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May-June 2008 Highlights
- Teacher of the Year, then and now
- Play time: Ten Things to do with a Big Box
- The Autism Trail Guide named Eric Hoffer Book Award finalist
April 2008 Highlights
- Autism Awareness month every month
- Daily life: Should you “let” your child win?
- The Walking Insolence of David Brooks
- The Autism Trail Guide captures ForeWord Book of the Year nomination
- Ten Things part of Autism Speaks 100-Day kit
March 2008 Highlights
- Parent Eye Contact: How It Builds Children’s Self-Esteem by Patrick Mitchell
- Foreign translations, new on my website
- President Bush’s FY 2009 Budget: cuts to research and services; what you can do
February 2008 Highlights
- Return to Soapstone Creek: Thinking about your family health history
- On my soapbox: “Goodbye to a bad law”
- Meet me in Pittsburgh
- Meet my readers: Utah to Australia
December 2007 January 2008
Holiday hiatus
November 2007 Highlights
- Meet my readers: Angela Couret’s Spanish translation of Ten Things
- Food Moods strikes a chord: more resources
- Congratulations, Bryce! Thomas Edison High School Student of the Month
- This month in Ancestry: My (Navy) Blue Hawaii
- On my soapbox: The War on Soda
October 2007 Highlights
-Now available: The Autism Trail Guide: Postcards from the Road Less Traveled
-Welcome, Imogen!
-Meet my readers Shannon Johnson and the Foggyrock.com autism community
-On my soapbox: "Behavior?" We are what we eat
-This month in Ancestry: Emma's Unmarked Rest
September 2007 Highlights
- This month! The Autism Trail Guide: Postcards from the Road Less Traveled
- Meet my readers - North Carolina to New Zealand
- Another Too Soon story
- Bryce’s Excellent Adventure: Thomas A. Edison, The Little High School That Does
- Back to school: an OT’s warm-up for classroom work
- Autism Asperger’s Digest captures third award
August 2007
On the Road See you next month!
July 2007 Highlights
- Meet Chris Fossel, Merrill Lynch Disability Awareness Professional Network
- We’ve got the Midas Touch: autism publications win Gold
- Congratulations Bryce, times two!
- On my soapbox: Stick carrot = bad policy. Penalizing 80% of states for IDEA noncompliance without examining the root causes doesn’t help our kids
May/June 2007 Highlights
- On Soapstone Creek: The Autism Trail Guide
- Meet autism advocate Donilee McGinnis, Miss Oregon 2006
- Oregon Bill Requires Insurance Coverage for Autism
- On my soapbox: Life in the No Put-Down Zone
- Bay Area update: peer socialization program
April 2007 Highlights
- Repeat! Ten Things Your Student... named ForeWord Book of the Year finalist
- Presuming Intellect: Ten Ways to Enrich Our Relationships Through a Belief in Competence by William Stillman
- Meet my readers: Sara VanZee and her School of Autism
- On my soapbox: What’s it gonna take?
February/March 2007 Highlights
- Positively Autism: e-zine highlights “the sunny side of the spectrum”
- In my hometown: Innovative awareness program vs education official’s despicable view of our special ed students
- Meet my readers: Randy and Lynn Gaston and their triplets with autism!
- Can you hear me now? New podcast interview with Senior Dad
January 2007 Highlights
- Preview Autism Asperger’s Digest’s new design
- Ellen’s interview on AutismPodcast.org
- New research: “Test” is a four-letter word
- Meet my readers: Andrea Alterman
- Congratulations, Bryce! Jackson Middle School Student of the Month