by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Special Needs
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Letting Derek join the Army was hard, but nothing prepared me for the kinds of decisions we would have to make for Kyle. Kyle was born with Down syndrome, complicated by the fact that he was also born with an almost total hearing loss....
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Special Needs, Toddlers
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My granddaughter Hallie has recently made giant leaps with her communication milestones. She progressed along the continuum of saying mama, dada, and nana; those words were followed fairly closely by the other members of her household...
by Shadra Bruce | Special Needs, Travel
We recently took our family to Disneyland, which was quite a unique experience, since we were traveling with our adult disabled son, Kyle, who has Down syndrome and is mostly confined to a wheelchair. He lives at home with us, and Disney was a wonderful experience for...
by Shadra Bruce | Special Needs, Travel
Last month, we took our family to Disneyland for Spring break. We had two-day passes to Disney. While it was not our first trip to the amusement part, it was the first trip we had ever taken there since Kyle has been mostly wheelchair-bound. The last time we went to...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Special Needs
Note to my readers: Kara is my cousin’s wife. She is brilliant, talented, kind, thoughtful, and an inspiration to mothers everywhere, but especially to those whose children have “invisible” challenges. I am deeply honored and so grateful that she has...
by Shadra Bruce | Book Reviews, Special Needs
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Most parents worry about organization before school starts, but for us, it takes a good month before we can figure out how we can best help our son, who has Asperger’s, which is either aggravated by or in addition to a sensory...
