Special Needs

How to Meet the Challenges of Special Needs Parenting

It can be hard to manage the needs of a child with a disability or diagnosis. Regardless of your situation, the condition(s) you’re managing and the support available to you, being a special needs parent is one tough gig. As a parent to two kids, with a variety of diagnoses, I know what it’s like. I know how isolating it can feel when you’re

Kirsty

Russell

Kirsty Russell is a positive special needs parent, dedicated to helping fellow parents find positivity and empowerment, even in the most difficult of moments. Parenting two kids

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Helping our Special Needs Children

Nobody likes big changes to their routine but some people need structure, rules and black and white concepts more than others. This may sound very familiar if you are the parent or carer of a child with additional needs. Home school for many special needs children has been tremendously challenging for them and in turn for their

Ariella Lew

Ariella Lew is a highly qualified paediatric nurse and Director of Kids on Track Consultancy, a private practice based in Melbourne. Ariella consults both locally and

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What Is It Like to Live with a Child with Down Syndrome?

Yesterday I read a post in one of the online mums’ groups I’m in. One of the mums had been given a ‘high risk’ result for Down syndrome, her closing sentence was “please tell me that it’s not always accurate.” It hit me like a tonne of bricks, she was basically saying she hopes that she doesn’t

Vikki

Vikki started Essentially Q to share her love for essential oils as they have played a large part in supporting the wellbeing of her family and to raise positive awareness of Trisomy 21

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