Seth’s Story: My Journey of Raising a Child with Special Needs

About the Book

Seth's Story: My Journey of Raising a Child with Special Needs is about the trials and tribulations parents face when raising a child with special needs.

Seth's Story provides our personal journey through the world of diagnosis, doctor visits, education struggles, and life after high school.

Seth's Story also includes helpful information for parents of children with special needs on their rights in the public school system as well.

It is a heartfelt story that both educates and informs all parents about how advocacy really does begin the minute our children are born.

About the Author

Jennifer Fitzhugh currently works as an Advocacy Specialist for The Brighton Center, where she serves many families who have children with special needs. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Jennifer worked as a special education teacher and administrator in the public school setting. In her spare time, she also served on the Board of Directors for the Epilepsy Foundation, volunteered with the Down Syndrome Association, as well as her continuous involvement with the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation. After earning a Masters in Special Education, she then began her advocacy career educating parents and professionals about special education law and the rights parents have under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Jennifer currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with her now 20 year old son Seth, 16 year old daughter Emma, and Sydney, her ten year old yellow Labrador.