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Every perfectionist knows that perfection (by any measure) isn’t possible, but the pretense of it is. A child with Down syndrome can’t pretend to be perfect. Penny’s presence in my life knocked the perfectionism out of me, which was incredibly jarring at first, but also incredibly freeing over time.

An interview with Virginia Breen, author of I Am In Here, about autism, faith, and a daughter who finds her voice through poetry.

Prenatal testing was developed for the purpose of selective abortion, but has selective abortion been the result? And what should our government have to say about it?

A condensed version of the debate within the Down syndrome community about whether or not those of us with children with Down syndrome should allow abortion into the conversation surrounding prenatal diagnosis...

...the likely effect of tests likeMaterniT21 is to depopulate the Buddy Walks of the future. This isn’t a matter of evil, or prejudice; it’s just economics, and individual decisions adding up to social change.

...the most rewarding part of writing a book is the emails and letters and one-on-one conversations with individuals who have responded

Last week Ann Coulter called President Obama a retard. John Franklin Stephens, a 30-year old with Down syndrome, responded with grace and truth.