“When a child's needs fail to be met, undesirable behaviors may surface.” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
I found real fulfillment through my children and through adopting special needs kids. — Mia Farrow Copy Share Image
Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love. — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
“By simplifying the goals for the child's church experience, the child is more likely to thrive in church,” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
“A church's efforts to start one aspect of the special needs ministry should be applauded.” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
You've developed the strength of a draft horse while holding onto the delicacy of a daffodil ... you are the mother, advocate… — Lori Borgman Copy Share Image
“Please keep in mind that there is no "once-size-fits-all" prescription for conveying support to every family walking through a special needs diagnosis.” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
It's expensive to raise a child with special needs, which people don't even think about. Emotionally it can be a struggle, but… — Elena Delle Donne Copy Share Image
I want to fully fund education, No Child Left Behind, special-needs education. And that's how we're going to be more competitive, by… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
“By and large, the special needs ministry leader is a translator of sorts, responsible for understanding and bridging the gap between two… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
Prayer is, for me, like that - a state of being together with God. It's not usually triggered by liturgy or special… — Bob Buford Copy Share Image
“When you nurture and prioritize relationship for the volunteers, the volunteers become the ministry's greatest recruiting tools, because they tell others.” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“Remember that mourning is both biblical and healing. Doing anything that might repress a person's need to grieve is both uncaring and… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
The siblings of special needs children are quite special. Absolutely accepting and totally loving, from birth, someone who is different mentally, and… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
Schools shouldn't have to choose between serving a student with special needs or cutting an art class, laying off teachers or using… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
“Showing participants in a positive light may be the first time some parents have had their child celebrated at all, let alone… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“While grief is a natural part of any special needs parent's journey, it may be processed somewhat differently for the family affected… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“While full inclusion inside our churches is ideal, that goal is secondary to making the gospel fully accessible. When considering the proper… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special… — Joseph Mawle Copy Share Image
“Different people do different things. And no one-way of plugging in or serving in the church is more beneficial or valuable than… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
Parents impose their own limited concepts on their children, often ignoring their temperaments, special needs, and abilities. Your parents and teachers may… — Ari Kiev Copy Share Image
“While misperceptions and fears rooted in pride are not the responsibility of the person making an online comment or writing a public… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“In fact, God may be working in and through their circumstances, and we can't know completely how God is working through any… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“to say that they have learning difficulties or that they have special needs. But this is stupid because everyone has learning difficulties… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
“Parents feel a greater connection to their faith community when they observe visible ways the church makes accommodations for their child. Anticipating… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“Even if the family is wrestling through theological issues related to their child's diagnosis, it is less important that the church leader… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“In churches that care about special needs inclusion I have found that the single biggest determinant for a child's success is the… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
We might as well expect to grow trees from leaves as hope to build up a civilization or a manhood without taking… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
Literary history and the present are dark with silences . . . I have had special need to learn all I could… — Tillie Olsen Copy Share Image
When I was in primary school I was in a special needs group, which is the polite way of saying the dopey… — Anh Do Copy Share Image
“By its very nature, special needs accommodation is more individualized than the typical children's ministry.” — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
