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2013-06-10T10:03:24-04:00

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Quoting George Estreich on Family, Down Syndrome, and How we Tell Our Stories

Last updated on: June 10, 2013 at 10:03 am By Amy Julia Becker

My favorite passages from George Estreich's The Shape of the Eye, on family, Down syndrome, and how we tell our stories. Read more

2013-06-05T20:51:59-04:00

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Questions about Disabilities, Prenatal Testing, the Church, and More

Last updated on: June 5, 2013 at 8:51 pm By Amy Julia Becker

An interview with Jonathan Merritt's blog on Faith and Culture at Religion News Service. Read more

2013-06-04T09:05:44-04:00

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Talking About Disability With Your Kids (on PBS Parents)

Last updated on: June 4, 2013 at 9:05 am By Amy Julia Becker

Even though I have a daughter with Down syndrome, for a long time I didn't know what to say when we encountered other people with physical or intellectual disabilities. My post for PBS Parents on how I've learned to talk (and think) about disability. Read more

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2013-06-11T13:34:23-04:00

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The Unfinished Child, a Story of Down Syndrome, Love, and Choice (and a Book Giveaway) Part Two

Last updated on: June 11, 2013 at 1:34 pm By Amy Julia Becker

Part two of Theresa Shea's interview about her new novel, The Unfinished Child. She talks about the parallels between parents of children with Down syndrome and typically-developing kids, the relationship between choice and selfishness, and why fictional accounts of prenatal testing experiences matter. Read more

2013-05-30T14:33:23-04:00

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The Unfinished Child, a Story of Down Syndrome, Love, and Choice (and a Book Giveaway)

Last updated on: May 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm By Amy Julia Becker

Novelist Theresa Shea discusses her book The Unfinished Child, a story about two families struggling to imagine life with a child with Down syndrome (plus a chance to read a free copy...) Read more

2013-05-29T09:38:49-04:00

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Why I Don’t Pray for the World Anymore

Last updated on: May 29, 2013 at 9:38 am By Amy Julia Becker

My world of concern has grown smaller as my children have grown. And I think that might just be okay. Read more

2013-05-28T09:51:08-04:00

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Is She a Special Need? Down syndrome, Language, and Individuality

Last updated on: May 28, 2013 at 9:51 am By Amy Julia Becker

What image does the media offer when describing individuals with Down syndrome? Read more

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2013-05-22T11:29:31-04:00

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Will You Help Bring Timofei Home? Down Syndrome, the Russian Adoption Ban, and a Little Boy Who Needs a Family

Last updated on: May 22, 2013 at 11:29 am By Amy Julia Becker

What would it take for a little boy with Down syndrome in a Russian orphanage to come home to his American adoptive family? Read more

2013-05-20T11:30:21-04:00

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How I Make Sense of My Life

Last updated on: May 20, 2013 at 11:30 am By Amy Julia Becker

How do you make sense of both pain and beauty? Read more

2013-05-16T10:27:01-04:00

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What Our Children Teach Me About Prayer

Last updated on: May 16, 2013 at 10:27 am By Amy Julia Becker

"I still sometimes wish I had an orderly prayer life, but I'm also grateful for the disruptions my children have offered. Because it is in those disruptions that they continue to teach me how to pray." Read more

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