Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Quick post today as I am in transit. Anti-vaxxers and pro-cure folks in the Autism community are making much of the claim that Autism rates are now 1 in 45. As always – there is no autism epidemic. The great Emily Willingham has more: For the 2011-2013 survey, parents answered a series of three questions. …
On Sunday, my daughter and I went out to go grocery shopping while Nico and my wife did things around the house. As we drove by the local high-school, my daughter, 5, said, “If we still live here that will be my highschool someday!” “That’s right,” I replied, “And you will be able to walk …
Last week I wrote the story of our son’s diagnosis with Down syndrome. Lots of people read it, for which I am grateful. There’s another story here, though, and one that might matter even more than ours – the stories of our friends who supported us. Each of us is more likely to confront a situation …
Last week I wrote about and hosted an essay on the Pro-Information coalition in the world of Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing policy. This week, I want to share our diagnosis story as part of Never Alone, a pro-information campaign from Lettercase to make sure that people who are receiving diagnoses not only have the best information …