https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 15:27:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-1366947 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:55:44 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1366947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 does, he's still an infant so the extent remains to be seen. Are you just asking for curiousity? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-794462 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000 Mrs. Twine 794462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter has diagnoses of ADHD/ODD and PDD-NOS. Our experience has been mixed. Several people who used to be friends decided that she was just a "bad" kid and that was all there was to it. We do get that reaction sometimes. Maybe even often. Family mostly seems to minimize it. We get comments about how she isn't "typical" for any of her diagnoses (like that is some sort of amazing specially awesome thing), or about how "well" she is doing. As for how we are handling it, it varies. It is expensive. It is time-consuming. There are many days we feel like we have put in a super-human effort and still aren't seeing the results we'd like to see, and some days we feel we haven't done the best job meeting her needs. Right now our biggest struggle is school. Most of her behaviors and quirks are fairly manageable at home or one-on-one (though it is still a challenge), but her starting school has really brought some of those things (like peer interactions, dealing with authority figures, dealing with time constraints, dealing with academic expectations) to the forefront. In addition, the fact that she isn't doing poorly academically complicates things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-794455 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:32 +0000 regberadaisy 794455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Excuse my ignorance, but at what point is a child considered "special needs"?</p> <p>My LO isn't but I'm genuinely curious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-794453 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:02 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 794453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I've always been curious. I've worked with special needs individuals since I was in HS &amp; haven't see any mothers speak out on HB. I'm sure I've probably just missed it. </p> <p>If anyone wants to speak out feel free to message me on my wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-794302 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:09:42 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 794302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know we have some here :) I work with lots of special needs kids, but don't have any of my own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/special-needs#post-794266 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:26:54 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 794266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do we have any mom's on here who have children with special needs? I'll add a poll but I would like to hear what your diagnosis is &amp; what your experiences have been. Has your family &amp; friends accepted it well, better yet how are you handling it? What challenges have you faced? </p>