven’t joined the Anything Goes group, this is a great time. Members can talk about anything. One of those topics was shared by Julia Roberts. She asked the group to help her brainstorm on ways parents can support their kids and help them move past the social stigma that might come with the “special needs” category.
There are a number of other groups with ongoing conversations including Oregon and Autism Support.
You can start your own group any time. Check out how by clicking here. Have a great week everyone!
(By the way, the photo on the front page that goes to this article is a picture of my kids wearing Lucky Fin Bracelets. My friend from Lollipop Photography in Columbia, MO took it.)
