Joey C Special Needs dad

Welcome to Joey C Special Needs Dad.

I'm a dad sharing the real, everyday experiences of raising a child with additional needs.

Through our family's journey with autism, severe learning difficulties, homocystinuria (HCU) and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), I want to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and help other families feel less alone.

Here we talk openly about special needs parenting, respite care, relationships, siblings, mental health, rare diseases and the challenges that often go unseen.

Some conversations will be emotional. Some will be difficult. But they are conversations worth having.

Together with Special Needs Parents UK, I believe every family deserves to be heard, understood and supported.

Rare doesn't mean alone.

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