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I have a new article about Prenatal Testing at Motherlode, the parenting blog of the New York Times. It is called: “Deciding Not to Screen for Down Syndrome: Why Prenatal Testing Harms as Much as it Helps.” It begins: My pregnancy has been an easy one. No morningsickness, more than ample weight gain, minimal aches…

Penny and William went to school together today for the first time. This year, Penny will be in a public preschool program every afternoon, and she and William will both attend a local private preschool on Monday and Wednesday mornings. William was delighted to join his sister at “tool,” although a little disappointed that they…

For better or for worse, I’ve gotten more and more used to the words “retard” and “retarded.” They don’t sting the way they used to. I know they are usually just careless and thoughtless, not intentional jibes at a group of human beings whose IQ is lower than average. But I still think it is…

Sometimes I forget about Penny’s extra chromosome. A lot of the time, actually. When we’re with my family. When she’s being William’s bossy older sister. When she and I are cuddling on the bed and she asks me to tell her stories. But then it comes up. Take yesterday, when we were at the beach…
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