Why would you send August to school if you knew people where going to make fun of him?

One of the hardest things for a student with disabilities to feel is normal. As the parent of a child with challenges, you want your child to feel as normal and accepted as possible. Augie's parents wanted the same thing for him. No matter where you take your child, no matter where they might go, there will always be people who will stare, who will judge without taking the time to know, and who will...

One of the hardest things for a student with disabilities to feel is normal. As the parent of a child with challenges, you want your child to feel as normal and accepted as possible. Augie's parents wanted the same thing for him. No matter where you take your child, no matter where they might go, there will always be people who will stare, who will judge without taking the time to know, and who will make your child feel less than normal. So, you do the best you can as a parent to make that normal as normal as possible for your child. 

You also cannot shield your child from the world forever—this, too, is a rather difficult proposition for parents. How do you help create that safe normal for your child? You can't. All you can do is support your child, be there for him or her when it gets rough, and keep telling them that they are worthy, they are loved, and they are normal—just like Augie.