Author: Jillian Benfield

I could have missed this. My OBGYN told me this child, at best, would mop the floors of a fast food restaurant one day. He

I can’t help but feel that I’m living in the meantime. I know I can’t be the only one.   I have a big goal,

His mercies are all around. As a special needs family, it is sometimes hard to know which events are newsworthy. At my youngest son’s recent

This is what it means to be a special needs parent. Do you see this? This is a picture of me. My son, Anderson, scribbles

I casually mentioned to my husband I was taking our son in for a blood draw the next day. I had asked him to do

“This is the most important thing you will do today.” The thought came over me the moment I saw him over my laptop. I see

Apparently, I missed National Daughters Day last week. So, I want to tell you a story about mine. I tell this story because I know

Dear Special Needs Parent, I see you in the fight. I see you fighting insurance companies for the life-saving drug and life-altering treatments. I see

Children with disabilities are not angels. I need to get something off my chest: my child with a disability is not an angel. Well-meaning people

It starts with me.  Social gatherings are where I see the difference between my kid with a disability and kids without. It’s where I see