Jordan Karch

Because of her, I am very aware of autism. Because of her, I know how different life can look when you have a special needs child. Because of her, I pray for a more inclusive world. Because of her, I celebrate every little milestone. Because of her, I worry for the future. Because of her, I am determined to be the best I can be and have to prioritize my wellness spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially. Because of her, I see joy in things I never would have. Because of her, I understand struggles I’ve never known. Because of her, I celebrate autism awareness day and I know awareness isn’t enough. But it’s a start. #autismawareness #worldautismday #autismacceptance #autistic #autismmom

Feeling so grateful for every blessing God has given us- His gift of Salvation, promise of life after death, these precious children He entrusted to us, a marriage full of love and joy, our home that we can share with our extended family on holidays. Even on my not good days, I am filled with love and hope for the future. I have so much peace knowing that God has a place for each of us in heaven and that He is my King who rose from the grave. He is alive! I hope you know you can have His gift of salvation too. That’s something I love to celebrate! Happy Easter! 💜 #resurrectionsunday

Disabilities unistudios Share this with someone who could use this info! ❗️You NEED to download the IBCCES app (screenshot is above) and fill out an application BEFORE your trip. This is required and must be done AT LEAST 48 hours before your trip ❗️Once IBCCES approves you and it’s within a couple days of your trip, Universal Studios will contact you. I was getting worried I hadn’t heard, so I reached out to them at 1-800-864-8377. There was hardly a wait time before I talked to a live, very helpful person ❗️Our daughter has autism, sensory processing disorder, and adhd. For the IBCCES approval, I had to provide proof of her diagnosis and give her medical provider’s information for verification. Whether you get approved or not is on IBCCES and not on universal. The nice thing is with IBCCES, she’s now approved for services at Universal, Six Flags parks, and more. ❗️Each morning of our trip, I had to go to Guest Services and pick up a paper pass which I used to get return times for rides. If it was 8am and a ride was a 2 hour wait, I got a return time for 10am to go in the express lane. ❗️This is a free service offered for those who cannot tolerate lines. This could be for different reasons. In our case, Zoey runs away when over stimulated, has no sense of personal space, and is loudly stimming to self regulate. Now we can wait in a calmer space for her until it’s ride time. If you have experience with someone with needs like that, you would know what a blessing it is. We wouldn’t be able to stay at the parks for long without it ❗️We were also given a show pass. I heard about this in a Facebook group and I’m SO glad I brought it up to guest services. This gave her front row seating. In all but one show, they let all of us sit front row. It does technically say just one person can sit with her, but if they have room, they seem to accommodate the whole group. This is helpful because she gets overwhelmed in crowds so it’s much easier to sit front row where she’s not feeling “trapped” in her seat ❗️ask questions below😃

Special needs mom edition of this trend 🩷🥺 #autismmom #fostermom #socialmediaisfake

😭 if you know our Zoey, you know how extra special this is. She has been through so much in her little life and still goes through lots, but our times at Disney are always full of so much joy and magic. I swear she is a magnet for magic!!! This completely random and magical experience happened this week. It was about 10 minutes before the start of World of Color and I was looking for seating. I asked a cast member if it was ok if we stood by this trash can wayyyy back by Little Mermaid ride….basically as far away from the show as there is, but everything was full. She let us stand there and then she asked if we had seen this new version of the show. I told her we hadn’t and she asked me if she could take me to some better seating. Next thing I know, we’re front and center!!! The best seats in the house! We were told we had been chosen as the “family of the day” and we were getting to start the show! Of course we let our sweet Zoey do it! (Brother was offered a magic wand also, but he was half asleep and said no thanks🙈) this night was truly magical and one of those moments you’ll remember forever. I cried all through the show! The theme is how ONE person, ONE act can start a ripple effect to change so many lives and oh boy, do I believe that! If this makes its way back to the cast members who made magic for us, just know you were that drop in the ocean for us 🌊💙 #worldofcolor #worldofcolorone #dca #disney100 #disneyland #castcompliment

Elliott was so excited to find his favorite clifkid bars in his stocking 🎄 this his favorite flavor!!! Have you tried it?? #ad Another thing we love about CLIF Kid is they have decided to become Climate Neutral Certified this past year, taking responsibility for their impact on the planet. Sustainability has always been at the core of everything they do. We always encourage our kids to make sustainable choices like using reusable bottles, so we love that this brand is encouraging that too! #CLIFKidClimateNeutral #CLIFKidHolidays #CLIFKidCrew

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Adoption day 11/21/18 ❤️ today we celebrate the anniversary of one of the best days of our lives! When our Zoey legally became our daughter forever. We celebrate this day as big as Zoey wants every year, because we want Zoey to know how much we celebrate her being in our family. Adoption starts with a terrible loss that I wish no child had to go through…we can never replace her birth family and we don’t celebrate that loss… we celebrate that in the midst of a painful situation, God brought us together and we have made a loving forever family together. This year, she wanted to go to greatwolflodge and man did we have fun! Zoey lights up the world with her joy and curiosity…we celebrate her every day but especially today! Happy adoption day, baby girl!! ❤️ #adoptionday

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An “Elsa Witch” - Zoey’s idea, Kirby- Elliott’s idea, and Anna - also Zoey’s idea 🤣 she’s been waiting a long time for a little sister to be the Anna to her Elsa so this is a very happy Halloween 🥰🥰🥰 #fosterdaughter #sisters #elsaandanna #elsawitch #frozen #kirby

Turning 9 vs turning 2 🥺❤️

Don’t blink 🥺🥺❤️ happy 9th birthday to the one who made me Mommy