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BLUE EYES, CHOCOLATE AND ANXIETY Sandy Kennedy

My children have inherited many traits common to my side of the family - creativity, blonde hair, blue eyes, a love of chocolate and a genetic disposition for anxiety and depression. I would never have described either of my children as anxious, but after experiencing two major life events - a family separation and a move to a new community, it was as though a match had ignited the anxiety dragon that had been lying dormant.
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I REFUSE TO BE INVISIBLE Angela MacDonald

My daughter Jenna was born Remembrance Day 1998, her mother, a First Nations woman must have had great courage to know her child's needs would be best taken care of with someone else. Jenna was born FAE, though it has not been proven NAS, as this would require testing . . .
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A HIDDEN DISABILITY Cindy Slats

You cannot see the brain damage my little girl carries around inside her head, and will live with for the rest of her life. You would be very put off by her behavior, and would hold her and/or her upbringing responsible. You would not experience the feelings you have when you see a child with an obvious disability, such as sympathy, protectiveness, understanding . . .
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FIRST PERSON SINGULAR Allan Neilson-Welch

Tourette's Syndrome, itself, isn't such a big deal in my case. The companion behavioral and emotional challenges to which people with TS are particularly susceptible are, however, a different story altogether. OCD, ADD, ADHD and depression tend to go hand-in-hand with TS. In my case, depression has been the most prevalent challenge and, at times, the bane of my existence . . .
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THE VIEW FROM IN HERE Janis Jaquith

. . . I look down at my desk and there are all these little squares of green paper. I don't know where they came from. Each square has a number on it. What am I supposed to do with those? I look around at the other kids and a hot stab of panic shoots through my chest. All the other kids are doing something special with those numbers. They all know what to do . . .
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CHILDHOOD-ONSET BIPOLAR DISORDER Robin Herron

I am writing this article because I have a son who has been diagnosed with Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder (COBPD). It is my hope that by making this childhood illness more public, children who suffer from this disorder will get a proper diagnosis and the much needed medical treatment they deserve . . .
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