Our oldest son Luke is 14 years old, non-verbal, and has Autism. Being active duty, we move every couple of years and always find it hard to establish any kind of support system. The fact that Luke...
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Katie Fischer
We are the Fischers! Matt and Katie have been married for 18 years. Matt is a Director of Family Ministries and Katie has been a stay-at-home mom (although she is going to attempt a part-time job...
Emily Peace
We are the Peace family. We have three boys. Collin who will be 15 in a few weeks, Gunner is 7 yrs old, and Noah who is a year old. We are all hands and eyes on deck 24/7 for our precious Collin,...
Jenn Konek
My oldest has special needs, he has autism and a cognitive impairment. He also has very challenging behavior which includes aggression, severe anger outbursts and property damage. This behavior...
Rebecca Lowman
Walker is our only child. A child we never expected to have actually. We were married for 8 years and had moved away from home. [My husband] joined the Air Force, when we found out we were having a...
Amy Fields
I'm Amy Fields, mom and caregiver to two amazing special needs children we adopted out of foster care. My oldest has a rare genetic syndrome, Autism and Shaken Baby Syndrome. My youngest has...
Jackie Kancir
Jackie Kancir is a dual caregiver. Her husband is a combat injured Marine, and her daughter, Jadyne, has a rare genetic condition, SynGAP1. SynGAP1 causes profound intellectual disability,...
Denise Van Dis
Having twins with special needs makes for a busy, sometimes crazy household. Our son Caleb has cerebral palsy and cognitive delays, but is pretty independent. Our daughter Natalie has severe...
Kristin Fairfax
We are the Fairfax Family – Wayne (Dad), Kristin (Mama), Nick (15 year old big brother who has done his best to adapt to life with a special needs sibling) & Layne (our very own 8 year old...
Sheila Ellis
Jonathan (age 20- deaf, autistic, OCD, nonverbal, high sensory needs, anxiety) and Ashley (17) are both my biological kids and Pearl (13) is Don's biological daughter. Don and I have been married...
Heather Trammell
We are the Trammell family! Scott, Heather, Beth (19 yrs) and Marie (16 yrs). We live in Northern Virginia. Beth has Down syndrome. Her developmental delays are significant and she needs quite a bit...
Jessica McCuiston
Isaac was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. He is now almost 10, non-verbal, and he has also been diagnosed with ADHD, epilepsy, and has severe sensory and sleep difficulties. While he...