Intense Education Process (IEP) Having been on both sides of an IEP that is why I rename it from Individual Education Plan to Intense Education Process. With the proper support, preparation, and keeping the progress of the student as the goal, an IEP can go smooth. First off, as a parent, find other parents that are going through the same...

IEP In The Classroom When a child is first looked at for inclusion, the school and the parents should sit down and write up an Individual Education Plan (IEP). This will enable the school system to work with the parents in achieving a smooth transition. Hence it’s name, an IEP works on an individual basis. It looks at the...

Disabilities Unlimited Facebook Group A positive environment to share about disabilities is now available also on Facebook. With the goal of helping others better understand the differences around us, check out the latest group on Facebook. Come and share your difference. The thing or things that make you a unique individual. If you are not...

Facilitating Eye Contact For Those With Autism Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically have reduced eye contact than typical children and may not use their eyes to attract attention, to direct other people’s attention or to check that they have (or do not have) the attention of another person. Often the child will not look at the person...

Straw In The Water Going out to eat is always an interesting substitution to eating at home. On this particular Friday night, a good friend and I went out to eat at one of our usual restaurants. This evening was going to be different, though, because we had a new waitress waiting on us. The menus were at the table and we...

“A Chair that goeth up and down” – Henry VIII had a stairlift Beyond having six wives and founding the Church of England, historians have just discovered Tudor monarch Henry VIII had another claim to fame; inventing the stairlift! David Starkey, who produces TV documentaries on historical royals, has discovered that Henry VIII used a ‘stairthrone’ during the making...

Changing… I am currently changing hosting companies…this may cause my website to be unavailable during this process, but rest assured…it’s only temporary. UPDATE: Still waiting on the server change, BUT making changes as I go…see the new story “Accessing Summer Fun” in Topics and...

A Legend, A Woman, and an Uproar Today a lengend passed away. Paul Harvey, radio broadcaster is no longer with us. Yet I always remember how passionate he would get on topics he considered close to the heart. People tell me I do the same. Which I think is a great quality. Take for instance a story out of the BBC. They have a host for a kids...