So this is my first post, inspired by the many blogs by parents of children with special needs, many other sites and blogs about people with disabilities, and just working day to day at being a dad.
Here are some of the things that interest me, and that I might comment on from time to time:
JAMES!! My older son was born March 17, 2003, and is currently a student in Developmental Kindergarten in Edmonds, Washington. He speaks and signs, loves to run and play with (and lay on) his younger brother (2, going on 17); He rides a horse (Zorro) every week for "hippotherapy," gets speech therapy once a week, and has been talking more and more clearly with more and more words since starting kindergarten. He loves to ride the bus, to sing, to dance, to laugh. He also gets mad, throws things, yells at his brother, and pouts. In other words, he's a lot like any other 5-year old.
INCLUSION: schools are microcosms of community which should reflect the diversity of the larger society and treat everyone there as citizens with equal status and worth.
PERSON-FIRST LANGUAGE: People with disabilities, not disabled people, OK, John McCain? Barack Obama? Even SARAH PALIN!? It's not a small thing; it's a HUGE thing that acknowledges we're all human beings on the same level.
PARENTING IS HARD: and that kind of speaks for itself
PARENTING IS AMAZINGLY REWARDING!! and that kind of speaks for itself too
That's probably enough for a start, right? I'll be adding links, pictures, and comments as time goes along. Join me in this conversation!
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