Talking about Sandy Hook

I'm finally ready to talk about the Sandy Hook thing but it's not really a thing I'd normally discuss on this blog. You see, I l...

Echolia - should you try to stamp it out?

You're so happy that your previously mostly silent child is now talking quite a bit. Where, until recently there had only been grunts an...

Article: Teaching your Special Needs Child to Swim

Today I'm blogging over at Special-ism.  The topic is; Teaching your Special Needs Child to Swim. http://special-ism.com/teaching-your-s...

Article: Helping Your Special Needs Child to See Past their Own Point of View

My latest post on Special-ism is now available. Helping Your Special Needs Child to See Past their Own Point of View http://special-ism.com...

A Response to "Want to commit suicide because of my son's autism"

This post is a response to;  Want to commit suicide because of my son’s autism by Tammy http://www.autismlearningfelt.com/2012/07/want-to-co...

Why your child's grades don't matter as much as you think they do

We are a society obsessed with betterment through numbers and it seems that we are constantly trying to find ways to have simple numbers pro...

Drawing the Line on Media Access for your Child with Asperger's Syndrome: Part 4 Developing a Plan

In my last few posts, I've looked at the positive and negative effects of media and device access for children with Asperger's syndr...

Article: Teaching Basic Life Skills to Special Needs Children

Today, I'm posting over at Specialism. Teaching Basic Life Skills to Special Needs Children http://special-ism.com/teaching-basic-life-s...

Drawing the Line on Media Access for your Child with Asperger's Syndrome - Part 3: The Negatives of Media

In my last couple of posts, ( 1 , 2 ) I've discussed the way in which our special needs children use the media to accelerate their learn...

Drawing the Line on Media Access for your Child with Asperger's Syndrome (Part 2: Games and Books)

In my last post , I looked at television and movies and discussed the amazing academic and social learning opportunities they present for vi...

Drawing the Line on Media Access for your Child with Asperger's Syndrome (Part 1)

We all know that too much TV is bad for your kids. The same goes for computers. Quite frankly, the same should apply for iPads, Phones, book...

Executive Functioning Issues and Older Teens

This post follows on from my earlier post " How a Lack of Executive Functioning May Appear in Young Adults " which actually ended ...

International ADHD Awareness Week

This week is the official international ADHD Awareness week and I thought it might be appropriate to talk about the condition - especially s...

Less Confrontational Strategies for Approaching Children with Asperger's Syndrome during a Meltdown Event

In my last post, I looked at less confrontational strategies to approach children with Asperger's syndrome under normal conditions. In t...

Temple Grandin's three types of Thinkers in Autism

I've looked at a lot of Aspergers theory over the years and while I agree with some of it, I find that I disagree with other bits. One ...

Overcoming Sleep Issues

The is post is part of Best of the Best, Edition 8: Sleep Issues & Bedtime and Special Needs Kids . If you check the above link on abou...