I Accept That My Child is Special Needs
With so much current day metal awareness you wouldn't think it difficult to accept the truth that one's child is special needs.
I am and always have been an advocate for mental health and awareness so, it comes with great alarm that it took me 8 years to embrace my Daughter's circumstances.
We attended medical appointments, partook in behavioral groups, read books and articles, met with teachers and counsellors, and filled out form after form after...
I thought, because I was aware of my Daughter's struggles and diagnoses that I accepted it. I thought.
I was wrong.
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After creating a new Instagram page, I began viewing mental health tags. One day, while writing in regards to my kids situation, I noticed that I was shuffling around the use of the phase, "special needs"- my Daughter is fine, it's society that isn't, I seemed to think.
Then, I began shifting through childhood memories of my Uncle who is, "mentally retarded" (as was his generalized diagnoses those many years ago). That is when I suddenly looked through different eyes. I saw that my child's is much more delayed than these letter combination titles allud to.
I wonder if social acceptance is also watering down the severity of heath. I wonder if media in its many forms is glamourizing mental and physical illness.
I know that for myself, I see mental illness as a standard part of society. It is everywhere. We are everywhere.
If there's a red dot amongst black dots, the red stands out. If all or many of the dots are red, the reds aren't so easily identified. My Daughter is a red dot and, I was in denial.
It's still strange to me but, at her age of twelve (12) I'm now able say and accept that my baby isn't just a little different; my Daughter is special needs and, I love her profoundly.
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I am so happy to have you around! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
Those outstanding people have always been the one to make a difference. Who cares about this mass of boring black dots? They're bored of themselves!
I recommended this post for the @pifc contest. I really like your first posts and hope that you stay with us! I also resteemed and followed and will upvote later. Can't afford right now. :)
Thank you Maya. I appreciate this. I am hoping that my blog(s) will help my Daugher and I with extra income flow to account for the many medical trips, meds, clothing (since Ki sneakily will throw her clothing in the trash) and other factors related to both our mental health.
Your reesteem truly means more to me than a simple shoutout- it helps me better our lives a little at a time.
Truly. 💕
that's all the matters, after all. xx
As long as you and your daughter live a full and happy life it’s all that matters!
Society will always change it’s just group think masqueraded as fact!
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Love this post @anaclark! After teaching for years, your take on it all is very refreshing.
In the end, that's all that really matters :)
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As a librarian, I serve a lot of people with disabilities and handicaps even in my small town. If your daughter has special needs, your library likely has books to help both of you cope and progress. We librarians are here to help however we can.