Living With Special Needs

On The Wings of Butterflies

Published on Oct 19 2010 // Author: Amanda // Advocacy

I originally posted this poem on my blog, but I wanted to share it with ya’ll. When it’s late and I can’t sleep My thoughts run long and deep My mind wanders where it will And I get a secret thrill As I send up wishes on the wings of butterflies That keep fluttering through my mind I think...

Mother Knows Best…

Published on Oct 17 2010 // Author: Debbi H // Advocacy, Education, Humanity, Technology

Ever since my daughter Gracie was born, I have put everything aside in order to take care of her. I quit my job as a substitute teacher and I put aside my dream of having a classroom of my own. I devoted my time to taking her to several doctor and therapy appointments a week. When at home, we...

ExceptionalFamilyTV.com Launches Second Season of Webisodes Oct. 15

Published on Oct 15 2010 // Author: Valerie // Advocacy

ExceptionalFamilyTV.com Launches Second Season of Webisodes Oct. 15 Arvada, Colo. (Thurs., Oct. 14, 2010) — Exceptional Family TV – the first web video series for and about families raising children with special needs – is premiering its second season on Friday, October 15 at ExceptionalFamilyTV.com. Each...

On Bullying

Published on Oct 07 2010 // Author: Kelly M // Advocacy, Humanity

My heart has slowly been breaking. The fissures and cracks have names. Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh, Justin Aaberg, Raymond Chase — young people who’ve taken their own lives because the bullying and shaming was too much for them to bear. With the news of each death,...

Join NDSS this October to Celebrate National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Published on Oct 02 2010 // Author: Valerie // Advocacy

Join NDSS this October to Celebrate National Down Syndrome Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month is marked by national programs to promote awareness for the abilities and achievements of those with Down syndrome. New York, NY – October 1, 2010. This October, the National Down Syndrome Society...

The R word on national television again…..

Published on Aug 19 2010 // Author: Jessica P // Advocacy

if the you tube link doesnt work, head on over to my blog at www.newkindofnormal.blogspot.com

Are you ready?

Published on Aug 17 2010 // Author: Stephanie W // Advocacy, Education, Food

Do you remember where you were the week for August 29 through September 5, 2005? I’ll bet if you lived in the southern part of the United States, those dates are etched in your memory. August 30, 2005 is the day that Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana – one of the worst natural...

The Little Bus

Published on Jul 14 2010 // Author: Valerie // Advocacy

I am reposting this from Mom Knows It All. I originally posted this on my blog on October 3, 2005. It’s as valid today as it was then, maybe more so. Valerie You never know who you’re standing next to. I received this yesterday. I had one of these type of moments with a thoughtless person a...

An Apology Isn’t Enough

Published on Jul 13 2010 // Author: Valerie // Advocacy

I am reposting this original article that I wrote as a contributing author for the New Jersey Moms Blog. It was originally published on March 22, 2009. Valerie Prior to the election I was never completely bowled over by either candidate. We’d never had an African American in the White House and...

World Down Syndrome Day

Published on Jul 12 2010 // Author: Valerie // Advocacy

I am reposting this from Mom Knows It All. I originally posted this on my blog on March 21, 2009. For me every day is World Down Syndrome Day. I love my son very much, and wish for the day where society doesn’t need a special day to raise awareness and make people realize they should be compassionate...