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Quinn’s Great Expectations

NEWSWEEK
Published Mar 21, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Mar 30, 2009

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  • Posted By: Mama C @ 05/03/2009 8:40:25 AM

    I wept when I read this article. Quinn described my experience with my daughter, who is now 20 years old. We experienced almost everything Quinn described, and I am absolutely the mother Quinn describes. I am so grateful for Quinn's efforts to share his life and help us all understand how families can best be supportive of children with this syndrome.

  • Posted By: rchlfrks @ 03/24/2009 5:13:48 PM

    I am so glad this article was printed. My daughter ( now almost 21) was diagnosed with VCFS when she was 13. We had been trying to figure out what was going on with her since she was 6 months old. My hope is that more people that are in her age group will be able to "network" as well as their families.

  • Posted By: SrAN @ 03/24/2009 8:54:34 AM

    cmori21213, this article was far from vulgar. In fact, I think it showed the true "humaness" behind learning disabilities. So what if he actually censored himself when using a few bad words, do you really blame him? You can't tell me that there has never been a time for you when you felt so frustrated that only a "bad" word could sufficiently express how you feel. F#@k, I have felt like that a few times in my lifetime. I don't blame the writer at all for writing how he feels and the things that he has had to overcome in a simple text. Sometimes suar coating the truth just doesn't work, sometimes we need the dirty, vulgar and bad words to understand where someone is coming from.

  • Posted By: Palin who? @ 03/23/2009 12:17:03 PM

    cmori21213...Vulgar? Get over yourself. The couple "bad words" were not written out anyway, cut the kid some slack. If' I dealt with some of the struggles he has I would have a couple times each day where I would let loose and spew a onslaught of vulgarity....are you one of my neighbors here in Happy Valley?

  • Posted By: btothec @ 03/22/2009 4:45:13 PM

    I wholeheartedly disagree that this article is "vulgar." It is honest and candid, two qualities that are often missing in the LD community, and for that matter, in the media in general. I tip my hat to you, Quinn, for your willingness to speak openly about your experiences and inspire an open dialogue about living with learning disabilities in the U.S.

  • Posted By: cmori21213 @ 03/22/2009 3:27:03 PM

    I understand that this young man has had a difficult time. I understand that he needs the acceptance of others, his peers and his parents. But how could two such talented journalists allow their son to publish such a vulgar article. really, some of the fierce protectiveness that Sally Quinn has shown could have been extended towards her son as he documented his struggles. minneapolis minnesota

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