After hitting rock-bottom three+ years ago, I finally figured out why taking care of yourself as a special needs parent seems unachievable.

The reality was that transferring the skills we were learning into our everyday lives was hard. We aren’t a society that values going slow.

She showers, does at least one load of laundry...fills her water cup ‘most days’. She states, “When I’m doing good, that’s my self-care.

Depending on the abilities of your child, most are going to need our care at some level well beyond young adulthood. How do you endure it?

We have things in common that other parents cannot relate to. We carry a tremendous amount of stress, grief, and guilt…and it is heavy.