Patience: Parents of children with special needs often put that at the top of their list of “must-haves.” You must be patient because every little daily task seems to take longer. You must be patient because these children won’t progress through childhood developmental milestones at a typical pace. You must be patient because they don’t always communicate like other kids.
When I heard news reports about Shalom Lawson – the eight-year-old Louisville boy with autism who drowned in a Brownsburg retention pond in July – it hit me hard. Working on the Damar campus, I’m privileged to see multiple versions of Shalom every day. While their ages and abilities differ, each is a distinct, unique […]
