fresh mindset
fresh mindset
We need friends with kids like [our daughter] Lydia. Not only would we feel strange and alone without them, but we would miss out on the wild joy of knowing such neurodiversity. It is like being friends with butterflies—an indescribable miracle. Maybe knowing these children is sublime precisely because it is so delicate and fleeting. is sublime precisely because it is so delicate and fleeting. Actually, maybe all of life is—we just don’t usually see it.
MARK AND DANAE DAVISON are the parents of three children, including one with unique medical and cognitive conditions. They build their neurodiverse community through Roll-and-Stroll accessible hikes, where they enjoy the Colorado blue skies.
46 COLORADO PARENT APRIL 2022
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