(http://specialchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCP140.png)In Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 140, Daniel Smrokowski (http://specialchronicles.com/danielsmrokowski) is joined by Shona Riddell, of New Zealand, and parent of a daughter with Williams syndrome.  Tune in to hear Shona share her story of raising a daughter with special needs; and the first time she publicly wrote about her daughter's condition, thoughts on term "disability", freelancing in New Zealand and Parenthood, and much more!

Featured links discussed on this episode:

* “Why I’ve Never Written Publicly About My Daughter’s Condition Until Now.” (http://themighty.com/2015/02/why-ive-never-written-publicly-about-my-daughters-condition-until-now/) By Shona Riddell, Source: TheMighty.com (http://TheMighty.com)

* Google "Shona Riddell" (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=shona+riddell&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) and she's the only one that comes up

* @ShonaRiddell (https://twitter.com/shonariddell)on Twitter

* Shona's author page on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Shona-Riddell/e/B00N89RLV6) (where you can purchase her books)S

* Shona's author page on The Mighty (http://themighty.com/author/shona-riddell/)

* ShonaRiddell.com (http://shonariddell.com) - Shona's portfolio of her work

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Music Credits -- Podcast Theme music: 

* "It Starts With A Voice"  (http://tinyurl.com/itstartswithavoice)By Amy and Ben Wright (http://itstartswithavoice.com), Used With Permission.
* "Around the World and Back Again (ATWABA) By Tom Chapin (http://specialchronicles.com/tomchapininterview/), Used With Permission.

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