“When you keep eternity in mind, you can grow from the trials of you experience, knowing that your difficult circumstances will end with this earthly life.”
Source: Bible Promises for Parents of Children with Special Needs
“I think that’s a special thing...that your daughters will get to grow up and see a woman and a mom who’s making lots of time and space for them, but who’s also making time and space for herself. That changes everything.”
Source: Up: A Love Letter to the Down Syndrome Community
“Plan and pursue those plans while you can. This is the only chance you have.”
Source: The Daily Dose of Motivational Quotes
“The word 'special', as it is applied to disability, too often means 'a bit shit'.”
“A great mind is just a great mind, and try not to worry too much about what package it's in.”
“The most important outcome of education is that students have a good quality of life and are productive members of society. Employment is the critical component for a successful quality of life for people with disabilities. Good jobs and/or careers that offer meaningful work, good pay and benefits, and social inclusion provide the key for successful outcomes. Page 3.”
Source: Case Studies in Transition and Employment for Students and Adults with Disabilities
“The cruel irony of the disorder is that the very people who crave social connection the most aren't well adapted to get it. Their insatiable drive to connect is, in itself, what ultimately pushes people away.”
Source: The Boy Who Loved Too Much: A True Story of Pathological Friendliness
“Act II was dangerous all by itself if read too far, but Act I was the seductive scalpel, its tantalizing mundanity lulling its reader into a false sense of security. Act II could make zealots. Act I and Act II together could make something else.”
Source: A Game in Yellow
“Visualizing a positive outcome is a powerful tool to produce positive outcomes. Visualization can make something that seems statistically improbable and turn it into a reality.”
Source: Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack
“When people think about a placebo such as the royal touch, they usually dismiss it as "just psychology." But, there is nothing "just" about the power of a placebo, and in reality it represents the amazing way our mind controls our body.”
Source: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions