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Stephanie Gives: Raising Rett Syndrome Awareness Through Friendship

Exceptional Blog 09/24/2018 admin

“The Best Girlfriends Ever” is Stephanie Gives’ latest book centers around Tiffanie, a young girl with Rett Syndrome, and her best friends, the “Devine Sisters” that accompany Tiffanie on her summer adventure and create everlasting memories. Their journey encourages acceptance as well as highlighting the power of friendship and empowering other girls that helps children achieve limitless possibilities. This inspiring story would not be possible without the help of Gives’ artistic abilities, lifetime friends, and […]

On Comparisons

Exceptional Blog 09/20/201809/17/2018 admin

by Carey Handley I distinctly remember bringing my then three year old daughter to my friend’s house for a visit even thought it was over 20 years ago. She had a jungle gym play yard in her backyard and I watched as her son, who was just nine months older than my daughter, did flips on the bars and navigated each part of it with confidence and impressiveness. Meanwhile, my daughter contented herself on the […]

THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

Exceptional Blog 09/17/2018 admin

by: Shandra Umazar I clicked on the email from Beyond Academic it read: I am pleased to inform you that Islah has performed exceptionally this year as a junior in the Integrative Community Studies Program here at UNCG. Her overall GPA places her class rank in the junior class as #1! This significant achievement means that she will be designated as Chief Marshal for the Beyond Academics Commencement Ceremony in May. I sat straight up, […]

On Planning

Exceptional Blog 09/10/201808/30/2018 admin

by Carey Handley I had it all planned. I was going to be a lawyer, marry at 24 and have my first of two children when I was 26. I even had names picked out for the first one. You know what they say about the “Best Laid Plans”. And so, often as it is with “Best Laid Plans”, none of that was the way it actually happened. I’ve had a lot of jobs and […]

The Tyranny of Hope

Exceptional Blog 09/06/201808/30/2018 admin

by Maxine Rosaler When my son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome over two decades ago, autism did not hold much interest for the medical establishment. It wasn’t “sexy,” one mother told me. That was why there was so little research being conducted about it, she explained. There was no consensus on how to treat this strange disorder. In the absence of a consensus, a host of strange therapies flourished. It was clear to most parents that […]