By Laura Russin of ManVsMommy I’m sitting, happily gazing at my son during a swimming lesson. Down he goes, and then out pops his little face adorned with a satisfying grin. I, too, am beaming with pride at his success—you see, until recently, his Sensory Processing Disorder made it impossible for […]
By Kelly Bay of Beer and Junk She stood there in the bright lights, knowing, of course, that all eyes were on her. Slightly off to the side of her classmates, nervously swinging her arms, fidgeting with her dress. It had taken four days for the young girl to build […]
The phone rings and I see the number of my son’s school pop up. My heart begins to beat faster, my chest tightens, and an overall feeling of complete anxiety fills my body. “What happened now?” I think. I toy with the idea of ignoring the call. Maybe if I […]
Recently, 12-year-old Jacob found the courage to share a very personal, very honest video through which he opened our eyes to the world of Tourette’s. Featured on his mother Sara’s Facebook page, and now The Bully Project’s Facebook feed as well, Jacob’s message has been viewed over 25,000 times. A silent […]
By Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed “Little pitchers have big ears” is a phrase I remember my mother saying often when I was a little kid. She usually said it when she was on the phone and my sisters and I were playing at the table or when she […]
Shanna Niehaus, an American mother living in Japan with her family, has a heartwarming story about her son with Autism and his miraculous connection to his new service dog, and it’s tugged many a heartstring in less than a day since it was posted on the Love What Matters Facebook […]
I suffer from a form of mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder. I am also deemed what is known as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), meaning my empathy and emotions are beyond my control because I feel not only my own, but everyone else’s that I come into contact with. […]
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama For one day, a Florida mother didn’t have to worry about her autistic son eating lunch alone. Leah Paske recently posted this touching story on Facebook. She explained the difficulty of our middle school years and how that has compounded the anxiety she feels for her […]