by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 25, 2023
Balancing my life vs. my child’s: Until my dying breath… This is going to be a tough post. I might chicken out and not even publish it. I don’t want it to be a pity party: “You parents go through so much. You are Saints.” God Forbid! I am...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 19, 2023
A Good Day! As the number of adults with autism and developmental disabilities rise, many professionals and parents ask me what I am looking for? Will I ever be satisfied? Is it just a pipedream or can we really build an inclusive community around a person with severe...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Mar 10, 2022
In Part 1 (1981) Aaron was 6 years old and we outlined a vision of what a happy, successful quality of life would look like for Aaron as an adult. (click here). In Part 2, Aaron was 14 years old and we were moving forward with the plan(click here) In Part 3, Aaron is...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 13, 2021
Is summer different for kids with and without disabilities? As parents of children with disabilities, it is difficult to know “What is realistic?” “What goals do I want?”. I have always found it helpful to measure “normalization” by...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Sep 26, 2018
Day 6 of our Chris Brogan Every-Day-for-30-Days Blogging Challenge Follow us on Twitter #CB30BC “Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Spoon boy: There is no spoon. Neo:...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 6, 2018
Tale of Two Brothers: Sibs of People with Disabilities It was the best of times and the worst of times. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) All boys and girls grow up into adults. If the statistics are correct that one in 86 children now have the label of...
