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Tag: Learning Disability
My mistake, my bad…
I had no idea… No idea it was possible to love someone so much, regardless… When I first started to advocate for people like my daughter, I made a very big mistake. By advocating mostly on how able they can be, I was amalgamating worthiness with ability and hence relegating all those in the Down … Continue reading My mistake, my bad…
#RipOnly
How about “ONLY Caucasians are more at risk” or "ONLY Red-haired are more at risk”, or “ ONLY Working-class are more at risk” or "ONLY overweight people are more at risk"?
International Women’s Day: The Plight of Women with a Learning Disability
#IWD has always been a great platform to expose some ginormous elephants in the room. This is one of them. So, let's talk about it.
Why am I still my adult daughter’s voice???
When your adult child has a learning disability, is running their social media controlling them?
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.
