10 Tips for Raising a Cool Kid with Down Syndrome (even if you’re a nerdy parent like me)

By Guest Contributor Stephanie Meredith  A note from Amy Julia: I am grateful for Stephanie Meredith for all sorts of reasons. One, she's the force behind the Lettercase booklets that…

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I graduated from Princeton, but my daughter taught me what matters | Hartford Courant

I wrote a piece for the Hartford Courant connecting the recent college admission cheating scandal, education, expectations, privilege, disability, and Down syndrome in honor of World Down Syndrome Day, March…

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Why I Won’t Tell You What Happened When Penny, Our Daughter with Down Syndrome, Went to the Middle School Dance

  I've read a few comments over the years about how parents stop writing about their kids with disabilities once they are out of the elementary years. Some people suggested…

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