A Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

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Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode Jessika Merritt answers our listener questions about Independent Living Services and Supported Living Services! For part 2 we will ask questions and receive the candid and real answers.   "Can twins stay together?"...  "What age should I start looking into ILS services?"... "Is there a policy about cameras being in the home?"...we answer these questions and many more.  This is part 2, be sure to check out Part 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Z83r0hrfU7HBY2G11qJBc?si=43e326e036144857 if you haven't already listened to it.   

Jessica currently is a regional director that oversees 5 offices for a supported living services agency in California.  She started in this field at an entry level position working directly with special needs adults and quickly found realized she has a true passion for this field serving special needs adults.  In the many years that she has been doing this, she has tried to make it her mission to change the stigma she has encountered with her job.  Her passion is driven even more by her love of her special needs nephew and her desire to ensure, he has the ability to live and thrive independently when he is grown.  We are sure Jessica will capture your heart and possibly even make you rethink what your child or young adult's future can look like.   Our goal as always, is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey....you never know what kind of Chaos we are going to stir up.

If you would like to reach Jessika directly, email her at [email protected]

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LEAVE US A MESSAGE  ~ tell us about your parent support solutions!

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we talk to the INCREDIBLE, SuperMOM, Danielle Shea about the upcoming 2nd Annual ~ Be You! 2022 Event, being held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:00pm at Andrews Park hosted by the Vacaville People's Forum.  Danielle shares all about this amazing event and her desire to bring fun and resources to her special needs community.  She has a day of fun, games, resources, unique speakers and a parade geared towards celebrating all the unique individual beautiful special people in our communities.  The parade has a special surprise grand marshal too.  So...bring your chairs, blankets, picnic and come prepared for a great time.  The day is meant to showcase our local community, so if you want to know how to get involved contact Danielle!  

Here is how you can reach Danielle Shea:

Here is how you can reach us:

LEAVE US A MESSAGE  ~ tell us about your parent support solutions!

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we talk about Independent Living Services and Supported Living Services with Jessica Merritt! This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. For part 2 we will be asking Jessica YOUR questions, so be sure to join the discussion in our Facebook Group, so all your questions can be included and answered in a future episode!!  

Jessica currently is a regional director that oversees 5 offices for a supported living services agency in California.  She started in this field at an entry level position working directly with special needs adults and quickly found realized she has a true passion for this field serving special needs adults.  In the many years that she has been doing this, she has tried to make it her mission to change the stigma she has encountered with her job.  Her passion is driven even more by her love of her special needs nephew and her desire to ensure, he has the ability to live and thrive independently when he is grown.  We are sure Jessica will capture your heart and possibly even make you rethink what your child or young adult's future can look like.   Our goal as always, is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey.  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos we are going to stir up.

Here is how you can reach us:

LEAVE US A MESSAGE  ~ tell us about your parent support solutions!

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we talk about how to get support!  We all need that one person...or even a group of people to tackle the chaos that comes with being a special needs parent.  Sometimes you might just need someone to talk to, and other times you need to find out about resources that might be available.  We talk about our journey creating a network of special needs parents that offer support in multiple ways.  From Dad groups to mom get away trips, we share some of the resources and support opportunities that we have been able to achieve, by simply pulling together 2 parents for a coffee meet-up.  Our goal as always, is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey.  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos they are going to stir up.

Here is how you can reach us:

LEAVE US A MESSAGE  ~ tell us about your parent support solutions!

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

A Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we take a coffee break....literally...and talk about being more than an afterthought in the educational system.  We WANT that educational experience that all the other kids get.  We want to do the back to school nights...or the high school orientation.....especially when it comes to clubs, sports and extracurricular activities.  We want our educators to know that making those opportunities to connect with their parents and special needs students make us feel like we belong.  It helps us feel like we are part of their school instead of being an afterthought. It helps us to build trust, which in turn makes the entire educational system better for all of us.  We call our parents to action and join their local organizations to help us become part of the overall culture, become part of the solution.  It benefits ALL students for our students to be included. This podcast and especially this episode is unscripted, our goal is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey.  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos they are going to stir up.

Here is how you can reach us:

LEAVE US A MESSAGE

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Welcome to A Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we talk a little about the conservatorship process....and YES I know Christa said "process" way to many times...and the unexpected emotions that came with it. This is the real life aspect of what life as a special needs parent looks like...and all of the emotional ups and downs we are faced with.  Special Needs parents often struggle through grief as they reach milestones in life that make us reflect on what life might have been like if things were "normal". This podcast is unscripted, our goal is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey.  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos they are going to stir up.

Here is how you can reach us:

LEAVE US A MESSAGE

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

Welcome to A Special Kind of Chaos – A Podcast about all things Special Needs.

This episode we talk a little about "Severe Autism left in the dark" and what that means.  Angel had an experience with her son that unexpectedly caused us to take a vacation from our podcast.  After suffering from her latest concussion she took a much needed break.  As you will hear in this recording she is still recovering...which is why I keep asking her if she can remember certain things.  Concussions can take a long time to recover from. This podcast is unscripted, our goal is to be authentic and real as we discuss the twists and turns of our special needs journey.  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos they are going to stir up.

Here is how you can reach us:

Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.

This episode should have been called....."You might be a special needs parent if".....you are sleep deprived.  This episode Angel and Christa talk about what it looks like as special needs parent trying to get a solid nights sleep, or should we say, the lack of sleep.  They discuss nightly adventures, new diagnosis and how to get started getting answers and their experiences navigating the long path for getting started.  

This podcast is unscripted...as you will see in this episode when Angel doesn't even realize we are recording!  We are vocal, real, honest and hardly ever politically correct, which in turn means...you never know what kind of Chaos they are going to stir up. 

Here is how you can reach us:

[email protected]

Phone:  (530)564-8620

If you suspect someone you know has Autism here are some links:

UC Davis Mind Institute:  https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/resources/autism.html

California Regional Center:  https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/

Current Autism Rates are 1 in 44 children  https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html

Welcome to a Special Kind of Chaos Podcast!!  This episode you will get to know Christa and Angel a little bit.  Join them as they share their lives as mothers, parents, wives and community members....and ultimately their experiences navigating their crazy Special Needs life. Their true philosophy in life is to lift and help others along the way.  This podcast is unscripted...so proceed with caution because they are honest, vocal and aren't always politically correct...and you never know what kind of CHAOS they are brewing up.