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Three interactions: Number one: Penny’s teacher says, “Many of the other kids in our class have never been around a child with a disability before.” Number two: an acquaintance says, “I have someone for you to meet. She has a son who is a lot like Penny. You know, different in the ways Penny is…

I watched an interview this morning with Dr. Brian Skotko of the Children’s Hospital in Boston and Dr. Lachlan Forrow, Director of Ethics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The interview centers around the new blood test that can detect a fetus with Down syndrome prenatally in a non-invasive manner during the first trimester of…

One of my earliest prayers for Penny was that she would have friends. Back then, when she was an infant, I hadn’t read the studies that said many individuals with intellectual disabilities experience depression as a result of loneliness. I didn’t have statistics on hand that proved the need for friendships as much as, if…

For those of you keeping track at home, I usually run the Perfectly Human posts on Wednesday afternoons. But I’m posting Mica May’s reflection about her son Jackson today because it is Jackson’s second birthday! Happy Birthday Jackson! my jackson. this afternoon you wanted so badly to get up on the piano bench. you have…
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