Being a special needs parent can be frustrating for a multitude of reasons. I bet if I asked random people, what they thought the hardest part of being a special needs parent was, there would be some pretty interesting answers. In the almost 15 years I've been a special needs parent, I've fought many battles. Some of those battles were school and IEP related. Some were insurance related. Let's be honest, many of them were insurance related. Battles were fought just to get my kids to eat a meal or wear clothes. There's the stress, anxiety, meltdowns, overstimulation, communication challenges, loss of friends, a complete implosion of your social life and a lifetime without sleep. I've faced off with each one of these challenges and more, on countless occasions, as…