Old stereotypes are hard to kill, but one that richly deserves to die is the notion that dental visits are torture, something to be feared, dreaded and avoided. While the ideal of “painless dentistry” may not be 100% realistic in every instance, 21st century methods and practices are making dental visits tolerable and comfortable, even [...]
For children of all ages who have ever loved – or yearned for – a tricycle comes my story of a grandmother’s century-old remembrance of a heart’s desire unfulfilled, in Ancestry magazine’s final print issue. Read Tricycle Dreams.
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism and Asperger’s
Expanded and updated 2nd edition of the award-winning bestseller by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk
Winner of Learning magazine’s Teacher’s Choice Award
Read the Foreword by Dr. Temple Grandin
“The front cover of this book promises 1001 great ideas, which an ambitious undertaking by itself. The back cover [...]
My February newsletter is out, with an excerpt from my new book and links to two dozen more good reads.
On my Facebook page: Family has a nonverbal child whose vocal stimming has increased from occasional to nearly nonstop. Family and school know there is an unmet need but are unable to pinpoint. Child has been in intensive therapy for six years but shows little interest in anything. Anyone with similar experience have thoughts to [...]
The January-February issue Ancestry focuses on the work lives of our forebears. In Nice Work If You Can Get It, I discover that the amateur, unpaid genealogist of today had well-paid predecessors a century ago.
We do it because we love it.
There’s always one more elusive ancestor to track down, one more document to pinpoint. As [...]
Out with the old and in with the new! I have six signed copies of the original edition of 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to give to you before the second edition is released next month. Email your street address by 11:59 pm PST Friday, January 22 to [...]
My interview with schoolfamily.com offers thoughts for those just starting out in special education. Read the article here.
As adults, one of the laziest verbal shortcuts we use is admonishing our children to “pay attention!” What we really mean is that we want them to focus on listening to information we are giving them verbally or demonstrating for them. There is no money exchanged, no pay involved, and for children with some language-based [...]
Today on my Facebook page: parents weighing on how to help a child who is a self-biter. Click here to join the discussion.
