Struggle Well School

#304: Normalizing and Organizing Special Needs Parenting with Amanda Cunningham


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This week we hear a story about walking through a difficult diagnosis and strategies to struggle well while raising a child with developmental disabilities. 

Meet Amanda Cunningham, founder of The Glory Days Co., a company that provides organizational tools for parents and caregivers of special needs children. Amanda’s daughter Aurora “Rory” was born with an unexpected diagnosis of Down Syndrome. When looking for tools to support her in this new role as a special needs parent, she found nothing. Desperate, Amanda created an organizational system that is now The Glory Days Daily Planner - the first daily planner for children with special needs. This planner launched an entire line of products which serve parents who are living the day-to-day with a special needs child in their home. Amanda and her husband live in West Virginia with their three kids. 

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
  • The day to day of one special needs mom
  • Ways to serve special needs families well
  • The period of grief after receiving a shocking diagnosis
  • Supportive Instagram communities for down syndrome families: #nothingdownaboutit | #upsyndrome | #t21
  • Inclusive book ideas to add to your home library: Eli, Included | Different--A Great Thing to Be! | Leo and the Octopus | More
  • The Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network

    CONNECT WITH AMANDA:
    website | instagram | facebook | planner

    CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
    website | instagram | patreon

    CONNECT WITH KATE:
    instagram | website | patreon

    CONNECT WITH EMILY:
    website | instagram | facebook | patreon

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