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Read more about the article Having a Disabled Child Doesn’t Doom a Marriage

Having a Disabled Child Doesn’t Doom a Marriage

  • Post published:May 16, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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I watched the viral video of Grace ​​Clements embracing her dad, the President of Clemson University. They tumble onto the stage together and get up for a more subdued, though…

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Grief and Disability

  • Post published:May 9, 2025
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Grief and Disability from Matthew Mooney on the podcast When a family receives a diagnosis—when they learn their child has a disability—grief often follows. Matthew and Ginny Mooney define grief…

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Read more about the article Does Disability Mean Tragedy?

Does Disability Mean Tragedy?

  • Post published:May 9, 2025
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Is disability a tragedy? Is it a gift? What place is there for grief and for joy in this story of disability so many of us are living within our…

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Read more about the article Intergenerational and Interability Friendships

Intergenerational and Interability Friendships

  • Post published:May 6, 2025
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I feel like I should be too old to have camp friends, but I guess that’s one more gift of getting involved in Hope Heals. Our friend and Hope Heals…

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Read more about the article RFK Jr., Autism, and the Story We Need Instead with Matthew Mooney, PhD

RFK Jr., Autism, and the Story We Need Instead with Matthew Mooney, PhD

  • Post published:May 6, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Is it a gift? What place is there for grief and for joy in this story of disability so many of us…

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Read more about the article The Next Step Matters

The Next Step Matters

  • Post published:May 2, 2025
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I used to hate setting goals for Penny. It felt like I was measuring her worth based on how quickly she achieved something I arbitrarily decided for her. I wanted…

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A Response to RFK Jr’s Statements About Autism

  • Post published:April 17, 2025
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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…

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Read more about the article Honoring the Good, the Hard, and the In Between

Honoring the Good, the Hard, and the In Between

  • Post published:April 10, 2025
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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…

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Read more about the article Reimagining Family Life with Autism with Adrian Wood, PhD

Reimagining Family Life with Autism with Adrian Wood, PhD

  • Post published:April 8, 2025
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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…

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3 Ways to Reimagine the Good Life

  • Post published:April 7, 2025
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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…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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