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When Your Kid With Disabilities Is A Star!

When Your Kid With Disabilities Is A Star!

  My friend Kathy Buckworth invited our daughter to participate in a live-to-air segment she was hosting for a local morning show—CHCH Morning Live. At the risk of sounding like a proud stage mother, Avery (and Kathy!) nailed it. I hesitated when Kathy asked us to take part. The show is LIVE and in accordance to the old adage, “Never work with kids or animals!” I knew this Hallowe’en centred segment could go sideways at the drop of a (witch’s) hat. I also knew my girl would love it. To be in the spotlight and to feel important, if only for 120 seconds… how could I deny her that? Avery is often overlooked for cool experiences on the assumption that kids with differences can’t perform or participate safely or cope with the situation at hand. I get it. I do. However, parents who don’t have the pleasure of parenting a child with developmental disabilities often don’t understand how capable kids can be if only given the chance. KiDS ARE SO MUCH  MORE THAN THEIR LABELS. They all shine in their own way. It’s just that not everyone can see that, yet. But I digress…. Thank you K.B. for thinking of[…]

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