Searching for Connections not Deficits
Post #5 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. A significant shift in our developmental thinking occurs when we stop focusing on “What is wrong with this child?” and begin asking, “How is this child’s development system organized and expanded?” and “How can we help?” This shift in perspective and goals fundamentally alters […]
Introducing: Side by Side: Building Community, Together!
I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with the Israeli nonprofit organization Et La’asot to bring to fruition an initiative I have been dreaming about for many years. Et La’asot is an extraordinary organization founded in 2006 that pairs high school student volunteers with children with disabilities across Israel and provides emotional […]
With our Thoughts we make our World
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thought. With our thoughts we make our world.” – The Buddah Post #1 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon considers the fundamental question asked by parents of children with special needs, “How much […]