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Our Special Life

Our Special Life

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Parents share their experiences of raising children with disabilities. They discuss getting a diagnosis, finding support, and creating a positive family life. Each episode profiles a family and chronicles their life.

Young boy with dark hair sticks out his tongue in concentration as a woman with long brown hair helps him get his arm out of his brown tee-shirt. Caption. A stroke when I miscarried the twin.
Our Special Life
Episode
6 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman with long, medium brown hair and a red sweater sits and talks with a blurred kitchen in the background. Caption. That he had autism.
Our Special Life
Episode 1
5 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a young girl with blonde hair and bangs wearing a pink shirt while looking down. She has a few freckles on her nose.
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Episode 2
5 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a woman with highlighted brown hair and brown eyes in front of a blurred decorative shelf. Caption. That I had envisioned.
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Episode 3
6 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of young boy with a pink baseball cap and red shirt with white polka dots sitting at a table and using his fingers to put food in his mouth. A plate with food is in front of him. Caption. Of kids with D, U, P, 15, Q.
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Episode 4
7 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a woman with blue eyes, brown hair with bangs, and a patterned blue blouse sitting in a wooden chair with a kitchen table in the background. Caption. She wasn't pulling up to standing.
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Episode 5
6 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young boy wearing glasses and a red tee-shirt leans his elbows on a clipboard on a table while looking over at a woman in a purple shirt and glasses. She touches his back while writing on a paper in front of her. Caption. Say it again.
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Episode 6
4 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Smiling woman with brown hair and a light blue shirt stands behind a young, smiling boy in a blue plaid shirt. Her hands are on his sides to help him stay steady. Caption. It presents as if he has Angelman syndrome.
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Episode 7
5 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of smiling toddler with a pink shirt and light brown hair in pigtails holding a baby in a light pink onesie. The baby has a red rash on her cheeks. Caption. And on her body.
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Episode 8
5 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large family of multiple generations posing for a family photo. They wear shades of red, green, brown, and white, and several babies wear Santa hats. Caption. The kids are Cari, Jonathan, Jacob, Lori, Ozzie.
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Episode 10
4 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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