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Happy Mother’s Day To The Women Who Do It All!
Sam Young Sam Young

Happy Mother’s Day To The Women Who Do It All!

Moms, never underestimate your power! As far as I can tell, there is no one more powerful in this world than you!

You are the courageous few who:

  • go up against the system and fight for accommodations

  • see strengths in your child when the rest of the world seems to see shortcomings

  • entrench yourselves in learning about neurodiversity and taking creative approaches with your kiddo

  • invest in programs that offer your child what you know is right

  • give so much by being a working professional and supporting your child full-time OR putting your career on pause to support your child full time

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The Kids Are Alright – At least, They Will Be [An Open Letter]
Amber Willburn and Mr. Sam Amber Willburn and Mr. Sam

The Kids Are Alright – At least, They Will Be [An Open Letter]

Hey friend,

How are you? Are you doing alright?

I’m here to tell you that you are doing a great job. I know you are exhausted looking at all the information and reading everything you can. It makes a difference. We can only ever do the best we can with the information we have at the time

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The Women Who Do It All!
Sam Young Sam Young

The Women Who Do It All!

Moms, never underestimate your power! As far as I can tell, there is no one more powerful in this world than you!

You are the courageous few who:

  • go up against the system and fight for accommodations

  • see strengths in your child when the rest of the world seems to see shortcomings

  • entrench yourselves in learning about neurodiversity and taking creative approaches with your kiddo

  • invest in programs that offer your child what you know is right

  • give so much by being a working professional and supporting your child full-time OR putting your career on pause to support your child full time

Read More
Talking To 2e Kids About Ukraine
Sam Young Sam Young

Talking To 2e Kids About Ukraine

Twice-exceptional children often really struggle with processing heavy current events. Their asynchronies often allow them intellectually understand the magnitude of the news, but their emotional maturity can often make it rather difficult to handle and process the feelings around current events.

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