They Taught Me to Advocate for My Son
“Even before his diagnosis, I knew something was going on with him. Little did I know, our lives were going to change forever.”
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Family Stories
How Early Intervention Helped ‘Light Up’ This Skye
Mallory Lee was trying to be patient. She was waiting for the “light to turn on” in her daughter Skylar’s brain. That light, her pediatrician had assured her, would turn on like ‘flipping a switch’ and Skylar would begin communicating.
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Challenge Accepted
As Tucker’s 18th birthday grew closer, Janna began having serious misgivings about standing before a judge claiming that Tucker is incapacitated. She thought of all the intelligent, insightful conversations they have and knew she couldn’t do it.
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Finding Strength in the Unexpected
The night their lives changed course, Brittany Miller and her husband Ryan were settling into life with three daughters, having welcomed tiny Brooke just five weeks earlier. During one of their first family outings with their baby, Brooke began having seizures.
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Finding Strength on the Journey
Kara shares her journey navigating her daughter Zoey’s challenges, finding her voice through RSK’s support, and learning to provide hope for others.
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Raising Special Kids Is Always There
We know who to call if we are feeling overwhelmed, and know that RSK not only understands logically how to help us (which is obviously important), but also understands compassionately how to help us (which is also a necessity as the challenges we face almost daily can really add up and take a toll on you if you don’t have that compassionate support).
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Raising Special Kids Will Be With Us Every Step of the Way
Jody needed help getting appropriate therapy services. “He had speech therapy and OT every other week but it was not enough.
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Getting Down to Business
“For us to go into a court of law and say that Julia is incompetent to decide if she wants to get married or have kids, we can’t say that. We won’t take that away from her but we will help her.”
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Learning to Advocate Effectively
Erika shared how she felt about her first conversation with RSK, “It was amazing. I didn’t understand Becca’s IEP or the special education process. We reviewed Becca’s IEP, provided me with resources and recommended the RSK classes.”
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It’s A Good Time To Have Dyslexia
When Cole was first diagnosed, she contacted Raising Special Kids for help in understanding educational services, the IEP process, and how to effectively advocate for her son.
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