Elizabeth is my daughter with special needs. Specifically, she has global dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD) These disorders affect her life each and everyday and if I am being honest, probably every minute of every day. I can see her hard work as she navigates the twists and turns of an average day doing the things that we all “just do” with such effort. But she never stops trying and growing. But we need to be honest, it has been a long journey to say the least.

I can remember the day when I learned about her disorders……I can remember that it was NOT an easy thing to accept….and I can remember the feeling of understanding once I did.  and it is that this path we are on….this journey…our road…is a marathon, not a sprint.  That SPD and its dyspraxic component are part of your child forever.   That there will not be a day that it is simply gone.  We need to know this to realize all we do for our children will make a huge wonderful difference in their lives.

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