Our school district, facing an ugly 9% reduction in state funding, is proposing to absorb some of the cut with across-the-board elimination of Physical Education in elementary and middle schools. If this were your district how would you argue for or against it, or would you be indifferent? Is PE expendable? Are other core subjects [...]
“Let’s Make a Deal,” adapted from Chapter 3 of 1001 Great Ideas, appears in the Summer 2010 issue of Perspectives, publication of the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta. Other great articles in the issue deal with the illusion of misbehavior in LD children and pointers for ensuring the best camp experience for your child. Excerpt: [...]
I’m not sure when autism bumper stickers first started appearing but they are certainly propagating like tribbles now. Like autism itself, they run the spectrum. Some are supportive (“Proud parent/teacher of a child with autism”), some are educational (“Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say”), some are [...]
The end of Autism Awareness month always leaves me feeling like the cleanup detail facing the bleachers after Homecoming. The Big Game is over. Some went home happy, others did not. Remaining behind in the stands: candy wrappers, popcorn crumbs, puddles of soda, smelly mustard blobs and hot dog stubs in wadded-up napkins. The charged [...]
Korean translation of Ten Things is now on the website, with many thanks to Eunju Park of Seattle, www.seattlemilal.org.
What’s the 11th thing every child with autism wishes you knew? Great question, which I now punt to you. Click here to join the discussion on my Facebook page. For those not familiar with the original Ten Things, read them here.
Many of you know that Bryce has an intense interest in film. He’s spent the last two summers in Film Action Oregon’s Project Youth Doc program, where young teens produce a documentary, concept to post-production, on a subject of their choosing. Bryce and team’s 2009 film about teen stereotypes, “So Be It,” is now available [...]
With abundant thanks to Ari Hurtado de Molina, we now have a Spanish translation of the article-length Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew / Diez cosas que tu alumno con autismo quisiera que supieras.
Social skills and emotional intelligence is a huge determinant in our children’s ultimate success; lack of either will get you fired from a job faster lack of intellect. Metrokids magazine offers a great presentation of my article on identifying these skills and how to take advantage of everyday opportunities to teach them. Excerpt: Social and [...]
On April 28, I’ll be speaking at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, one session for parents and one for professionals. It’s free and you can register online.
