Parents of special needs children

kcpond

I have 2 boys that both have some form of special needs. My oldest has an attachment disorder and has an Intellectual disability while my younger has adhd. Both show signs of anxiety. Both have there strengths as well and they are both high functioning but have difficulty with academic type learning.

Feel free to add me if you like.

moniex5

Hello! I am 44 and have 5 sons (24, 22, 12, 12, & 8) and my second son is special needs. He is on the autism spectrum and has health issues (congenital heart defects, brain atrophy, legally blind in both eyes, but his right eye is better, horrible eczema, and has hormone imbalances) It has not been an easy road with him needing so much of my time and to see all the doctors and specialists over the years I let myself go. My oldest has asthma and it was very bad when he was younger so between him and my second son I got to know the staff quite well at Children's in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, we had to place my second son into a group home as he became too violent and it was hard to keep him and his brothers safe. The group home is a 2 bedroom townhouse. He has his own room and has a roommate in the other room and 24 hour staff to tend to his needs. He also goes to a day treatment facility and goes on outings. Plus we have him here on the weekends for visits.

Besides wanting to better my body I have decided to further my education to get a the job of my dreams and help my family financially. I am in school to become an Early Childhood Educator. I will have a dual licensure in Regular and Special Education when all is said and done. I have 5 semesters to go. I received my Associate's Degree in January and started my program that month. It was tough to do as it was 18 credits and 75 hours field experience and also being a mom and a wife. I have two more 18 credit semesters, two 17 credit semesters, those will also have 100+ hours of field experience, and my final will be 13 credits and student teaching.

I would also love the support!

allison8668

Hi all - I’m one of you! My youngest is 16 going on 3 or 4. She is nonverbal and has developmental delays, cognitive disabilities, adhd, and was recently diagnosed with autism. She also had scoliosis and had to have spinal fusion surgery this past January. She needs assistance to walk, do stairs, eat, get dressed, etc.

The autism diagnosis was unexpected and I think that I’m still in denial about it. I haven’t really read up on it - which is something I normally would do. Try to find out everything I can about the situation. I’m just saying to myself that the doctor gave the diagnosis so that we could get home services for her from behaviorists. Of course, doctors don’t do that. I don’t know the reason for my attitude.

The only thing that keeps me sane is cardio. I get my sense of freedom back when I’m running, walking, biking, hiking, etc. Feel free to add me as a friend if you’d like.

OddDitty

jumper120 wrote: »

I just joined and wanted to see if there’s any other special needs parents to connect with for motivation and support. I’m 52 years old with 2 sons (27 and 19) and a daughter (24). Both of my sons are autistic and still live with us. My oldest is on the higher end while my youngest is non-verbal and on the lower end of moderate . My daughter is married, a special education teacher, and expecting a baby girl in November.

Hi there. I have a 42 year old special needs son who lives with us. He is mildly mentally challenged but needs lots of help with some daily things like transportation, handling money, etc. My son follows my lead in the food department and I realize that what I may do moderately he will do in extreme. So he and my husband are both doing this change with me.

I have to remind him to slow down and chew. Have had to do that since he was a little fella. But he's the light of our lives and we love him to bits and thank the Lord every day for him in our lives!