Thirty-five years ago, a friend of mine gave birth to a girl with Down Syndrome and immediately put her in an institution. Everyone sympathized. My friend did the right thing, we all believed, not exposing her family to the shame of a damaged child. It was the proper way to deal with the situation.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Tuesday... Read more
There was an article in the New York Times on Sunday about bullying. It seems that some schools are beginning to teach "empathy" lessons to their students. There is even an organization in Washington and 18 states called "The Character Education Partnership" which "require programs to foster core values such as empathy, respect, responsibility... Read more
Here's what they don't tell you about what happens to your marriage when you have a learning disabled child.
A study published last year in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology showed that parents with LD children are nearly twice as likely to divorce or separate as couples who have children without those... Read more
At first I was shocked, then depressed, then ashamed. I wasn't supposed to have a child with learning disabilities. My first and only child was going to go to St. Albans' School and Harvard. That was the plan. Any other possibility was unthinkable.
Part of my feelings were based on guilt. It must be my fault. I must have done something to... Read more
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My name is Quinn C. Bradlee and I have been diagnosed with dyslexia , ADD/ADHD, and VCFS. VCFS stands for Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome. It can be...
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