ZORA
Published in

ZORA

Lockdown Is Forcing Special Needs Parents to Get Creative

With professional help, parents of kids with autism and developmental delays are embracing DIY therapies

A photo of a mom and her young child high fiving as the kid plays with blocks.

For Darlene Rodrigo, finding the right care for her daughter, Bella, has been a challenge. The sixth grader is nonverbal and has Down syndrome and autism. Despite these obstacles, her family’s…

--

--

A publication from Medium that centers the stories, poetry, essays and thoughts of women of color.

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
Arionne Nettles

Arionne Nettles is a lecturer at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, a Chicago-based journalist, and a special needs mama.