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Read more about the article S8 E15 | Reimagining Family Life with Autism with Adrian Wood, PhD

S8 E15 | Reimagining Family Life with Autism with Adrian Wood, PhD

  • Post published:April 8, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we redefine success, community, and family when parenting a child with disabilities? In this conversation, Amy Julia Becker and Adrian Wood, PhD, creator of…

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Read more about the article S8 E9 | How to Talk About Disability with Carrie Hahn

S8 E9 | How to Talk About Disability with Carrie Hahn

  • Post published:January 28, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Are disabled people “inspiring”? The language we use often reveals our assumptions about disability. Carrie Hahn, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother,…

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Read more about the article S8 E4 | The Measure of Intelligence with Pepper Stetler, Ph.D.

S8 E4 | The Measure of Intelligence with Pepper Stetler, Ph.D.

  • Post published:October 22, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! What freedom could we offer one another as humans if we weren’t so stuck on the "treadmill of achievements and quantified learning"? Pepper Stetler, PhD, is…

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September Introductions

  • Post published:September 22, 2023
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It’s time for another round of introductions as this little community continues to grow. I’d love to hear from you about who you are and why you are here. Here’s…

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Screen Time Check-In

  • Post published:March 18, 2023
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So a few weeks ago, Peter texted our family chat and asked everyone to share a screenshot of their screen usage numbers for the previous week.  Screen Time Check-In I’m…

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Read more about the article Mother.ly | I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers
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Mother.ly | I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers

  • Post published:September 27, 2022
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I am a much better mom of teens and tweens than I was of toddlers. Or at least, I enjoy being the mother of teens and tweens a lot more…

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Read more about the article “I Don’t Want Anyone to ‘Fix’ My Kid”
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“I Don’t Want Anyone to ‘Fix’ My Kid”

  • Post published:April 1, 2022
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I listened to Heather Kirn Lanier and Bishop Curry in a beautiful conversation about disability and parenting and what it means to believe that we each are beloved as we…

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Read more about the article Friday Favorites: Novels, a Memoir, and Podcasts

Friday Favorites: Novels, a Memoir, and Podcasts

  • Post published:December 3, 2021
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For my Friday Favorites this week, I'm sharing two novels, one memoir, and several podcast episodes. Quick Links: All That is Secret The Whole Language Crossroads The Bible for Normal…

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Read more about the article Small Talk Book Birthday

Small Talk Book Birthday

  • Post published:October 28, 2021
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I got to hold a baby yesterday. A bright-eyed baby who smells soft and sweet (I know—how does someone smell soft, but she really did) and who cries and grabs…

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Read more about the article A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 10 | Three New Books

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 10 | Three New Books

  • Post published:October 22, 2021
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Ending the day without anxiety. Receiving spiritual truth and practical wisdom from another mother of a child with a disability. And entering into a story about the extravagant tenderness of…

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