Autism Acceptance Deserves More Than One Day A Year
With April 2nd fast approaching, I am being assaulted left and right with “Autism Awareness Day” and “Light it up Blue” propaganda. Now don’t get me wrong, we have a … Continue reading
No Stone Unturned
Christmas 2001 my wife Dayle and I were plunged into a parent’s worst nightmare – a car accident resulting in our teenage child’s traumatic brain injury. After a month long … Continue reading
Pushing Yourself to Find Your Ability
Today’s guest blog comes from John W. Quinn, author of Someone Like Me – An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral Palsy. Our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Quinn … Continue reading
School Sanctioned Bullying? Or a Day of Harmless Fun?
Thanks to social media, I have recently learned about a school district which “celebrated” Dress Like a Nerd Day. The mum who wrote about this day-long categorization and mocking of the … Continue reading
Of Chopping Blocks and Failures: A Plea for Our Most At Need
Some of you may know that we adopted our two sons out of foster care. We were emergency placements for the boys; getting them out of their then-current placement was imperative. … Continue reading
Falsely Accused by a Repairman
The start to my day: “Hi Miranda, it’s Chief. I am sorry to have to tell you this, but a report has been filed stating that your home is unsafe … Continue reading
What’s in a Word?
“That’s so retarded!” “What a retard.” “What are you? Retarded?” You’ve heard it all before. Heck, you may have even said it all before. But chances are, if you are … Continue reading
When Mama Gets Sick
There’s nothing like a flu virus sprinkled with a little pneumonia to really put Mama’s long list of jobs into perspective. Over three weeks ago, I came down with Influenza … Continue reading
Love Notes
As you know, Military Special Needs Network took the month of February to celebrate our children. All too often we get caught up in the “deficit model” and worrying about … Continue reading
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