Mission
The mission of Steel Magnolia Moms is to positively support one another and share in the joys and challenges of raising a child with special needs.
Having a child with special needs is isolating. It’s scary. Motherhood is commonly said to be the most important job and greatest source of joy, but for a special needs mom, that can suddenly be shaped, defined, and limited by what their child can’t do.
Almost every other job has an out. If you’re overwhelmed, feel inadequate or aren’t happy in your position, you can quit and find another job that better suits. But not motherhood. It’s the hardest job, and there’s no such thing as a two-weeks notice. Having a child who has a disability just intensifies it all.
Steel Magnolia Moms reminds these moms to take time out of their hectic schedules to focus on themselves. We share our knowledge and resources, but more importantly, we encourage moms to take a break, have fun, and connect.
Vision
A world where special needs moms have the resources, support, and sisterhood they need to be the best moms they can be.
Who We Serve
Chapters
Steel Magnolia Moms is a National Non-Profit Organization with Community Chapters.
Steel Magnolia Moms is growing. To start a local chapter in your community, please contact us.
Diagnoses
Steel Magnolia Moms is open to moms whose children have all kinds of differences: social, physical, cognitive, emotional, and more. Some of these include but are not limited to:
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ADD
ADHD
Angelman Syndrome
Anxiety
Apraxia
Arthrogryposis
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bilateral Perisylvian Syndrome
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
Bladder Exstrophy
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
Frasers Syndrome
Gastroparesis
Goldenhar Syndrome
Growth Hormone Disorder
Hearing Loss/Deafness
Hemifacial Microsomia
Hemimegalencephaly
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hydrocephalus
Hypoplastic Cerebellar Vermis
Hypotonia
Brachial Cleft Cyst
Bronchomalacia
Bronchopulmonary Dysphasia
Cerebral Palsy
Chiari Malformation
Chromosomal Abnormality
Chronic Lung Disease
Congenital Cataracts
Congenital CMV
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Jarcho Levin Syndrome
Leigh Syndrome
Micro Preemie
Mitochondrial Disease
Mixed Expressive-Receptive Language Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parkinson’s Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Cortical Visual Impairment
Currarino Syndrome
Dandy Walker Variant
Developmental Delays
Down Syndrome
Duane's Syndrome
Dysautonomia
Dysphasia
Dyspraxia
Epilepsy
Escobar Syndrome
Periventricular Leukomalacia
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary Hypoplasia
Russell Silvers Syndrome
Scoliosis
Spina Bifida
Stahl's Ear
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Tracheomalacia
Undiagnosed
Visually Impaired/Blindness