Tuesday, April 30, 2013

FELICITY HUFFMAN USES THE R-WORD ON THE TALK

MINI RANT: YES, I WAS WATCHING THE TALK TODAY WHEN FELICITY HUFFMAN, WHOM I LOVE, USED THE WORD 'RETARDED' TO DESCRIBE HER OWN CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ASKED IF MADONNA WAS AS POPULAR AS LADY GAGA. OOPS.

NERVOUS SILENCE.

THE SHOW HOSTS, WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF MANY GROUPS, TOTALLY IGNORED THE REMARK, SO THEY SHARE SOME SHAME/BLAME HERE, TOO. THAT SAID, HUFFMAN IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO TWITTERLAND TO ADMIT SHE SCREWED UP AND SHE APOLOGIZED, WHICH IS MORE THAN OTHER CELEBS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

I FORGIVE HER.  DO YOU?

READ HER WORDS OF REGRET, HERE.

MAYBE THE TALK CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FURTHER ON TOMORROW'S SHOW.



Friday, April 26, 2013

Lots of new special needs posts on my special needs Facebook page. Check them out! 

More posted here, soon.

Saturday, April 06, 2013










Sunday Spirit: "All know the way; few actually walk it." -Bodhidharma

Are you one of them?

Judy Winter Image 2013. All rights reserved.

Friday, April 05, 2013


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Find Me Online:

Reminder: While I am posting here regularly, most of my special needs daily posts now appear on my professional Facebook page. Here are the links to  my current social networking sites.

Facebook- Special Needs Parenting Posts
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Read Aloud for 15 minutes!!

I like. I share. I like this resource because I love reading. I believe strongly in the value of reading daily to your child, including to those with exceptionalities. I did it with my son and it became one of our most precious times of the day. I know it impacted his learning in positive ways, especially when I intentionally messed up the words to Dr. Seuss books. 

I can still hear the laughter. 

Please, read to your children!! 15 minutes. That's all. If you need to start out small because of attention issues, etc., do so and then build on that success. You and your child have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

If you are struggling with your own literacy issues, making this effort difficult or impossible, seek support. Start with your local library. It's okay to ask for the help you need. 

It will change your child's life and yours, too.












Tuesday, April 02, 2013





Today is World Autism Awareness Day: Light It Up Blue!


I love my state. I love my bridge. What is your state doing to Light It Up Blue for today's World Autism Awareness Day? 

What are you doing?

Monday, April 01, 2013

Did You Know? 
Tomorrow, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day.April is Autism Awareness Month. 

Find out more, here.

Light It Up Blue.

Image courtesy of Autism Speaks.