From a young age, I began receiving personal care attendant services. A Personal Care Attendant (which can also be referred to as a Personal Care Assistant, or a Personal Care Service Provider) is someone who assists individuals with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, and other needs related to an individual’s activities of daily living. These tasks ...

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is considered to be a neurological, non-progressive brain injury that is caused while a child’s brain is still developing. It primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination, but it can also affect muscle tone, posture, and balance, as well as gross motor, and fine motor skills (kinds of hand movements, and grasp, ...

I’m sitting here staring out the window. It’s a dreary day. There’s a drug deal going down on the corner. I see a random squirrel crawling into the roof of the dilapidated house looking for shelter from the chilly early-spring weather. I can’t help but wonder if that squirrel is going to starve to death ...

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is considered to be a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury that is caused while a child’s brain is still developing. It primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination, but it can also affect muscle tone, posture, and balance, as well as gross motor, ...

Content Warning: contains references to assault, drug use, death of a parent, and child abuse. When we spotted her, she sat in the corner. A tiny child holding a doll, she picked its poofed hair with the ferocity of potential future trichotillomania. Her skin’s patches of white and darker tan contrasted with the doll’s color ...

“There is more inclusion everywhere now. People aren’t less awkward about it. You must be happy.” “It is great. I don’t want to feel accepted though. I want to feel respected.” Can you relate to this? Do you ever feel you haven’t received full social acceptance? Since January 20th is International Day of Acceptance, I want ...

Although many things have changed over the past decade, one thing has always remained the same, and that is my perseverance to keep rolling despite the challenges. I always thought of my life as a game. For instance, learning to communicate on my own was Level 2 and learning to survive the dating scene was ...

Last week around this time, I was making a gratitude list. No, not a wish list, although I spent two hours clicking “Add to Wish List” after I finished it. It was more of a ‘complaint vs. blessing’ type of list. Complaint: I never have enough time to accomplish every single task. I take on ...