Special Projects for Special Children

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked For Good is a song for every autistic female who has had to mask her entire life…

The one that pretends she is fine but she is exhausted.

The one that acts like she’s not autistic or different than her peers.

The one that doesn’t let them know she has struggles for fear of what they might say.

The one that is a people pleaser.

The one that is scared to take off her mask.

The one that is terrified for others to know the real her.

The one that has fears of being unliked if she lives an authentic life.

The one that hides behind a smile while she is internally melting down.

The one who is always trying not to say the wrong thing and not offend anyone.

The one who doesn’t want you to see what’s under the surface.

The one that appears to have many friendships but actually has no real ones because she doesn’t allow anyone to get that close.

The one that is popular on the outside but she is insecure on the inside.

The one that has secrets she has been holding onto for years.

The one that is one person in public and another in private.

The one that everyone looks up to while she is silently cloaked in shame.

The one who wants to be genuine and live in her truth….

💗Look
There's that beautiful girl
With the beautiful life
Such a beautiful life
Built on lies
'Cause all that's required
To live in a dream
Is endlessly closing your eyes

💗She spins such beautiful stories
To sing her to sleep
Full of magic and glory and love
She's the girl in the bubble
The bright shiny bubble
Blissfully floating above

💗Ah, but the truth has a way
Of seeping on in
Beneath the surface and sheen
And blind as you try to be
Eventually
It's hard to unsee what you've seen

💗And so that beautiful girl
With the beautiful life
Has a question that haunts her somehow
If she comes down from the sky
Gives the real world a try
Who in the world is she now?

💗And though so much of her wishes
That she could float on
And the beautiful lies never stop
For the girl in the bubble
The pink shiny bubble
It's time for her bubble to pop
For the popular girl
High in the bubble
Isn't it high time
For her bubble to pop?

The one who wonders if she will ever be good enough.

The one who lives a beautiful life built on lies.

Until she can’t anymore.

Because the truth finds a way of seeping in.

She can’t hold it all in forever.

She can’t pretend for a lifetime.

Because if she does..

It may literally kill her.

The mask eventually comes off.

The bubble will eventually pop.

Sometimes she knows the mask was always there.

And other times she realizes later in life she was wearing one all along without even knowing.

Because it is what she did to survive in a world she knows isn’t accepting.

It is what she did to fit in.

And when it does…

She’s left with an image of a girl, a reflection she doesn’t quite recognize.

And so many questions…

What happens when she gives the real world a try?

Who was that girl she pretended to be for so long and how does she let go of her?

And the main one…

Who is she now?

©️Written by Sheryl St. Aubin Three Little Birds-Raising Kids On The Autism Spectrum

💗Lyrics from The Girl in the Bubble

11/25/2025

As parents, we tend to blame ourselves for not doing enough or not being on top of things. I know moms that are actual superhero’s that I look up to and even they feel like they’re not doing enough.

Maybe the problem isn’t actually that we’re not trying hard enough. Maybe the problem is actually that there’s too much on our plates. I could have easily made multiple slides of the responsibility’s involved in our parenting journeys. Consider your own daily responsibilities! This doesn’t even factor in careers, other children, marriage, relationships, etc etc.

Take a breath. Offer some gratitude to YOU for what you handle on a daily basis. And if you’re exhausted, know that what you’re doing matters even if much of it is unseen.

11/22/2025

🎄 Christmas Survival Recipe for the Special Needs Parent 🎄

(aka: “The Holiday Recipe They Don’t Put in Cookbooks”)

Ingredients

•1 heaping cup of strength — the kind you don’t remember choosing, but always manage to find.

•3 tablespoons of patience — doubled if there’s a meltdown, tripled if there’s a crowd.

•2 teaspoons of courage — for every appointment, every outing, every “we’ll try our best.”

•1 generous scoop of grace — for yourself, for your child, for the people who don’t get it.

•4 pinches of flexibility — because plans will change… and change again.

•A dusting of humor — to sprinkle on the moments that would otherwise make you cry.

•½ cup of quiet moments — even if they’re stolen in the bathroom with the door locked.

•2 handfuls of hope — the soft, steady kind that holds you upright when you’re tired.

•A warm splash of community — from those who actually understand.

•1 ornament-sized reminder — that your child is perfect as they are, right here, right now.

Optional Add-Ins

•A dash of tears (completely normal).

•A swirl of grief for the holidays you imagined.

•A sprinkle of joy for the unexpected magic your child brings.

Directions

1. Combine strength and patience in the bowl of daily life. Stir gently — it’s okay if the mixture feels lumpy.

2. Fold in courage, even when it doesn’t feel fully thawed.

3. Sift in grace and flexibility, especially on the days when everyone else’s “perfect Christmas” is splashed across social media.

4. Whisk humor in briskly until a small smile forms.

5. Add quiet moments slowly, letting them melt into the mixture.

6. Stir in hope until the recipe begins to rise again.

7. Top with community and your ornament-sized reminder.

8. Serve warm, to yourself, all season long.

Chef’s Notes

•This recipe never comes out the same way twice — that’s okay.

•It’s meant to be shared with other special needs parents who might need a bite of comfort.

•If your recipe falls flat some days… you are still doing beautifully.

Stacy Warden | Noah’s Miracle
Copyright protected by a Creative Commons License.

11/22/2025

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