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Happy World Down Syndrome Day 2024: Free Will to be Kind

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[Image Description: My feet are standing and wearing blue and yellow Down Syndrome awareness socks. ] CONTENT WARNING:  The religious/spiritual opinions in this blog post are mine based on my own experien ces. They do not reflect the opinions, experiences, and actions. Commentaries published on my First Former Buddy Club President influencer page represent diverse viewpoints. If you would like to su bmit a commentary, please contact me for more information. All perspectives and experiences are welcome here.     According to Emanuel Swedenborg, "The Lord is the source from which all good and truth flow, and it is the church which receives this good and truth and puts them into effect" (CL 120). By saying this, Swedenborg is stating that the Lord is the source from where all good and truth flows, and the church receives those goods and truths and puts them into effect. This is because the Lord gives everyone free will. So, therefore, everyone can make the decision to follow...

Down Syndrome Awareness Week 2024: The Importance of Treating Everyone with Respect

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[Image Description: "HEARING THE WORD 'RETARD' UTTERED HURTS NOT ONLY THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE HEARTS OF THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. PLEASE STOP THE USAGE OF THIS WORD" in center-aligned white letters on a black letter board with beige wooden bordering. There is a tiny white heart suit center-aligned below "USAGE OF THIS WORD." The letter board is also laying on a red, yellow, blue, and purple quilt as the background. ] CONTENT WARNING:  The religious/spiritual opinions in this blog post are mine based on my own experien ces. They do not reflect everyone's opinions, experiences, and actions. Commentaries published on my First Former Buddy Club President influencer page represent diverse viewpoints. If you would like to su bmit a commentary, please contact me for more information. All perspectives and experiences are welcome here.      Hey everyone!  👋🏻  It feels like forever since I've written a blog post!!! Student teaching has been so tim...

Interventions for Young Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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[Image Description:  Male toddler with Down Syndrome with short brown hair who is wearing a long sleeved white shirt with 2 black buttons buttoned in the middle. The toddler is also sitting at a beige table and holding a red colored pencil in his right hand while drawing with it on a white paper. There are two orange, one yellow, one light green, one dark green, and one light pink colored pencils, a red bucket filled with one red, one orange, one dark green, two dark blue, one purple, and one brown colored pencils, and a red and green, red and light pink, and red black markers laying on the table. There are also two people on the left side of the toddler with a white wall and Smart Board in the background.] CONTENT WARNING:  I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, or therapist. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never...

What is Down Syndrome?

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[Image Description: Female toddler with Down Syndrome with long blonde hair and blue eyes who is wearing a knit light blue sweater and white knit pants. The toddler is also sitting on a sky blue fluffy surface and there is a sky blue wall in the background. ] I wrote an essay about Down Syndrome as an essay assignment about a disability of my choice for my Intro to Exceptionalities course in my first semester at Bucks County Community College. In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness/Acceptance Month, I have decided to upload it as a blog post since the content is related to what I post on my disability advocacy influencer page. CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care advice nor lega...

Book Review: Of Mice and Men's Lennie's Struggle with Isolation and the Pursuit of the American Dream

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[Image Description: Picture of the book Of Mice and Men  written by John Steinbeck ] Originally posted on October 12, 2019 on Facebook Notes on my Facebook page I wrote this analysis of "Of Mice and Men" written by John Steinbeck as a Research Novel Paper in the English Composition II general education course that I took at Bucks County Community College and since one of the characters has a disability, I decided to upload the essay as a blog post. TRIGGER WARNING:   If you have experienced physical or gun violence, this blog post, reading this book, and watching the movie may be triggering as it exhibits graphic content. In addition, if you or someone you know have experienced discrimination against their disability/disabilities or any differences, this blog post may still be triggering. If you need support right now, please reach out to a therapist or other mental health professional or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text "HOME" to the Cri...