by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 25, 2024
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...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 3, 2024
“Anyone can be a Father, but only someone special can be a Dad.” (anon.) “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961.) What is a Father’s “unconditional...
by Mary E. Ulrich | May 1, 2024
Proust says, “The real voyage of discovery is not in seeing new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” Can I love Aaron and hate autism? If I say, “I love my child, but hate cancer or heart disease…” many people would say that is okay. If I...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 19, 2024
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...
