Change of Placement.What happens if… David has been in a facility placement since October of 2015. Now he is nearing the end of his time at the current facility. Plans are to transition to another facility when a bed is available. We wanted him to finish out the current school year in his current placement. …
Tag: African American
Traditional vs. Non-Traditional Families
Last week, someone asked me if I was David’s grandfather. This in itself isn’t a bad thing. In the past when people have questioned David’s parentage, I have simply said that he is adopted. Which is true. What is wrong with the idea that a white person would have an African-American son? Or even the…
Generalizations, how they don’t help
We have this saying in the Autism community. “If you have seen a child with Autism, you have seen A child with Autism.” You have seen one child. Why one? Because no two kids are exactly alike, including twins. So why would it be any different for an adopted child? David is adopted. David has,…