Category: Dads of Disability
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What it actually takes: The Frustration of Getting Basic Dental Care for an Adult with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
What follows is a real, unembellished planning timeline. It is stripped of names for privacy and documents the effort, coordination, research, insurance navigation, and clinical problem-solving required to arrange a basic dental procedure for one adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The procedure in question: x-rays, a cleaning, and two cavity fillings. The patient has…
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That Skatepark story going around, only older and with a twist
My attitude about dads is that they need to protect their children for as long as possible based on the child’s individual needs. With that in mind, it may seem that allowing my young son to walk into a skatepark, go up to an unshaven and rattily-dressed skateboarder, introduce himself, and ask in a broken…
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Men Who’ve Cried at Work
This is Chapter 3, Men at Work, from my well-reviewed book”Dads of Disability: Stories for, by, and about fathers of children who experience disability.”You can download other sample chapters and learn about the book and where to buy it on its website.
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Dads of Disability Temporary Post
Dads of Disability temporary post. I will be moving blogs and essays here in the coming weeks.