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July 28, 2014

The World in a Room

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   The hard part comes in trying to help Schuyler decide what to give away and what to keep...
July 21, 2014

Eleven Years

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  Mostly, though, the last eleven years have given me Schuyler. They've allowed me the ...
July 14, 2014

Schuyler's Sense of Self

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   It really is a beautiful photo, haunting and sweet. In most of her pics, Schuyler is lau...
July 7, 2014

Independence Days

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Watching Schuyler and her friend navigate their shared space was an eye-opening experien...
June 30, 2014

"Thanks, but..."

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Special education is a funny thing. (Not so much “ha ha” funny, more like “Huh, that doe...
June 23, 2014

The Gatekeepers of Entitlement

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   We are so convinced that we have a right to know and understand every single scenario th...
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June 17, 2014

"Once more, unto the breach..."

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Today (a day late, sorry) at Support for Special Needs . Excerpt:   We've always advocated strongly for Schuyler to be educated in ...
June 14, 2014

Unseen Giants

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I wrote a Father's Day piece for my friends over at BridgingApps . They're great people and I'm honored that they're featur...
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June 9, 2014

Flygirl

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Today at Support for Special Needs : I don't think there's anything wrong with letting your kid dream past their disability. If it...
June 2, 2014

A Simpler Season

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Today, at Support for Special Needs : Many of us with special needs kids make noises of outward exasperation at the onset of summer, and w...
May 26, 2014

Insufficient Instrument

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Today at Support for Special Needs : For a guy who's not too smart, I think I do a reasonably good job of navigating the chaos around ...
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May 25, 2014

American Poison

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You're probably reading this on Sunday or Monday ("Happy" Memorial Day seems like a weird thing to say), but I'm writing t...
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May 19, 2014

The Thin Line Between Wrong and Wrong

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Today at Support for Special Needs : But perhaps more importantly, for special needs parents, it's not always as simply the choice bet...
May 18, 2014

"...and my heart is closing like a fist."

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Schuyler and I are at a quiet burger place. We're having a late lunch after working on a homework project most of the afternoon, and the...
May 17, 2014

Borrowed Happy

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"So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.&qu...
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May 12, 2014

Advocacy, with Heart

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Today at Support for Special Needs : There's a balance to be struck, I imagine. We don't want hysterical, emotional professionals ...
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May 5, 2014

On Early Intervention

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Today at Support for Special Needs : When Schuyler was born fourteen years ago, she was (perhaps irresponsibly) placed into the hands of t...
April 28, 2014

This Is Only a Test

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Today at Support for Special Needs : In Texas, our kids take the STAAR test, which replaces the TAKS test, which was probably preceded by ...
April 27, 2014

Stumbles

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It was a rough week. I won't lie. It was rough for me, and it was even worse for Schuyler. One thing I can say for certain about this we...
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April 14, 2014

The Things We Know

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Today at Support for Special Needs : The challenging aspects of being the parent of a special needs kid aren’t always the things you don’t...
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