Different Kind of Special Blog

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I am Erica and I am writing to give siblings an insight to what life is like to have a sibling with special needs. I, myself, have a sister named Julia with Aicardi Syndrome. Julia is sixteen, while I am twelve, and I have to say, I probably could not have asked for a better older sister. Besides Julia I have two other older siblings, both brothers, named Luke and Alex.

A little more about me:

1. My favorite subjects are Math, ELA (English Language Arts), and STEM (Science, Technology,...

There are some words that cut deep and can never be forgotten – even words that aren’t meant to hurt. Several years ago, someone very close to me was talking about a friend of his who has three kids, two of whom have special needs. He told me, “She’s really not a very good mom, but even she doesn’t deserve to have two kids with special needs.”

It still makes my stomach clench to think about those words actually being said out loud. I had seen this lovely...

Navigating life when you have a child with special needs is all kinds of challenging. It tests you emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. Do you wish you could find something or someone that could make parenting a child with special needs easier?

Over the last 16+ years, I’ve spent countless hours trying to solve the intricate puzzles that my daughter Julia has presented based on her profound developmental delays and complex medical issues. Here are just a few of the issues...