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Thoughts on a Label
It’s 5:30 am and I hear a beep from the front door that lets me know someone has unlocked the alarm code. A moment later, my bedroom door opens and...
Thoughts on a Label
It’s 5:30 am and I hear a beep from the front door that lets me know someone has unlocked the alarm code. A moment later, my bedroom door opens and...

Not Impossible
I never wanted to be a family that had a tv in every room. We moved to the country because we wanted to expose our kids to an environment similar...
Not Impossible
I never wanted to be a family that had a tv in every room. We moved to the country because we wanted to expose our kids to an environment similar...

Thinking About Loneliness
I’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness. In my daily reading and listening to podcasts, loneliness seems to be a sentiment that is moving through our cultural spheres at an...
Thinking About Loneliness
I’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness. In my daily reading and listening to podcasts, loneliness seems to be a sentiment that is moving through our cultural spheres at an...

Just As I Am
I’m not letting go Said one leaf to its neighbor I’ve held to this branch And I’m bound to my labor I’ve held my position I’ve weathered the thunder I’ve...
Just As I Am
I’m not letting go Said one leaf to its neighbor I’ve held to this branch And I’m bound to my labor I’ve held my position I’ve weathered the thunder I’ve...

Acceptance
I remember the days when folks were offended by labels. I was told in 1998 that if I described my son as having autism or being autistic, I was boxing...
Acceptance
I remember the days when folks were offended by labels. I was told in 1998 that if I described my son as having autism or being autistic, I was boxing...

Response to an Inquiry
The Southeastern Social Care Collective is a new venture, aimed at launching innovative and out-of-the-box initiatives because we believe that the existing social service system is broken and perpetuates a...
Response to an Inquiry
The Southeastern Social Care Collective is a new venture, aimed at launching innovative and out-of-the-box initiatives because we believe that the existing social service system is broken and perpetuates a...