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End the R Word — And the Attitude

posted Wednesday March 4th, 2015

I don’t hear it so much anymore, so I was surprised. “I’m so retarded!” a brand-new employee said the other day, struggling to open a door with a new key card. We were coming back from lunch, and as we walked to the security office to get the key card, I’d winced a little, thinking […]


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Membership Has Its Privileges

posted Wednesday March 5th, 2014

Last night was the regional competition for Special Olympics cheerleading. Sophie’s team was robbed, I tell you. Robbed. “Tempe’s bringin’ down the house!” the announcer yelled at one point during their routine, and it was true — the entire crowd was rooting for the navy-and-white clad cheerleaders, who had the best moves of the night […]


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My Heart Can't Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome is available from Amazon and 
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