
Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
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Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
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Resources for New Parents of a Child with Down syndrome Resources for new parents of a child with Down syndrome are crucial, as I discovered seven years ago while I was expecting my daughter, Moxie. Having had an amnio, I knew she was coming with Down syndrome. I suppose my background in disability should have made it easier,…
Voices from the Disability Community is back, featuring Emily Ladau
The days slipped by like beads upon a rosary, easily, and semi-contemplatively. (I was going to say “quietly”, but we have three kids; who would I be fooling?!) While they were not quiet, the days were easy, moving forward with happiness and in that zennish state you get when you are on the beach for…
This is a post with tips for those of us who experience hearing – or listening fatigue I’m sure it’s happened to many of you – I know it’s happened with me. You need to understand something that someone is saying. You struggle to pull together all the cues: what you pick up through all…
This is Part Two in my mini series exploring the question that blogger Ellen Stumbo raised, “Are People With Disabilities Contributing Members of Society?” To recap, she delved into the question on her blog and stated that people with intellectual disabilities “offer unconditional love, the kind that has no strings attached, it is pure, strong,…
Note: this is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. ___________ When I was a kid I loved Barbie. Oh, secretly of course, I knew loving that mainstream bit of blonde freakishness with her otherworldly proportions, built-in high heeled feet and rock-hard (nipple-less!) bosoms would not win admiration for me from my parents, but…yeah. I loved…