Over the weekend, apart from turning 22 , I saw this and was very happy by the end of the clip. it starts at 51 seconds.
Ok so there is a couple of guys drinking beer... hay isn't one of them disabled...... is that allowed.......
My answer is why not as long and he's legal age why can't a man go to the bar and drink amongst his friends.
Well not all people think like that. On Wednesday night I had a meeting for Big Wave. Big wave is a idea for a local housing community for people with developmental disabilities. We are in the process of making a list of entry requirement and one of them was the question of Alcohol One parent spoke up and said that Who are we to take their rights away. They are adults.
I spoke up and said the same thing; however some other parents jumped in saying it was not a good idea for their disabled kids to drink.
Before I go on I want to say I see your point. You want your adult children to be safe and sometimes meds and alcohol do not mix. I see that and I do not drink a lot for this reason however, everyone should have choice. Freedom of coice is one of the perks of turning 18. Average young people have that choice when they go away to college. Why should those with disabilities be any different. Parents should talk to their kids about the dangers of drugs especially if they are on meds , but to band certain things is not fair because the people living here are adults. If you are trying to give your sons and daughters independence then you have to give them a choice of what to put into their body. Its that simple.
There is no Neverland . Their are no Peter Pans who stay a child forever. Arm your kids with information and hope for the best because that is all you can do,
Now back on the endless treadmill to adulthood
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Once upon a time
Hay guys this is a good post , but spelling may b bad as I typed on my iPhone, internet is down at my place school starts tomorrow . I still need photo for the CP montage.
By first grade this girl had really bad behavior she was diagnosed with nld . But that spring she participated in field day and got awards
In second grade she attended a new school they were able to help her and she got an Award for a nature project.
Throughout her elementary school career she won
Life skills awards
Bike rider award in third grade for particpating in sunday bike rides with her teacher, dad, and siblings.
a science fair ribbon in 5th grade
Along with trophiesand awards for neighborhood kids sports one year she won a good award from her local ayso
In middle school the student still had behavior problems but still managed to get on honor role.
She joined special olympics and began to win lots of medals over the l next eight years .
In high school she got awards as well but also developed OCD she did not want to leave high school and acted out so bad that many people did not not want her to visit she accepts full responsibility for this by the way.
She missed a lot of class her first semester of college but when she Started going to school she improved her behavior and picked up a medal that said that she graduated with honors. Out of all the awards she has received this one means the most to her.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Finding a balance: Friendships among abilities
hey like Angry Birds and Mario and Legos and bam they become friends its that easy. For others it is really hard they might be shy interverted or a little nerdy,
Enter a child with a pretty sigficant disabilities
I should propise by saying that I do have special needs and sigficant social issues and do not have a lot of friends, nor have I ever had solid firendships. I have tried befriending those with special needs and adverage people with some success, not much but some aquences and some firendships past. In lainmans terms, I may not be the best person to give advice here but this is just my own oppion, which.
I think kids with special needs need to have a mixture of firneds. They should have peers that also have disabilities if possable with the same dignoses. I have seen the special connection that others have made with those with disabilties. For example, I have witnessed two young people with the same disabilities as "brothers" even though they are not related, good luck convinceing them though. I have witnessed a group of young kids rally together to support another kid when they had a meltdown and all three kids shared the same disability. As for me I do feel a special connection to others with CP. Which is why I love doing the World CP montage, and online I read stuff by fellow CPers and I think, "Man I could have written that." But I do not have a close friend with CP but I think I would enjoy that. In the meantime I have friends with disablties over the past 21 years of my life.
I also believe that kids with special needs need to have average (ie people without disabilities ). I am not going to lie I had a lot of help from my mom and book gal on this subject
I think my mom put it best in that interacting with different types of people allows you to break down stereotypes of that person and allows people to see that when the day is done we are all just people. Book gal agrees ,her best friend is different from her but what makes them best friends is knowing that they have each others back.
Another reason that interacting among abilities is that those with special needs will need to interact with the general population for the rest of their lives. 99 percent of the time I need to interact with the people at the store in restaurants and college. Most of these people do not have disabilties therefore those with disabilities need to learn how to behave with average people. The social skills I do have I had to learn in the world. I could not have learned them in amongst my peers with disabilities because some of them are trying to learn them themselves. In first grade I had to learn about personal space because when I got too close to my classmates they did not like it.
