Abilities Discovered

12/08/2025

With the holiday season underway, kids with disabilities coast to coast will have the chance to meet Santa Claus in a calm setting that's been tailored to their needs.

12/08/2025

11/27/2025

Finding meaning in parenting a disabled child can help you build a bridge from the person you were before your child was born to the person who you are now and who you will become. It can reinforce a worldview, make a worldview crumble, or light a fire inside you. The question is, who are you? Who is the "whole you", in light of, not in spite of, your role as a parent to a disabled child? However you've changed; I hope gratitude is able to shine through all of your parenting struggles. Happy Thanksgiving!

10/20/2025

https://jillescher.substack.com/p/im-writing-a-book-your-autism-reality?r=9c0aj&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

Your Autism Reality Check will dig into growing autism prevalence, startling new questions around causation, and pervasive policy failures, while upending trendy ideologies and stubborn dogmas.

09/25/2025

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"That tiny part of my brain that is still capable of rational thought keeps thinking, 'Why am I doing this? Calm down, control it!' But I can't control it."

09/24/2025

John Buettner, 13, used to watch from his wheelchair as other children played. Now he and other kids with disabilities help design inclusive playgrounds.

09/13/2025

It will be interesting to compare the money it takes to properly train a SPED teacher with the amount of money school districts spend on lawsuits. Clearly, the math hasn’t been done on this before canceling these grants.

The U.S. Department of Education is canceling millions in grants for special ed teacher training, parent resource centers and more saying that they don't align with Trump administration priorities.

09/11/2025