My Baby Rides the Short Bus : The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities

The stories in this collection provide parents of special needs kids with a dose of both laughter and reality. Featuring works by so-called alternative parents who have attempted to move away from mainstream thought, this anthology carefully considers the implications of raising children with disabilities. From professional writers to novice storytellers, including original essays by Robert Rummel-Hudson, Ayun Halliday, and Kerry Cohen, this assortment of authentic, shared experiences from parents in the know is a partial antidote to the stories that misrepresent, ridicule, and objectify disabled children and their parents.

As parents of differently-abled children, we are often put on pedestals. People wonder in awe about how we cope, or hand us platitudes about how we have landed in a different but wonderful country where we need simply to dream new dreams for our special angel children. In truth, ur kids aren't angels, and no matter how much we love them, their challenges make our lives as parents incredibly complicated, messy, and sometimes heartbreaking.

In My Baby Rides the short Bus, you'll find non-conformist parents telling their subjective stories with humor and grace. In lives in which there's a new diagnosis or drama every day, we know that these stories will provide a giggle, a rock to stand on, a moment of reality held far enough from the heart to see clearly. From professional writers to academics to novice story-tellers, this anthology collects experiences from parents at the fringe of the fringes.

In lives where there is a new diagnosis or drama every day, the stories in this collection provide parents of “special needs” kids with a welcome chuckle, a rock to stand on, and a moment of reality held far enough from the heart to see clearly. Featuring works by “alternative” parents who have attempted to move away from mainstream thought—or remove its influence altogether—this anthology, taken as a whole, carefully considers the implications of parenting while raising children with disabilities. From professional writers to novice storytellers including Robert Rummel-Hudson, Ayun Halliday, and Kerry Cohen, this assortment of authentic, shared experiences from parents at the fringe of the fringes is a partial antidote to the stories that misrepresent, ridicule, and objectify disabled kids and their parents. Provides parents of special needs kids with a dose of both laughter and reality. Featuring works by so-called alternative parents who have attempted to move away from mainstream thought, this anthology carefully considers the implications of raising children with disabilities. From professional writers to novice storytellers, this assortment of authentic, shared experiences from parents in the know is a partial antidote to the stories that misrepresent, ridicule, and objectify disabled children and their parents. From publisher description