Tag Archives: intellectual disability
Special needs eclipse
I had a special needs eclipse this morning. One of those moments when the challenges of raising a kiddo who needs a lot of help blocks out all of the light. The details aren’t important, but I can say that … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere
I’ve been quiet, but life hasn’t. Returning from some back-to-back conferences, I dive into our latest round of potty training my 10-year-old son, who confounds us by being successfully able to stay dry at school but not at home. You … Continue reading
Scene from a breakfast table
INT. AT A BREAKFAST TABLE – MID-MORNING The table is set for four although only two people sit at the table — an energetic seven-year-old DAUGHTER and a slightly groggy and disheveled woman, her MOTHER. At the two other place … Continue reading
The inner spiritual life of an ambulance blesser
There’s been a story recently in the news about a boy with an intellectual disability who was denied first communion on the grounds that his priest did not believe the boy had “sufficient knowledge” of Christ, a requirement for first … Continue reading
Keeping your tongue up with the times
Image via Wikipedia I remember, during the course of so many conversations, having to point out to my dad that we didn’t use this word or that word to describe various groups of folks anymore. I know he didn’t mean … Continue reading
