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Written by: Taryn and Jess When we started Extra Lucky Moms, it was to create a community of people where everyone was welcome. We wanted...

Show Who You Are

Greg Difolco is an artist and an extra lucky dad, who began his journey of disability parenthood after his son Leo was diagnosed with...

Autism & Chromosomes

By Christina Atkinson No one knows exactly what causes autism. There are many theories and misconceptions that have been continually...

A Perspective: Three Groups in Special Needs Parenting

by Rachel Flanagan In this community, we have lovingly cultivated, there are three kinds of people, in three very different groups. I...

We Appreciate All The Little Things

By Tabitha Cabrera Autism has a way of helping you appreciate things in a much bigger reflective way than those around you. Parents smile...

Feeling Torn During Autism Month

By Jennifer Dunn World Autism Awareness Month is here. I am always torn during this month. Yes, I am pleased awareness is being brought...

Five Things I Want You To Know About Autism

By Kim McIsaac Please don't tell me you are sorry if I tell you my daughter had autism , I interpret that as you are sorry for my...

The First Time I Heard The Word

By Jaime Ramos Hot, sweaty, and out of breath in the middle of winter I sat in a full doctor’s office lobby. Due to construction, the...

Sarah & Halle: A Journey With Sleep Apnea

Our journey with sleep apnea began in the NICU just after Halle was born. At first I thought I was being neurotic–I had just been through...

Women's Month Spotlight: Amy, DisXability

Hey there, Amy here! If you don't already know me, I am a small business owner, active advocate, and ally for the disabled community,...

Extra Grateful Hearts

By Kimberly Benson I never would have imagined my baby girl would have open-heart surgery just weeks before her first birthday, during a...

VERY Compatible With Life

By Sarah Virginia It is both a hard and a perfect time to reflect on Shane’s heart journey, and mine alongside it. He is still in the...

Heart Full

by Jess Quarello Adeline wasn’t supposed to have heart surgery. She wasn’t going to have any heart issues at all based on our discharge...

Alexis, Luciana & An Extra Strong Heart

By Alexis Pecheks “She’s in the NICU, Her oxygen is low, she has a heart condition, and down syndrome” That sentence will always haunt...

A Buddy Just Like Me

By Jenice Watson, Executive Director, A Buddy Just Like Me When West was born, I knew something was different. West's body could never...

Extra Lucky Rebecca

By Rebecca Price “Incompatible with life” were words my husband, Parker, and I never thought we would hear, especially with our first...

The Energetics of Eating

By Aubrey Turner, certified Functional Nutritionist The energetics of eating- the how of eating, not the what of eating! This is my jam...

Extra Lucky Christina: Part 3

By Christina Atkinson Trigger warning: this post discusses mental illness and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with...

Upside Down & Full of HEART

By Erin Martin We are the MARTINs Kyle and Erin and our 5 kiddos Dexter Eleanor Desmond Thaddeus and Genevieve, the Upside Down Family as...

An Extra Lucky Teacher

By Katie Keefe I can distinctly remember saying goodbye to my first class of students six years ago. I felt an overwhelming sense of...