Accepting Our Children With Developmental Disabilites For Who They Are

I’ve learned over the course of these 14 years that Disability Is Natural. I learned this key phrase from Kathie Snow. She’s a parent and a speaker who is adamant and passionate about total inclusion. What resonated with me from listening to her speak on two separate occasions, was that people with developmental disabilities don’t know what it’s like to be any different from what they know about who they are.
Of course we all want a “normal” child, and a parent can become totally overwhelmed with all of the various therapies available, yet when we can truly be content with our child with a developmental disability and love them for being them—they certainly didn’t ask if they could please have a disability when they came into this world, then that’s when we can total love, accept and be nonjudgemental