When Your Child with Autism Becomes an Adult
How do family dynamics shift when a child with autism becomes an adult? For special needs parents, worry about your child’s future can begin at any age...
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Apr
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Apr
Changing the World One Heart at a Time
April is Autism Awareness Month and we’re celebrating with a special podcast conversation featuring author and speaker Emily Colson. Emily and her 30...
16
Apr
A Mother’s Perspective on Caring for a Child with Autism
“Don’t feel pressured to learn everything about autism. Just get to know the one person God brings into your life. Find out what works for them…just like you would in ...
9
Apr
Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs
For a number of years, Liz Babbitt had worked in special needs ministry providing training for churches and supporting families impacted by disability. But when Liz’s grandson was diagnosed with ...
2
Apr
Raising Three Sons with Autism
During this time of "safer at home," many people are experiencing the loneliness of isolation for the first time. But for special needs families, isolation...
13
Dec
You Were Missed
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and my friend Kristin has two special-needs sons with autism. And for a long time, she felt as though she weren’t really accepted at church. ...
11
May
To Strive or Not to Strive
https://youtu.be/MezvvixTEXI “I thank God for the mountains and I thank him for the valleys, I thank Him for the storms he brought me through, for if I never had a ...
10
Apr
The Parent-Teacher Conference
Welcome to “Joni and Friends”. Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. You know, few things have the power to cause butterflies in a parent’s stomach as quickly as those three little words: ...
3
Apr
On Display
Autism, not the word parents are looking for when describing the characteristic of their child. Playful, engaging, smart, witty, social…these are the words we are looking for to bring comfort ...
20
Mar
Alice’s Story
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Alice has a son with autism named Alex who struggles with occasional outbursts. They had been to several churches, but there was...
