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Living with NF1: Stories of Strength from Joan and Charis Living with NF1: Stories of Strength from Joan and Charis Post author By Patty Post date May 28, 2026 No Comments on Living with NF1: Stories of Strength from Joan and Charis Two young women face the challenges of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with courage, compassion, and quiet resilience. Real-life sto...

Caden once attended public school, but his parents realized it wasn’t working for him. Caden was born deaf...

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Mateo - unconscious assumptions bare fruit Mateo, was quite a gift from God to me. He rapidly became “my favorite student” when I took over teaching...

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I'm re-posting this - it is pretty old, but still true. I might suggest that homeschooling is a great way to cope with this. Kids who educate at home are just loved and accepted (almost without exception) as they are - neurological variance is not that different within the context of a healthy family...

Christina Dawn Morales
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Reposting.
When you have a neurotypical child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditions, organizations and clubs.
But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous efforts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike.
This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness.
For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people.
Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface.
Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value enough. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted!!
If you choose, please "copy and paste" (by touching and holding the text) onto your profile in honor of all children who are deemed "different".
Our world would be far less beautiful without them.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

40 happy years with the best man this side of heaven!

Thought this was worth pondering...

Study Identifies 31 ‘Biological Signatures’ in Kids With Autism Researchers in Hong Kong identified 31 combinations — called “biological signatures” by The New York Times — of bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, microbial genes and metabolic pathways that appeared to be biomarkers of autism.

Just read an article of interest to those of us who know and love folks with autism in their family...

Twins With Autism Improved ‘Dramatically’ After Parents Focused on Reducing Toxic Exposures A new case report details how twin girls with autism showed dramatic improvements following a parent-led intervention focused on addressing a wide range of modifiable lifestyle and environmental factors.

https://youtube.com/shorts/tZW2TSeE_8g?si=5Vjiven_SdgP0Mg3
This seems perfectly natural and blessed to me! Thought you would want to see it as well.

WORSHIP WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IS OUR NORMAL. 🥹 #braininjury #specialneedsparenting

I'm studying childhood vaccines again... Here is something else I have found.

‘We Get Paid to Vaccinate Your Children’: Pediatrician Reveals Details of Big Pharma Payola Scheme In an interview on Children’s Health Defense’s “Vax-Unvax” bus, Dr. Paul Thomas exposed the financial incentives pediatricians receive for administering vaccines, including kickbacks of up to $240 per visit.