When Survival Mode Feels Endless
I didn’t give a great answer to a question I received at an event a few weeks ago. During the question and answer time at the Church of the Incarnation…
I didn’t give a great answer to a question I received at an event a few weeks ago. During the question and answer time at the Church of the Incarnation…
The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., recently made a series of false statements about autism. He said that autism destroys families. He called autism…
I’ve been reading through the biblical book of Exodus this Lent, and nearly every day I learn something that helps deepen my understanding of God’s love. Today that was reading…
My friend Patricia and I spent two nights in NYC this past weekend. We walked a gazillion steps, ate a gazillion calories, spoke even more words, and gave thanks for…
There’s something special about connecting with a person who not only lives in the small town where you grew up, but also shares a similar parenting journey. That’s how I…
Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we redefine success, community, and family when parenting a child with disabilities? In this conversation, Amy Julia Becker and Adrian Wood, PhD, creator of…
What would I say now to a doctor who responded negatively to a prenatal (or postnatal) diagnosis of Down syndrome? I was asked this question at an event in Chicago…
Last year, we came up with a new way to capture the work I’m trying to do. We used the words “Reimagining the Good Life.” We renamed this newsletter, and…
At a recent event, one woman asked me what I think of advertisements that include people with Down syndrome and other visible disabilities. Another man asked me what I think…
I am perhaps one of the rare parents who LOVES parenting teenagers, and being with all three of them for a few uninterrupted days in Florida was glorious. We played…