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Tag: Children

Surprised young family looking at camera on pink studio background
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Parents Discover Disabled Child CAN Have More Than One Diagnosis

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 20, 2026March 20, 2026
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a teen boy looks excited near his frustrated parents
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Parents Love Disabled Son For Who He is, but Admit it Would be Easier if He Wasn’t Super Large and High Energy

by MV PerryOctober 16, 2025September 26, 2025
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Autistic Boy’s Special Interest Too Gender Conforming for Psychologists to Notice

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 23, 2025August 23, 2025
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Awkward! New Mother Who Said ‘I Don’t Care Whether It’s a Boy or a Girl, as Long as It’s Healthy’ Delivers Disabled Baby

by Nate WoogenFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025
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Unpopular Sibling Left Out of Family’s Inherited Disorders

by Nate WoogenJuly 26, 2024July 26, 2024
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Children with lemonade stand
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Inspiring! After Insurance Company Denied Wheelchair to Disabled Child, His Classmates Started a Lemonade Stand So Profitable that the Insurance Company Opened a Competing Lemonade Stand Right Next to It

by Steven VerdileJune 25, 2024June 25, 2024
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a woman wearing a shirt with a corny saying about being an autism mom in various colors and fonts
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Moms of Autistic Children Close Out Autism Awareness Month with New Autism Mom Font

by Spencer HunleyMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024
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Those Special Ed Students Are Smarter Than You Think and Uh-Oh Now They’re Unionizing

by Steven VerdileApril 15, 2024April 15, 2024
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Little Blind Girl Convinced Santa Sounds Like Uncle Brad

by jeromepalliserDecember 20, 2023April 15, 2024
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An asian woman points to a graph printout on her fridge reading "Progress with PT"
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Proud Mom Posts Physical Therapy Results on Fridge

by 2shoes4eyesJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023
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a tablet shows a communication interface with symbols representing words including 'shit' and 'bootyhole'
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Parents Have No Idea Where Son’s Dynavox Learned Curse Words

by Nate WoogenApril 11, 2023April 19, 2024
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a kid smiles while holding his prosthetic arm and two children cry near him
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Game of Simon Says Ends in Tears After Boy Removes Prosthetic Arm

by Nate WoogenFebruary 9, 2023August 22, 2026
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POLITICS

  • Trump Clarifies Stance on Disability With Attack on Rights, Liberties, Law, Language, Benefits, Accommodations, Health Care, Community Living, Existence
    August 26, 2026
  • United Nations Sneaks Disability Rights Vote on Day United States and Israel are Absent
    August 23, 2026
  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 2026

CULTURE

  • Meta Smart Glasses Empower Blind People to Participate in Corporate Surveillance
    August 15, 2026
  • DSM-6 Spoilers Leak Online
    August 15, 2026
  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026

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  • Psych Med Developed for Other Psych Med’s Side Effects
    September 15, 2026
  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026
  • Schizophrenic Voice Surprisingly Helpful Lately
    September 2, 2026

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The Squeaky Wheel is the first-ever satire publication that focuses on the experience of having a disability. All stories are original fictional content and may be shared with attribution.

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