When I was very young, I always looked forward to Easter Sunday. My parents would bring me and my younger sister Marie to church. I would pick out a nice spring-like dress, with white, light sparkly green, and blue. My mom would pick out something similar for Marie to wear. I would get to church […]
Happy Birthday, Addy! By: Mo
April is here! The birds are singing, the weather’s warming and the spring birthdays are starting. There are so many American Girl dolls we sell at Girl AGain that have birthdays this month. Like Addy, the historical doll from 1864. Her birthday is actually a very important plot point in her story. She didn’t even […]
Happy Birthday, Rebecca! By: Abigail
We welcome the month of April with a very special celebration! Rebecca Rubin was born on April 4th, 1905 and her story develops in New York City. She is one of the characters from the American Girl Historical Collection. At Girl AGain, we are very happy to celebrate her special day and recognize the importance […]
Me and my autism
Since the autism diagnosis was first introduced* by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1943, the deficit-based model has been used to identify what people on the autism spectrum have difficulty with and how they are different from their “typical” peers. Today we understand that autism is a spectrum disorder, and the effects of the disability and the challenges and strengths it brings […]
Facing my fears by: Mo
There’s a song that can explain my social anxiety better than I can. “I’ve learned to slam on the brake/ before I even turn the key/ before I make the mistake/ before I lead with the worst of me” (Pasek & Paul). I started to learn to do this at an early age. “Give them […]