Stacie Sherman
Journalist, Author, Blogger
Category: Journeys
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NJ’s Disability Watchdog Is Leaving Unfinished Business
After seven years as New Jersey’s government advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, Paul Aronsohn is still struck by the indifference. Year after year, Aronsohn brings attention to heartbreaking stories of disabled individuals abused in group homes and neglected on buses; families desperate to keep their violent children with severe autism from hitting them and…
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Raising Twins with Autism: A Family’s Journey
When Mary gave birth to identical twin sons on Christmas Eve in 1988, she felt like she had won the lottery. But within two years, she knew her boys were not developing like others their age. Robert and James didn’t seem to notice if Mary was upset, nor did they miss her when she wasn’t…
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Soul Fatigued
Imagine having to build a padded room in your home to keep your daughter safe.