It can be overwhelming to hear your child has a medical or behavioral diagnosis which puts them into a “special needs” category.  In amongst all those emotions and questions will be a concern about how to finance your child’s healthcare, therapies, or opportunities for integration with other children. In the USA, there are several programs which aim to assist families...

When I was packing to go home from the hospital with our beautiful new daughter in 2001, I was blissfully ignorant. I didn’t know her body held a secret that would change our lives. It was a matter of minutes between listening to my sister as she marveled at my new daughter’s eyelashes to the moment the doctor on the...