April 2, 2011
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Kids love to get their hands into everything. (I can see you grabbing the sanitizing wipes.) From the day we discover those appendages attached to our bodies that move and experiment with those tiny fingers wiggling on the end. We … Continue reading
February 26, 2011
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With our fast paced society and challenges that may try to get in the way, our continued attention to a task at hand is hard to maintain, even if you don’t have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or ADHD. Here’s some … Continue reading
November 10, 2010
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Bugs Bunny once had a wild gorilla chasing him around. Being a resourceful rabbit, he pulled out a music box and started playing music. Even at the first note, the gorilla stopped in his tracks and was calm. Music has … Continue reading
August 18, 2010
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Under pressure – that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets Seems like the world has us all under pressure and Queen captured that in their song Under Pressure. We need to dig ourselves … Continue reading
March 28, 2010
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What is it like to have a disability? This is a hard question for me to answer. I’ve had my disability, Arthrogryposis (Ar-thro-gry-posis) since birth, so I have no way of knowing what it’s like not to have a disability. … Continue reading
April 3, 2009
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Story from: yourtalkingbaby.com People think of sign language in the context of the deaf community. But, it can be taught to babies before they can speak, with multiple benefits for child and parent. This, of course, is the basis for … Continue reading
March 28, 2009
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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 … Continue reading
March 22, 2009
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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 … Continue reading
August 21, 2008
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The air was warm and the sun was high, on this Saturday afternoon. I decided to get into a pair of shorts and a tee-shirt and take a book down to the park. Although a lot of other people had … Continue reading