It a nut shell those with special needs need a balance of friendships. It is nice to be amongst people that understand what you are going through, yet by isolating one self people with special needs do not get a chance to bridge the gap and gain the social skills needed for success. What are your thoughts.
If you know someone with Cerebral Palsy click here to learn more about a photo montage that
AZ is hosting for World CP Day.
Got image from http://theadaptables.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Children-with-disabilities.jpg
Monday, July 29, 2013
Invasion of the Super heroes: A call for pictures for World CP Day to honor Gavin
So remember how I said last year that the World CP day montage will be something I will do next year Well
Its back and this year its bigger then ever. Now self advocates, parents will be able to join in the fun for World CP day which is on October 2 this year. Its going to be twice as fun because now people can submit two photos and they will both be in the montage. but before I tell you the details its time for a story,
Meet Gavin
He was a five and half little boy who had CP and a unknown genetic condition. I say was because last April, on his mother's birthday, Gavin left the earth. His family misses him very much.
Gavin's family with their supper G t shirts on the fire truck that was named after him, Proof that Gavin is a supper hero |
Gavin loved the water and charmed everyone he met. He was a supper hero to his mom dad and little brother Brain.
Gavin was supper happy in water |
So a few weeks ago I was thinking about having a world CP video that would honor Gavin I talked to his mom Kate via Facebook and she thought that having a supper hero photo would be good. So that is exactly how you can enter two photos,
One can be of anything like last year while another is a photo that has words on it that say
Supper ( )
or
( Name) is a supper blank.
EX : Do not put a copy wright symbol on your photograph
You do not need a copyright symbol |
If you have fb Pic monkey is an easy app for this. Let me know if you need help with this and I will try to walk you through it; however I will not have time to put words on the pictures so you need to do it
Once you have done this email me at azchapman1991@gmail.com and check back October second for the video montage featueing Supper amazing people with Cerebral Palsy
Updated August first
I have only gotten two pics so I am going to make it easy on you guys Here are your instructions
1 Send me two different pics
2Tell me what the text should say and what picture it goes with
3Make sure the text is spelled correctly
Friday, July 26, 2013
23 years ago
23 years ago America was getting ready for me. The ADA was passed which gave me and my fellow disabled people civil rights there is still a ton of work to do to ensure that those with disables have a full life but ADA was definitely a step in the right direction happy ADA day,
Sorry guys I have been MIA , Its been a rough summer for me, Hope to be back blogging soon.
Sorry guys I have been MIA , Its been a rough summer for me, Hope to be back blogging soon.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Today is my dad birthday
My Dad's new bike summer 2013 |
So I do not mean to make anyone jealous but I relly believe that I hit the jackpot when it comes to Parents they are awesome They don't baby me and they are still together after having me and believe me I am not the easiest person to deal with here are some reason my DAd rocks because today is his birthday,
1. He knows everything. He is the walking encyclopedia. He has a deep depth of knowledge from United States History to Biology. He does not have just a math or just a reading brain he knows everything. People used to call him the wizard.
2 He is present in my life both physically and emotionally. He picks me up from school talks to me if i have a problem and goes to consoling appointments with me to help me
. My favorite memory of him from my childhood is him reading stories to me and my sisters.
3 He loves me.
Happy Birthday dad I love u
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Mi abuelo se murió My Grandpa died.
Hay guys. So this Father's Day was really hard because my Dad's father passed away a few weeks ago. This is the first grandparent that I have lossed and its hard. I ment to publish this a while ago,yet I did not have a picture tonight I found a picture of me and my grandad. So I will share the poem with you guys.
The words underneath the Spanish words are the English translation, Hope you enjoy.
My grandfather died
I feel so sad
that he is no longer here
My grandpa was born in mexico
in the year 1934
He came to The United States
to make a better life for himself
Mi abuelo trabajó duro
My grandpa worked hard
My grandpa had six kids
Six beautiful children
he has meny grandchildren
He wanted his kids to have a good life
Una rica vida
A rich life
Abuelo
Abuelo how I love you
I wish I could have gotten to know you better
I know you are watching from heaven
My dad and siblings went to Mexico
paying respects
Know that although I am not their
I love you and miss you
Thanks for being there for my dad
Te extraño abuelo
I miss you Grandpa
Rest in peace
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