Let's have a little chat about mongols and the R-word, shall we?
Author: troynize
All things DS, Autism, etc.... Was somehow a guest speaker at the United Nations, Geneva. Long-distance walker. French married to Brit. Lived in the USA, Scotland, Canada, Cyprus, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India and China. Currently in the UK.
Dear Gatekeepers of the Media/Fashion/Advertising Worlds…
From your side of the gate, we may appear as underdogs, even as dark horses at times, but what we are is your last epiphany. So please, unlock those gates and let us show you how wrong you’ve been until now and how FLAWSOME WE ARE!
Diverse Talent Agency???
Who is this agency that the fashion and media worlds never thought they would ever need?? After all, Zebedee Management only represent diverse talent. What does that even mean, anyway? I attended their second so-called catwalk show last night in Sheffield. Diversity they say. Well, let’s see: Age? From nought to fifties! Skin colour? You … Continue reading Diverse Talent Agency???
I don’t want my life back!!
I can tell you with utter clarity that it's been a privilege to care for my daughter. She's been the life I never knew I needed.
The Throes of Reprimanding Your Child (whether still a child or an adult) with a Disability, in Public…
I can't help but feel extremely self-conscious that people will solely identify the source of that aggravation as her disability.
Down Syndrome: What are we really afraid of?
(I gave this presentation when Kathleen and I were invited by the Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down to close their 17th International Conference on Down syndrome, in Barcelona, November 10th, 2017) How do you go about telling your adult child that the world doesn't want more people like him/her? That "It's OK to be different" … Continue reading Down Syndrome: What are we really afraid of?
SORRY?
I’m sorry I’m an eyesore to you because of the way I look. Can’t be helped I’m afraid. I think you look gorgeous, though. I’m sorry I’m an earache to you because of the way I speak. If you only knew how hard I try. There’s so much I want to tell you besides I … Continue reading SORRY?
If you had 5mn to convince the world that people with your condition deserve a go at life just as much as everybody else, what would you say?
she will have about 5mn to plead her case that people like her shouldn't have to explain and justify why they deserve to live.
When the obvious is invisible…
A lot of people are afraid or dislike labels. I love them. They sure don't tell you the full story but they give you signposts and pitfalls, they give you directions, clues, the do's and the dont's, the how-to's.
The rainbows people fight over…
But one thing is for sure, I have to and will stand by you and with you if people don't like you just because of your race, creed, physical or cognitive differences, sexual orientation and gender, because that is not ok.
