Tag down syndrome

October 14, 2013
in Health & Medicine, Psychology, Social Science

Finding Joy and Wisdom in the Unexpected: Raising a Child with a Disability

October 14, 2013
in Health & Medicine, Psychology, Social Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks Read a post by Rachel Adams on the New York Times “Motherlode” blog! Rachel Adams held a long-time fascination with freaks and admired those who embraced their otherness by resisting attempts to be normalized by society. But after years of studying freaks—many of whom today would be

September 6, 2013
in Health & Medicine, History, Social Science

A Conversation with Rachel Adams on Raising Henry and a Book Giveaway

September 6, 2013
in Health & Medicine, History, Social Science

Publishing this month, Rachel Adams‘s Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery gives a deeply moving and honest account of welcoming a baby born with Down syndrome. Adams, a professor of English and American studies, is also director of the Future of Disability Studies Project at Columbia University. In the interview below,