I’m thinking about Halloween for kids with disabilities. Part of what makes Halloween exciting is the idea of having fun and being together with other people.
Parents, if you have a typically-developing child who has a friend, or a classmate, with a disability, you could ask them to consider what it would be like to add that friend to their group. You can talk to your child about how it might mean moving more slowly from one house to the next. It might mean there are some friends who move ahead without you.
But guess what you get? Not a pat on the back for being a good person—that’s not what this is about. You get friendship in return, you get to participate in a world where we believe in each other, where we exist not just for ourselves but in order to lift one another up.
I know it’s hard. It’s hard to be a kid. It’s hard to be a friend, and that’s true with or without disabilities. But these holidays can be particularly hard for kids with disabilities, and an invitation to run or roll around the neighborhood together can make all the difference.
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