Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Julie asked me a question tonight as we walked through the grocery store. "Am I broken?" We discussed it for a while amongst t...

For an hour every Saturday morning for the past two months, Schuyler has strapped on her shin guards and pulled on her jersey, and joined he...

Every day, I believe our society is moving towards recognition of the fact that making fun of people with developmental disabilities just is...

(Chapter Five, "The Saddest Place in the World", from Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter , ...

I've had a piece of music in my head for a few weeks now, and I thought I would share it with you tonight because, well, it's on my ...

It's an odd thing, to be the guide and protector of the strongest person I know. Schuyler attended a band event this week, held at a l...

"Have you ever found a term for our super kids that doesn't piss you off Robert? Since there are times when we need to call them wh...

Describe the differences between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave. If our Sun were a high mass star, what would be the eventual ...

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has teamed up with Special Olympics for a new public service announcement . The NSCS provides...

Homecoming... Okay, so I'm breathing again after a somewhat anxious day. Schuyler survived her first day of middle school. She...

Okay, so she didn't answer every question that was sent to her; she sort of ran out of gas, attention span-wise. But I think she got th...

I got involved in a discussion on another site concerning self-advocacy versus parent advocacy that was interesting for about an hour before...

So there we were, the three of us, in Target with the school supply list from Schuyler's new middle school.  There weren't any part...

Image courtesy of Support for Special Needs As I mentioned last week , I was privileged to speak to the BlogHer '11 Special Needs...

( Note: After some private and refreshingly non-shouty consultation with persons more familiar with the particular issues surrounding self-...