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Is Anyone Else Dreading Back-To-School Season Because Your Child Is Misunderstood There?

Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Getty ArchivalNow that we’re sliding into back-to-school season, take note: Not every mom is excited to ship their kids off to school each day, and I think we should normalize that.Not every mom will be excited for any number of legitimate reasons. But, as someone who is, herself, an autistic speech-language pathologist, I can identify one glaringly obvious one: For kids with invisible disabilities and sensory differences, school can be brutal. It can take a small miracle, soaked in compassion, to land a teacher who understands and actually enjoys the kids who don’t “stu...