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Read more about the article How to Talk With Siblings About Disability
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How to Talk With Siblings About Disability

  • Post published:February 19, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

How should I talk with my typically-developing kids about a brother or sister who has a disability? As the mother of an 18-year-old with Down syndrome with two younger siblings…

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Turning 46

  • Post published:April 15, 2023
  • Post category:Family
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

We celebrated my 46th birthday last week.  I have a friend who holds up a sign that indicates his age in every birthday photo now. At this point, they all…

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Read more about the article Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness

Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness

  • Post published:June 22, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

When I was in sixth grade, we moved to Connecticut. I ended up in the “talented and gifted program” at my school. My “gifts” seemed evident to teachers. I could…

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Flourishing with Down Syndrome

  • Post published:February 16, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

When I was still pregnant with Penny, I had a sense that God had given me a passage from the Bible for her. It came from Psalm 1: “Blessed is…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Gifts for People Who Already Have Everything

AJB Recommends: Gifts for People Who Already Have Everything

  • Post published:December 3, 2020
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For the past three years, I have taken Marilee with me on the annual trip to buy gifts for her eleven cousins. This year, she selected each gift—with confidence—in approximately…

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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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