By Ouyang Dan on 28 November, 2010
It’s odd how we sometimes take the habits of our children for granted. I have a particularly chatty child. I can’t imagine where she gets her penchant for being a non-concise story-teller. Really. I can’t. But when it is early in the morning and I haven’t had a chance to heave my second cup of [...]
Posted in intersectionality, parenting, small stories | Tagged parents with disabilities
By Annaham on 31 August, 2010
Pamela Paul for the New York Times: Can Preschoolers be Depressed? In the winter of 2009, when Kiran was 5, his parents were told that he had preschool depression, sometimes referred to as “early-onset depression.” He was entered into a research study at the Early Emotional Development Program at Washington University Medical School in St. [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged children with disabilities, depression, disabled parents, gender, media and pop culture, medical care, medicine, mental health concerns, parents with disabilities, representations, sex, sexuality
By s.e. smith on 19 August, 2010
There’s a sign on the wall of a local clinic which says, according to my paraphrasing memory: You have the right to decide if you want to have children or not, and to determine their number, timing, and spacing. The clinic provides reproductive health services to low income members of the community, and plays an [...]
Posted in autonomy, bodies, feminism, reproductive justice | Tagged children with disabilities, involuntary sterilisation, parents with disabilities, reproductive rights
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