by Erin Croyle | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
An amazing school year is akin to spotting a unicorn when you have a child with a disability. You dream about it. You might sketch what you think it looks like. But actually seeing it, touching it, living it? It seems like we have better chances winning the lottery....
by Erin Croyle | Apr 14, 2020 | Advocacy, Help, Help, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Work Life, YOU
The Center for Family Involvement and the Center for Disability Leadership at the Partnership for People with Disabilities have partnered to put together a toolkit to help individuals with disabilities and their families during this pandemic. This document has...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 10, 2020 | Child Find, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Help, KIDS, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
If there was ever a time to celebrate the siblings of individuals with disabilities, it is now. I have three children. Arlo is 9; he has Down syndrome, ADHD, hearing loss, and medical issues that make him high risk during this pandemic. Emil is 7, Maya is 4; they are...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Caregivers, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized
The novelty of this novel coronavirus we call COVID-19 is wearing off. At first everything happened so quickly and we were too busy to let it all sink in. Rush to the store to get supplies. Call doctors to renew prescriptions. Prep homeschooling materials to educate...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Caregivers, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Individuals, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Work Life, YOU
Pay attention to what you’re feeling right now. Take a moment to take it all in and really reflect on your thoughts and the cause of all of the anxiety. Stay calm and FEEL IT. Isolated. Restricted. Trapped Scared. Angry. Uncertain. Unemployed. Assigned inappropriate...
