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Read more about the article Homecoming and Belonging

Homecoming and Belonging

  • Post published:September 27, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As a mother of a child with a disability, school events can be rough. I’m talking about everything from dances to sports to eating lunch in the cafeteria. I don’t…

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Read more about the article Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

  • Post published:September 25, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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A few months after Penny was first born, I realized that I lacked an imagination for a good future for our family. What little understanding I had of life with…

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Read more about the article TIME: Doctors Don’t Know How to Talk About Down Syndrome

TIME: Doctors Don’t Know How to Talk About Down Syndrome

  • Post published:September 12, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Writing
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Read the Essay: Doctors Don't Know How to Talk About Down Syndrome Any parent who has received a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (or any other genetic condition)…

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Read more about the article “They aren’t special needs. They are human needs.”
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“They aren’t special needs. They are human needs.”

  • Post published:September 11, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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“They aren’t special needs. They are human needs.” My friend Jay Wolf gave this beautifully concise explanation of why the term “special needs” is problematic. To say that his wife…

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Read more about the article The Particular Faces of People With Down Syndrome

The Particular Faces of People With Down Syndrome

  • Post published:September 8, 2023
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Penny and her friend Rachel call each other twins sometimes. It came about because they realized that they could open each other’s phones without a password. Apple’s facial recognition software…

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Read more about the article Disability Is Central to James McBride’s Latest Novel. Critics Are Missing That Point.

Disability Is Central to James McBride’s Latest Novel. Critics Are Missing That Point.

  • Post published:September 7, 2023
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Has anyone else read James McBride’s latest novel, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store? I really liked it. I’ve read reviews, but I think the critics are missing a central…

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Read more about the article What Penny and I Thought About the Champions Movie

What Penny and I Thought About the Champions Movie

  • Post published:September 4, 2023
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I’m a little late to this game (no pun intended), but we watched Champions as a family recently, and we all want to recommend it. (Spoiler alert!) Woody Harrelson plays…

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Read more about the article 12 Year Anniversary of A Good and Perfect Gift

12 Year Anniversary of A Good and Perfect Gift

  • Post published:September 1, 2023
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Twelve years ago today, A Good and Perfect Gift came out into the world. I still hear from readers regularly, and I am so so honored that our story has…

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Read more about the article Finding Other Ways to Communicate…

Finding Other Ways to Communicate…

  • Post published:August 30, 2023
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“I call shotgun.” I remember these days, back when I squabbled with my sisters over who got to sit up front. Now we are reenacting the same conversations within my…

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Read more about the article Introducing Season 7 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear Podcast

Introducing Season 7 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear Podcast

  • Post published:August 29, 2023
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Apple Google Spotify More! Love is stronger than fear. What if we really believed it? What if we lived into love and weren’t overcome by anxiety? What if, even in the…

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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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