My Problem with the Word “Normal”
If I had a nickel for every time someone said, “But he looks normal.”
I know people mean well.
But that sentence carries more weight than most realize.
If I had a nickel for every time someone said, “But he looks normal.”
I know people mean well.
But that sentence carries more weight than most realize.
The Zoom call ended.
I opened Google.
And everything in me went hot.
This is the diagnosis I wasn’t ready for — and the truth I had to learn the hard way.
Nobody tells you that becoming a special needs parent also means earning an unofficial PhD in Googling.