by Sandra | Mar 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
How do you know when to end a book titled Adventures in Independence? Because the adventures are truly just beginning and every day is an adventure as Sean’s Mom. When I submitted the manuscript for Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion... by Sandra | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since this is Sean’s birth week, I wanted to share what happened after we found out he had Down syndrome. Rick had to call the person doing our birth announcements with Sean’s stats: “9 pounds 3 ounces, 21.5... by Sandra | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Twenty-one years ago today I learned what being a mother truly meant. After three hours of trying to push a 9 pound three ounce baby out the way most babies travel, I begged for a C-Section and was granted one. Minutes after the doctor carefully made the... by Sandra | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Becoming a parent to a child with disabilities isn’t so different to becoming a parent to any child. You go into labor, push, push, push. End up with a C-Section anyway, but in the end, there is a baby. The baby is a baby, he’s my baby. I love him more... by Sandra | Jul 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have been really concerned about our congressional leaders talking about driving compliance in our schools by testing our children with developmental disabilities MORE.Why can’t we review IEPs instead—confirming that the child is included in regular education... by Sandra | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Inclusive Class Podcast interviewed me on how we introduced Sean to his classmates in first grade. Listen to the Podcast here:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-inclusive-class/2014/06/13/introducing-your-child-with-special-needs-to-classmatesI want to...