“Come with me sissy,” my two year old son says as he takes my daughter’s hand. My heart melts when I hear my son, Elijah, talk to Jaycee with such love and care. There was a time... Read more >>

I am the mom of two boys, ages twelve and sixteen. My oldest son has Down’s, and both my boys have autism. Before I had kids, I pitied moms whose children were throwing tantrums in public. I... Read more >>

Several weeks ago, I gave a talk to the parents whose children attend a local Montessori School. I usually talk for about an hour and then leave a half an hour or so for questions. One of the... Read more >>

When our son, Sean, was born with Down Syndrome it felt that life as we knew it came to an end. It seemed that all of our hopes and dreams for our new little baby had been dashed ... again!... Read more >>

The next concern I had was how my mom was going to handle our news ... She was driving down from her home and didn’t know anything yet! She had been absolutely crazy in love with Kristen and had... Read more >>

Okay, here’s my story. I’m thirty-one years old and expecting my second child. I have a ten-year-old daughter who was born with congestive heart failure who wasn’t diagnosed until... Read more >>

Last Friday morning I received a rare instant message from my husband. Him: “Palin.” Me: “Yes. I heard.”  Him, never having heard of her before that morning (he... Read more >>

An engrossing, wrenching, and tender documentary film, Praying with Lior introduces Lior Liebling, also called “the little rebbe.” Lior has Down syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with… Watch this video >>

I spoke with director Ilana Trachtman about Praying with Lior, her film about a young boy with Down syndrome whose spiritual impact on his family and faith community raises new questions about the... Read more >>