by Erin Croyle | Oct 3, 2017 | Elementary School, Finding Balance, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Preschool, YOU
Stop what you are doing. Stop right now. And do something for yourself. These are tumultuous times. Some days we get a horrific reminder that life can end or change drastically in the blink of an eye. So drop everything and do something you love. That list is never...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 26, 2017 | Advocacy, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, YOU
by Erin Croyle and Dana Yarbrough Are humans inherently good or evil? It’s a question nearly every philosophy or political science student has debated. And one you might answer differently if you are affected by disability. A friend of mine was recently at a...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 13, 2017 | Elementary School, Friends and Acquaintances, Help, KIDS, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
I had to plead with our city’s soccer league to let my 7-year-old son play. I registered Arlo and his almost 5-year-old brother Emil months ago for the fall season. Since Arlo has Down syndrome I requested he be put on the same team as his little brother, thinking...
by Guest Author | Aug 27, 2017 | Elementary School, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, YOU
Every school year, parents have back to school rituals. For some it’s those first day photos. For others it’s celebratory ice cream. When you have a child with a disability, it’s usually many things that can be very involved; and it almost always includes a letter to...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 17, 2016 | Child Find, Elementary School, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
A few years ago an older woman spotted me with my toddler at our farmers market. She had a grown son who had Down syndrome, just like my little one. Randomly striking up a conversation is what we do when we see another member of our tribe, after all. Even though we...
