It’s been almost three years now, but Jim McKenzie still remembers the moment with crystal clarity. He and his wife Marie were sitting nervously in a small conference room at the clinic when they received the news — their 3-year-old son Jason had just been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder…
When a friend’s child has just been born with a disability, it can sometimes be hard to know what to say — and what not to.…
Summer is that magical time when the kids are out of school, the days are more relaxed, and there are often opportunities to take a special family vacation. But for families with children who have less obvious disabilities — a mental health or emotional or behavioral disorder, for example — a trip can spell disaster, particularly if there is an airport involved…
Holly couldn’t believe it. Her 6-year-old son Carter has always been a handful — but she never expected it would come to this: Carter was recently been diagnosed with a mood disorder.…
