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To the Stranger Who Gave My 3-Year-Old a Bracelet in the McDonald’s Bathroom

"You heard me tell her we had a long drive home and she needed to use the potty. You heard her tell me she was scared the toilet would flush while she was sitting on it."

Daughter’s “Pootergirl” Costume for Picture Day Goes Viral After She Rejects Dad’s Outfit Choices

"She walked up, looked over each of her choices, turned and said ‘POOTERGIRL!’ and well…I couldn’t argue with that answer...”

Dad Breaks Down as 2-Yr-Old Daughter Is Denied Entry on Plane— Woman Points at Toddler & Says “I Wanna Buy Her Ticket”

"He stepped aside and tried to make a few calls. Hugging his daughter and grabbing his head, you could tell he was heartbroken. This woman next to him at the front counter heard the whole thing."

Miriam Gwynne

Miriam Gwynne lives in Scotland with her husband and 8-year-old twins. Both children have additional needs with Naomi having autism, an eating disorder and anxiety and Isaac having complex autism, neurofibromas type 1, learning difficulties and vision impairment. Isaac is non-verbal. Miriam writes for Huffington Post, Autism Awareness.com, Family Fund, and Firefly as well as her own blog, (www.faithmummy.wordpress.com). Trained as a teacher, Miriam has run her own business, managed a children's play center and now devotes all her time caring for her miracle children.

How My 9-Year-Old Daughter Explained My Son’s Autism in Just a Few Pen Strokes

"I was amazed that a child could be so aware, so astute and so insightful...I looked at her with tears behind my eyes. I keep looking at that piece of paper."

To the Mom Of The Disabled Child Who Doesn’t Look Disabled

"I know what it’s like to see parents and children stare at your child, laugh at them or worse…walk away from them. People would understand if your child looked different, if you were pushing them in a wheelchair or if they had a walking frame. I see your child’s disability even when they don’t look disabled."

What Schools Are Really Saying When They Reward 100% Attendance

"Stop and think…if an employer put attendance of higher value than human rights, would we not be calling our union and going to the press? Then why do we praise schools when they do this?"

What It’s Like to Parent a Child Who Can Never Be Left Alone

"I want to say I never ever set out to be overbearing, or a so-called ‘helicopter parent’ or paranoid in any way. Unfortunately, life changed the way I parent my son."