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Opinion: How should you offer help to someone you perceive as disabled?

Los Angeles Times

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I Spent Years Hiding My Physical Differences. That’s Why I Taught My Sons to Flaunt Theirs.

USA Today

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What I Wish ‘The Witches’ Producers Knew About Growing Up With Ectrodactyly

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COVID Forces Us to Keep Our Distance. But Some of Us Were Already Used to Being Avoided

USA Today

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Why I Hope We’ll Continue to Rethink the Handshake After the COVID-19 Pandemic Ends

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Strawberry Fields Forever: Finding Love with Limb Differences

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How Passing My Genetic Condition To My Children Helped Me Love Myself

Parents Magazine

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What Reactions to My Family’s Physical Differences Inspired Me to Do

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Learning How to Flaunt It

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What to Do When Someone Is Different

Parents Magazine

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The Beauty of Imperfection

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CASEL Competencies
 
  • Self-awareness: Assessing
 one’s own strengths […] and possessing confidence and growth mind-set
  • Social awareness: Taking the perspective of and empathizing with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Relationship skills: Establishing healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals.

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