by Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, Caregivers, College, Friends and Acquaintances, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, YOU
The annual “I’m Determined” Youth and Parent Summit is in full swing right now. Students and their parents are learning all about self-determination from professionals and volunteers at James Madison University in Harrisonburg this week. But as we...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, College, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, Uncategorized, YOU
Self determination is the core of the human experience. Our lives, our all too fast trips around the sun are OURS to do with what we want. Self determination is controlling your own destiny, calling the shots in your life. Having a say in the decisions that impact...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 19, 2018 | BABY, Early Intervention, IEP, KIDS, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS
We all know occupational therapy (OT) is important, but how many of us really understand what it is? What it’s meant to achieve? Some of us know we need to advocate for it but can’t really explain why it’s needed. The simple answer: Occupational therapists help people...
by Guest Author | Nov 27, 2017 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Friends and Acquaintances, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
by Elizabeth Crego What’s wrong with “cute”? Today, I was forced to have yet another awkward conversation with total strangers over why my almost five-year-old hates to be called “cute.” They were not talking to me, but my daughter was in earshot. So when I confronted...
by Erin Croyle | Nov 3, 2017 | BABY, Help, Life Hacks, New Mom/Dad, Parents, YOU
The more trips we take around the sun, the more “I never thought I’d do that” notches we acquire on our ever-expanding belts. When you add disability into the mix, we can surprise ourselves in pretty bizarre ways. Case in point – tonight I gave my son a haircut while...
