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The Special Needs Mom Podcast

Think of this podcast as your very own special needs mom support group--except it's helpful and fun! You will leave with the hope that you can have a super happy life even when your life includes parenting a medically complex child or a child with something like autism and ADHD.

You likely didn't ask to be the parent of a disabled child or to live portions of your life in the hospital NICU or PICU. Your story is unique; it’s hard to find a place where you belong or where you don't feel so isolated and alone. Your child might have a rare disease, be undiagnosed or experience something that almost everybody has heard of like Downs syndrome yet the weird thing is that whether your child has an intellectual disability or physical disability, the experience as a mother is so similar. So regardless of your child’s disability, we can all find a home in this community.

You find yourself managing everybody else's needs; your child, their siblings, and all the guilt that you have about that. All this has you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and dizzy---not knowing who to turn to or what to do next for help. This podcast is your lifeline, you’ll find encouragement and inspiration as we connect to other moms’ journeys. We’ll get practical and look at what it takes to stop feeling so stuck in your life.

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The Special Needs Mom Podcast

Running on Coffee and Hope with Kayla Monville

July 29, 2021 • Kara Ryska • Episode 48

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048: Welcome back to the podcast. Today I have Kayla Monville sharing about her two children with autism and how she’s working to educate others as an author.

Kayla tells us that it’s never an easy or normal day in her house with two children who have autism. She is also a special education teacher and as we dive into her story she shares that not even that prepared her for being the parent she is today.

We talk about how much to share about our children, mom guilt and the idea that a single diagnosis isn’t always as simple as a recognized diagnosis.

Kayla has been very productive during the pandemic and wrote and published a book about autism. She shares that she wanted to normalize and bring awareness to families that were being thrust into the world of autism. Kayla says her family felt so lost and such a lack of resources in their local community. Rock with Me, Autism Inspired I Love You Book can be shared with parents as well as siblings, cousins, classmates etc. She is currently working on a second book.

Connect with Kayla:
https://www.reasofsteele.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/reasofsteeleautism
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Autism-Inspired-Resources-107606934338832

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