Julie shares a moving story of navigating through life as the mother of children with special needs, including one who is profoundly disabled, all while experiencing incredible love and loss, but never failing to stay strong for the entire family.
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Julie Callahan is a widowed mother of 3. Her son suffers from Severe Autism that includes self-injurious and aggressive behaviors. His need for health and safety has taken the family on a heartbreaking journey. When government agencies are involved in your child’s health there are endless amounts of red tape, rules and headaches involved. This story is follows Julies efforts to be a mother to her family and her work to not only help her son but children like him. Despite the tragedies that have fallen on her family, they work hard to move forward and look forward to a bright future. Julie’s goal as with all mothers is for her children to be healthy, happy and independent.
Julie recommends the following resources:
Find out more about OhioRISE, which Julie discusses in her story at https://managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/manc/managed-care/ohiorise/ohiorise or https://www.communitysolutions.com/research/what-is-ohiorise/
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Learn more about Autism from Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-statistics-asd
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Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop
Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet
Roll The Intro by Alexander Nakarada - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4793-roll-the-intro
Loopster by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster
Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende® - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny
Summer by Liron - Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6907-summer
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