E18: My Struggle With the Special Needs Umbrella

<p>We all want to belong, we don’t want the embarrassment of being called out for not belonging. This is the place I’m coming to you today.</p> <p class="">As a parent, I've known how my children need more than the average child and yet the term special needs child, as I knew it, did not fit the narrative at the time. </p> <p class="">This episode is about how I came to understand the term special needs and am learning to embrace the fact that I’m the mom of 2 girls who do fall under the umbrella.   </p> <p><strong>Additional Resources Mentioned:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Very Well Family:</span> <a href= "https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-are-special-needs-3106002"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> What are  Special Needs? </span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://special_needs"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oxford dictionary definition</span></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bQoZYLFHzkh6Dbz2nroZkvor6oF__OVG/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Episode Transcript Download</strong></a></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">BEFORE YOU GO, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?!</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Subscribe!</span></h3> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/survivingthewaitingroom"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Join the Surviving the Waiting Room Group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with me on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/SurvivingTheWaitingRoom"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">+</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/survivingthewaitingroom/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">+</span> <a href= "https://themighty.com/u/moira_cleary/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Mighty</span></a>