Down Syndrome Acceptance – The Power of Inclusion

It is hard to believe that we met George 10 years ago.  Many of you know the story of George but many don’t. During Down Syndrome Awareness/Acceptance Month, I always re-share the story of George and Rachel because it is […]

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Social Inclusion: 5 MORE Tips for Teachers

Wow! You guys like social inclusion tips. Many of you reached out and wanted to share the first five tips and some of you even wanted to use them in newsletters! This is one of my main purposes in blogging […]

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Friendships: Rachel’s Top Eight Thoughts

This past weekend we had the opportunity to be a part of the Techniques for Success Conference. They (the collective efforts of Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County (DSNMC) and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. of Frederick) do an incredible job with this event, […]

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Social Inclusion Fraud

The last few weeks of the school year I was in a funk. Usually I know what precipitates my “funk” but I really couldn’t pinpoint it this time. Perhaps it was related to Rachel’s emotions due to her boy craziness […]

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