S2 E21: Raising Children with Disabilities: Caregiving & Parenting Are Not the Same - A Conversation with Advocate and Mom, Erin Croyle

Erin Croyle offers listeners her perspective on the differences between caregiving and parenting when it comes to being an advocate for disability rights and a mother to three children, one of them having Down syndrome. Erin helps listeners understand how they can both support the disability community and caregivers of children with disabilities as well. Listeners must take a moment also to be inspired by Emily Perl Kingsley’s poem, Welcome To Holland.Episode Mentions:CAREGIVING AND PARENTING ARE NOT THE SAME (11/2019)CAREGIVING AND PARENTING ARE NOT THE SAME: BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION (9/2022)What is the Difference Between an IEP and a 504 Plan?Center for Family InvolvementAsset-based mindsetDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)The Arc of VirginiaWhat is a social story?Elopement - When Your Special Needs Child WandersAbleismVisual schedules and supportsWhat is RtI?Least Restrictive Environment, Mainstreaming & InclusionCo-teaching ModelsConnect with Erin:at The Odyssey Podcaston Twitter on Facebookon Instagramon LinkedInWhen teachers, coaches, administrators, and families grow together, they create schools where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged, supported, and ready to thrive.