Raising Special Kids

Posted Nov 21, 2018

Our daughter, Brooke, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Cohen Syndrome in May of 2013. I can’t remember exactly when we were told about Raising Special Kids, but I do know it was very early-- about the time we received our...

Posted Nov 14, 2018

Jody first reached out to Raising Special Kids when her foster child was 6 months old. “He is an absolute angel and we are blessed to have him. He had a brain bleed and has a shunt in his head. He has a g-tube and is visually impaired...

Posted Nov 8, 2018

A Family Story of Decisions and Determination

Posted Nov 1, 2018

Erika LeBlanc first called Raising Special Kids when her daughter Becca was 6 years old. Although Becca had been diagnosed with a Specific Learning Disability at 4 years old, Erika really didn't know what the term meant. It wasn’t until...

Posted Oct 10, 2017

When Angel was born in May 2015, he appeared to be a perfectly healthy 7lb. 14oz. little boy. His mom Rachael and dad Alfonso brought Angel home to what they thought would be the typically chaotic life of a family of five. At his two-month well...

Posted Sep 1, 2016

Meriah Houser is a former teacher, and a lover of books. You can hear the excitement in her voice when she talks about first learning to read and how her passion for books was ignited. She was eager to pass on her enthusiasm for reading to her...

Posted Mar 1, 2016

As a self-described ‘older parent’, Laura thought her difficulty keeping up with her preschool-aged son had more to do with her own age than with anything else. But when the school started calling with concerns, she realized there was...

Posted Feb 9, 2016

Tona TreeTop described finding out her 5-month-old son Mateo had sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as “Life-altering. You don’t ever think something like that is going to happen. Then, it was like being in a tornado...