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Contradiction2 comments

laurabzowy wrote 1 year ago: When I teach guitar lessons, I do my best to create a positive atmosphere.  Since the majority of my … more →

Tags: Moods, wowie., health, Therapy, seld-esteem, Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, Guitar, Students

en retard1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Seventh grade French was a good place for the snickers of embarrassment. It was bad enough to be req … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, WorDs, developmental disabilities, mental retardation, Movies

rally round1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Now is the time for all good men (and women) to come to the aid of …. one another. I can type pretty … more →

Tags: Autism, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, Disability, Advocacy, DMR, human services, legislation

change comes slowly

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, I found myself hopeful, excited by the symbolic gesture in a new name for the Department … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Mental Health, Ability, Healthcare, mental retardation, human services, Programs, Funding

could it be?...1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Could this really be the day? Could this be the day that Massachusetts strikes through a department … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Ability, Healthcare, developmental disabilities, mental retardation, developmental services, DMR, DMH. Asperger's syndrome

house arrest - reflections on a sunday evening2 comments

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: In a few short moments, the three kids and I will head out to Dairy Queen. It is a treat, to be sure … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Ability, Children, Healthcare, developmental disabilities, Family, disabilities, personal care attendants

just another ordinary day4 comments

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: It was early enough for Target not to be too busy, I found a good parking spot (well, the handicappe … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, Children, Healthcare, Disability, Love

accessibility?1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: A few evenings ago, I heard a story—a funny one, as it was told—about a teenage boy’s mounting anxie … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, Children, Healthcare, Disability, Ada

to market, to market

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: The last straw is when we run out of milk. No cereal. No healthy teeth and bones. No decaf lattes fr … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, Children, Music, cooking, Healthcare, languages, Disability

grace, please find me1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Last Thursday, my hair still wet from dodging the heavy snow as I rushed—late—into the courthouse, I … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Ability, Children, Healthcare, My Favorites, developmental disability

thoughts on returning

wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: I used to leave my house in northern Vermont with some combination of trepidation (would my family s … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Ability, vermont, Canada, Healthcare, Children, Disability, montreal, green acres...

home sweet group home

wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: My friend’s neighborhood is about to be invaded by adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome. This, apparent … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Mental Health, Ability, Disability, developmental disability, Neighborhood, Human Rights, Home, Inclusion

before i move on

wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: I looked at the date today and realized that I have hardly written in the past ten days. It made me … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Autism, Ability, Children, Disability, developmental disability, change

trusting, watching, waiting1 comment

wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: The words on the page of the letter made the decision tangible. Yesterday, they were just words I ut … more →

Tags: Autism, Ability, Children, Healthcare, My Favorites, Disability, change, developmental disabilities, custody

funny things that have happened to me - part I

wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: Yes, I did note that one of the private things in my life is that I am a one-time horse-owner. I do … more →

Tags: Thoughts and Feelings, Fauna, Autism, Ability, Children, vermont, animals, Disability, developmental disability


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