Dr. Regina Crone will always see her mom as a superhero. Granted, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t feel the same way about their mom, but as the oldest of five siblings, the youngest of whom had special needs, Regina watched her mom tirelessly juggle a new norm of family life while fiercely advocating for her baby boy in ways no one else around them seemed to understand.
In many ways, Regina’s mom is the inspiration behind her current career as a board-certified behavioral analyst. She has a doctorate and is the owner of Therapy & Beyond. And yet, the most striking element of this story is that until Regina, an Argyle resident, became a therapist, she’d never interacted with another family with a child with a disability.
“I just realized that the other day, but it’s also not that surprising,” She said. “There was a time not long ago when you simply didn’t know other families like you. There was no one else to talk to or anyone in your shoes. That can feel extremely isolating—especially for moms. I saw the difference that my brother’s diagnosis made, and I often think to myself, ‘Wow … mom really had to navigate a lot on her own.’”…