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March 28, 2016

Eye of the Storm

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This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  This week has provided a short respite, a brief interlude in the eye of the hurricane...
March 21, 2016

A Hard, Correct Answer

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   When we talk about accessibility and inclusion, those aren't just buzzwords. And the...
March 14, 2016

Building an Adult

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Schuyler is grappling with emotions that are new for her, and with the idea of relations...
March 8, 2016

Uncivil Discource

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   There are a lot of reasons I'm already disgusted and exhausted by this election seas...
March 4, 2016

"...the song woke his heart into the darkness and sadness of joy..."

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There's a quote that seems to originate from a number of sources, which isn't surprising since it's not terribly original. But...
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February 29, 2016

An Undiscovered Country

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  In addition to her natural empathy, Schuyler holds on to some fantastical ideas about her...
February 22, 2016

Her Own Beautiful Game

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I confess, I've worried so much about Schuyler finding her tribe, but in some ways, ...
February 15, 2016

Valentine

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I know there's a boy or a girl out there (probably a boy, judging from her interests so...
February 8, 2016

Anything You Want to Be

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   As I've written before, I'm a big proponent of overbelieving. I've never bee...
February 2, 2016

Viva Schuyler

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  This weekend was a big risk. One week after her sixteenth birthday party and the bumps in...
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January 25, 2016

The Price of Happiness

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I learn from Schuyler and her gigantic good heart. She teaches me every day, and mostly ...
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January 18, 2016

The Three Anxieties and the Lucky Brain

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Aside from the obvious, Schuyler has always had something of a lucky brain. It's pre...
January 4, 2016

Just possible

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   We were in line at the grocery store (the place where all these kinds of stories seem to...
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December 28, 2015

A new year, a new opportunity

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This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt: In 2016, we're not just going to be choosing a president. We're going to be estab...
December 23, 2015

Recognition

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As an author or a public advocate and speaker, it happens every so often. You'll be in a public place, and someone will approach you, as...
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December 21, 2015

16

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Today is Schuyler's sixteenth birthday. I'm trying to wrap my brain around that, but it's daunting. My little girl is sixteen. Y...
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The Season of Beauty Found

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   It's only a few days before Christmas, and even though I'm a dirty heathen, I fi...
December 14, 2015

Small World

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   When we can't pass and disappear into the world of the typical, the internet communi...
December 8, 2015

A Simple Season

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   The world isn't an easy place for kids like Schuyler, but at times like the holidays...
November 30, 2015

The Politics of the Low Road

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Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   You don't have to be Donald Trump to take a spin on that low road, either. You can b...