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Read more about the article Main Characters With Intellectual Disabilities in Chapter Books

Main Characters With Intellectual Disabilities in Chapter Books

  • Post published:September 14, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Are there any chapter books with a main character who has Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities?  I’m so grateful for books like RJ Palacio’s Wonder, which is a fantastic…

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Read more about the article A Good and Perfect Gift Turns 11!

A Good and Perfect Gift Turns 11!

  • Post published:September 1, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Eleven years ago, A Good and Perfect Gift was published. I still hear from readers regularly who have discovered this book and reach out to tell me the way it…

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Read more about the article Penny Starts Her Junior Year

Penny Starts Her Junior Year

  • Post published:August 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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And all of a sudden, she’s a junior.  A junior who set her alarm and woke up without nudging. Who packed her lunch and her backpack and picked out her…

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Read more about the article A Secret Sign for “I Love a Person With Down Syndrome”

A Secret Sign for “I Love a Person With Down Syndrome”

  • Post published:August 24, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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I wish there were some sort of hand signal or gesture that meant, “I love a person with Down syndrome.” Kind of like “Honk if you love Jesus,” except it…

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Read more about the article Camp PALS | Penny in Her Own Words

Camp PALS | Penny in Her Own Words

  • Post published:August 3, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Penny had a chance to go to Camp PALS with her friend Rachel after two years of waiting due to Covid. PALS is one of the places where Penny comes…

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Read more about the article Penny’s Take on Hope Heals

Penny’s Take on Hope Heals

  • Post published:July 29, 2022
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Okay, this is my final (for now) post about Hope Heals Camp last week. I started out planning to tell you all about it in one post, and here we…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…

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Read more about the article Normie Film Streaming Now

Normie Film Streaming Now

  • Post published:June 15, 2022
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WATCH NORMIE REGISTER for the Reimagining Family Life with Disability Workshop Our family was featured in a documentary called Normie. It’s a film that tells the story of Annemarie, a…

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Read more about the article Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

  • Post published:June 13, 2022
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“People with Down syndrome are stubborn.” I’ve heard it from the time Penny was born. From therapists, teachers, doctors, and other parents.  It has always struck me as a negative…

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Read more about the article The Ambiguities of Abortion

The Ambiguities of Abortion

  • Post published:June 3, 2022
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Quick Links: There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion by Peter Wehner | THE ATLANTIC How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care by Sarah Zhang | THE ATLANTIC…

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