44 Awesome Special Needs Mom Quotes to Keep you Going!

Special Needs Mom Quotes to Remember

Being a special needs mom is never easy!

Special needs mom quotes are great for when you’re on the go or feeling down and depressed and don’t know what to do.

I see a lot of moms who are dealing with children who are special needs who get burnout a lot. But with a special needs mom quote book and a great support system from others it can make your day go a whole lot better and longer when you’re constantly encouraged with positive quotes.

I remember giving moms in IEP meetings a lot of encouragement through special needs mom quotes from books that I have read online and they were so happy to know that they weren’t alone when it came time to parenting their child.

Although there are many different parenting styles out there. Moms of special needs children are often overlooked by other communities because they don’t believe that special needs parenting is hard.

Be sure to check out these special needs burnout tips for moms and dads to keep your sanity!

Enjoy these special needs mom quotes below.

Special Quotes for Special Moms

“I have a child with special needs. I didn’t know if I would be strong enough. Turns out I am. And so are you.” -Lisa Thornbury

“Embrace the unique way your child is blooming — even if it’s not in the garden you imagined.” -Jenn Soehnlin

“Motherhood is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you would have. It’s about understanding that they are exactly the person they are supposed to be and that, if you’re lucky, they just might be the teacher who turns you into the person you are supposed to be.” -Joan Ryan

“Sometimes God doesn’t change your situation because he’s trying to change your heart.” -unknown

“You are now in a secret world. You’ll see things you never imagined: ignorance, rudeness, and discrimination. But you’ll also witness so many everyday miracles, and you’ll know it. You won’t think a milestone is just a milestone, you’ll know it’s a miracle. You’ll treasure things most wouldn’t think twice about. You’ll become an advocate, an educator, a specialist, and a therapist, but most of all, you’ll be a parent to the most wonderful child.” -Geraldine Renton

“It’s about progress, not perfection.” -Melissa Cote

“Sometimes the things we can’t change end up changing us.” -unknown

“If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.” -Corrie Ten Boom

“You’ll have good days, bad days, overwhelming days, too tired days, I’m awesome days, I can’t go on days. And every day, you’ll still show up.” -unknown

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, to have the life that is waiting for us.” -E. M. Forster

“The past haunts and the future taunts. This is particularly true if you love a child with special needs.” -Lisa Thornbury

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” -Oscar Wilde

“One of the great things that any community can do is not teach tolerance, but live tolerance, not talk respect, but live inclusivity.” -Michael Pritchard

“As special needs parents we don’t have the power to make life “fair,” but we do have the power to make life joyful.” -unknown

“If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.” -Dr. Haim Ginott

“Our minds are as different as our faces; we are all traveling to one destination- happiness, but few are going by the same road.” -unknown

“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.” -George Santayana

“Parents of children with special needs create their world of happiness and believe in things that others cannot yet see.” -unknown

“The disability is not the problem. The accessibility is the problem.” -Mohamed Jemni

“Once you accept that your child will be different, not better or worse – just different – that’s the first step.” -unknown

“Promise me you’ll always remember… you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know.” -Christopher Robin

“With tremendous burdens often come enormous gifts. The trick is to identify the gifts and glory in them. -Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein

Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did—that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were sorrow, love, or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end, they left you raw, exposed, and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the body and yet, each child represented just that a parent’s heart bared, weather forever outside its chest. -Debra Ginsberg

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly. -Morticia Adams

I wouldn’t change you for the world, but I’ll change the world for you. -unknown

Sometimes real superheroes live in the hearts of small children fighting big battles. -unknown

Take one day at a time. Sometimes it’s one hour at a time. -Diana

Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths. -unknown

Don’t focus on what she can’t do. Focus on what she can do. Like a boss. -Lisa Thornbury

Heed the mustn’ts, child. Pay attention to the don’ts. Consider the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Absorb the never haves, then turn your ear to me … Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. -Shel Silverstein

Every child is a different kind of flower that altogether makes this world a beautiful garden. -unknown

Hang on tight and get ready for the wildest, saddest, happiest, most challenging, and most rewarding ride of your life! -Sylvia Phillips

All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them. -Magic Johnson

“It’s lonely, but when you meet someone who gets it, it’s transforming.” -Melody Statham Cameron

“Never let anyone is your ability to make the right choices regarding your child’s disabilities.” -Lisa Thornbury

“Once you learn to appreciate small victories, there is no need for a finish line.” -unknown

“Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there’s going to be a way through it.” -Michael J. Fox

“Children with special needs aren’t sent to special parents, they make parents special.” -unknown

“The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.” -Ellen Goodman

“Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don’t fit into boxes.” -Tori Amos

“There is always room for hope no matter how hard or impossible it feels.”  -Katie

“I thought I’d teach my child about the world. Turns out I’m teaching the world about her.” -unknown

“A diagnosis defines a lot of things, but it doesn’t define love.” -Lexi Behrndt

“It shouldn’t matter how slowly a child learns. What matters is that we encourage them to never stop trying.” -Robert John Meehan

How to Keep going?

If you’re a special needs parent needing some encouragement. Know that you’re not alone in parenting and that there are other support groups to help you get through your day. Special needs mom quotes are a step in the right direction when choosing to make the decision to keep yourself going and staying encouraged for your child. Just remember to never give up and that other people are watching your journey as well and are inspired by you.