Any Special Needs Scrapping Moms out there?

[Connection Keeping]

Hi there awesome Sweet Shoppe Community,

I'm Kelly and I design under the name Connection Keeping.

I was just hoping to hear if there were any other moms/dads in the same boat, as a special needs parent. I was hoping we could have a thread of encouragement and even talk about ways to memory keep specific things for our kids. I have four kids. One of our kids was diagnosed with autism this past spring/summer and another of our kids has cerebral palsy. We also have kids with diagnoses of adhd and anxiety. I feel like helping my kids navigate these roads as well as navigating helping them regulate is 75% of my life. I was just reaching out to hear if some other mommas or dads were in the same boat and if you would be interested in having a thread to support one another.

I was thinking something like... we could throw out questions about ideas/resources/ or just encouragement.

My question for today is how is summer treating you?

Our kids are with me more than twice as much in the summer as they are in the school year and that is awesome - we've had dates and pool time and working on goals, but also I find that I'm drained so much quicker and I am often overwhelmed by the daily parenting way quicker and more times a week than usual. If this is you, I just wanted to let you know I see you and I'll be thinking of you and love to hear what's been good and what's been hard about the summer for you.