I live in the burbs with my family, which includes a son with disabilities. Through advocacy work and a fellowship at a great hospital, I have learned a lot about the disabilities community, and the challenges and opportunities facing us. I am searching for a way to use that growing knowledge, informed by my experience in publishing and social media, to work with like-minded people towards our best future imaginable.

Have you ever thought, I can’t stand those intolerant people!? I have long been aware that teaching tolerance to someone with Aspergers can be challenging, when they tend to see the world in black and white, my way and the wrong way. I am increasingly aware that the need to learn tolerance is pretty much universal, including even me.

Read More »

I live in the burbs with my family, which includes a son with disabilities. Through advocacy work and a fellowship at a great hospital, I have learned a lot about the disabilities community, and the challenges and opportunities facing us. I am searching for a way to use that growing knowledge, informed by my experience in publishing and social media, to work with like-minded people towards our best future imaginable.

I read some time ago that just half an hour a day of exercise has enormous health benefits.  I read that and decided to write half an hour a day, and if that went well, to try to work in some exercise at some point in the future.

Read More »

I live in the burbs with my family, which includes a son with disabilities. Through advocacy work and a fellowship at a great hospital, I have learned a lot about the disabilities community, and the challenges and opportunities facing us. I am searching for a way to use that growing knowledge, informed by my experience in publishing and social media, to work with like-minded people towards our best future imaginable.

As my son talks about dreams for the future, I am hopeful and happy for him that he has a future.

At the same time, it bring back memories of myself at that age, and I catch myself comparing his options to the options I had, and I get scared for him.

Read More »