“It was hard at first, but we realized a known is better than an unknown. We started doing a ton of research.” The pediatrician gave Elizabeth a recommendation to call Raising Special Kids, and she called to find out what assistance was available.
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When Jenifer arrived home from China with her newly adopted 19-month old daughter, she felt a mix of emotions. Amid
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Chuck and Nancy Smith began supporting Raising Special Kids (then known as Pilot Parents) more than 30 years ago because
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Darby’s method of dealing with the health, educational and behavioral challenges her family faced with her son, Max, was mentally
“Raising Special Kids helped me to understand the steps of special education. With that assistance, my next IEP meeting was the most successful one I’d ever had.”
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“When you are going through this struggle, you just feel isolated, and you don’t know where to turn. It’s so hard because your friends and family want to help, but they don’t know what to do, they haven’t walked in your shoes. It was good to have other parents I could talk with and share.”
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A proud mother of two, Migdalia Morales first connected with Raising Special Kids after learning through a parent support group
After raising children of her own, Teresa didn’t expect to find herself raising another baby–her grandson. Teresa also discovered that