October is my favorite month of the year for many reasons; Halloween, pumpkin flavored everything, football, apples and cider, a chill in th...

This is Sophie’s first professional photo with her daddy holding her.  It was inspired by the cover photo of a book that was very importa...

Here is another great piece on the Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign by Lawrence Downes in The New York Times, March 2, 2013.  Just t...

Sophie was sent home from school early on Monday.  She had put her head down at lunch and cried, refusing to eat.  She had a low grade fever...

Today is the 4th annual Spread the Word to End the Word Day and it is considered a sacred holiday for our family. Today is the day that all ...

Down syndrome, the macabre, a new tv series, a stellar cast, you have my attention. When I learned of a new tv series on FX that would not o...

A few years ago when we were still living in the mid-west, a group of families gathered together in a hotel for a weekend of family fun. We...

The Spread the Word to End the Word campaign has a new PSA. It will be airing tonight 5/24/11 during Glee at 9:50. Read more about it and th...

I know that this blog seems like a Tim Shriver fan club lately, (maybe it is) but I'll be darned if I could pass up posting this intervi...

embedded video below I only wish Stephen hadn't closed with the gay joke. Way to go Tim!

A year ago I was honored to be introduced to my friend Cindy Combs. She is the self advocate who volunteered to go on live television with m...

"We have a silent epidemic in this country. Children with special needs remain the primary targets of bullies in schools across this c...

Why the word 'retard' hurts people like me An athlete named John Franklin Stephens wrote an amazing op-ed on why the R-word hurts hi...

We need to have a little talk Ms. Jennifer Aniston. The casual use of the word retard that you said so flippantly in a self deprecating mann...

1st of all, I have to acknowledge Helena's 1st birthday today. I have been working on her b-day post, but it's not ready and this ju...

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News In Depth: Spread the Word http://prod.illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=135912 Click the link to watch self advocate Cindy Combs and...

Look what arrived in the mail on Friday! It's the proclamation from Governor Quinn declaring 03.03.10 an official "Spread the Word ...

We picked Mark up from the airport and drove straight to the billboard. He had to cover his eyes first. Sophie said 'baby' over and ...