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Read more about the article Assumptions Without Curiosity

Assumptions Without Curiosity

  • Post published:July 10, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

We just returned from two weeks in Italy as a family. It held all the things we had hoped for. We peeked into churches with some of my favorite Caravaggio…

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Read more about the article The Big, Beautiful Bill?

The Big, Beautiful Bill?

  • Post published:July 8, 2025
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability
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As we return from vacation and I get back up to speed on the news, I’m trying to wrap my head around the implications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that…

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Read more about the article Kids, Disability, and Relationships

Kids, Disability, and Relationships

  • Post published:July 5, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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Here’s what I wish parents of typically developing kids knew about disability and relationships: Disability isn’t a completely different experience. It’s often a magnified version of the human experience we all…

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Read more about the article True Friendship Isn’t Built on Pity

True Friendship Isn’t Built on Pity

  • Post published:June 22, 2025
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Years ago, one of our kids came home from preschool and said, “She cries a lot and doesn’t share her toys.” Our child were talking about a classmate who had…

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Read more about the article “You are a human. You belong here.”

“You are a human. You belong here.”

  • Post published:June 19, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I’ve been thinking a lot about belonging—what it feels like, where we find it, and how we create spaces that nurture it, spaces that say, "You are a human. You…

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Read more about the article The Lucky Few: Finding Delight and Belonging in Disability
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The Lucky Few: Finding Delight and Belonging in Disability

  • Post published:June 17, 2025
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When Heather Avis says she’s one of “the lucky few,” she means it. In this episode, we talk about growing up with our children with Down syndrome, what it means…

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Sparkle Show

  • Post published:June 14, 2025
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Penny decided to participate in our new church’s Sparkle Show with a friend by singing along to Taylor Swift’s Fearless. It’s no small thing that she wanted to be there,…

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Read more about the article Parents and Caregivers of Kids With Disabilities, I Need Your Help!

Parents and Caregivers of Kids With Disabilities, I Need Your Help!

  • Post published:June 12, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Parenting/Writing
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I’ve had a few different book ideas percolating for a while now, and I would love your help as I work to bring the next one into the world. For…

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Read more about the article How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

  • Post published:June 5, 2025
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The other day, I was talking with our son, William, who’s a junior in high school. He’s starting to think about where he might want to go to college, and…

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Read more about the article How We Spend Our Money as a Nation Says A Lot

How We Spend Our Money as a Nation Says A Lot

  • Post published:May 28, 2025
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“Your checkbook is a spiritual document,” the priest said. Peter and I were young and newlywed. We had been invited to a fundraiser for our local church. It was long…

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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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