Why am I doing this?

I decided to write this blog for a couple of reasons. The first is to "vent" to the world about all of my ups and downs being a mom of a special needs child and secondly hoping that someone may read this and not feel so alone. Unlike other children, I have nothing to compare to her to and I have no information that would be helpful to predict her future. All I have is the understanding that she is "teaching us". Sometimes this is just not enough.