In this poignant memoriam, Deaf Counseling Center’s CEO, Dr. Candace McCullough, offers an authentic reflection on a complicated father-daughter relationship, made even more difficult by the interference of a brother on the spectrum, adding another layer of complexity to their shared family dynamics. Her words evoke feelings that many of us can relate to and remind us that there is no right or wrong way to grieve or talk about death.
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Jun
2024
In Memoriam: Reflecting on A Complicated Father-Daughter Relationship
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Autism, estrangement, Grief, Health, Interpreters, Neurodiversity, neuroscience, Parenting/Families, Relationships, Sexism
Tags: ASL, Aspergers, autism, Autistic brother, bilingual, Brain, Brother, Candace McCullough, Complicated Relationships, Deaf, Deaf Culture, estrangement, eye tracking, father-daughter relationship, feminism, fingerspelling, forgiveness, Grief, laboratory for Language and Cognitive Neuroscience, literature review, LLCN, lung cancer, narcissism, narcissistic sibling, neural recognition, neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, POA, reconciliation, reconnection, Researcher, researchgate, San Diego, scientist, Sign Language, signers, Stephen F McCullough, Stephen H McCullough, Stephen Hugh McCullough, University of California San Diego
