Back-to-School Tips for Helping Children
Switching from summer time mode back to a school routine is never easy. Individuals with learning disabilities will benefit by gradually easing back into a scheduled routine. Provided are tips to help
School & Learning
Not Everybody Gets To Go Back To School…Ben’s Story
This morning, my newsfeed is filled with grinning faces of children in their back-to-school outfits, backpacks pulled up on their shoulders and new shoes on their feet. This morning, however, I’m sad
Sneaky Ways to Keep Your Child Learning This Summer
There are many sneaky ways to keep children learning this summer that are fun and don’t involve shoving academics down their throats.
Organizing Your Child’s Special Education File: Do It Right
The special education system generates mountains of paper. What do you do with it? How do you organize this information?
Guide Your Special Needs Child to Expect Success!
Children with special learning needs have experienced more failure and disappointment than other children. Parenting children with special learning needs can be difficult, and calls forth from their parents an extra measure of
Seven Unexpected Ways to Increase Your Child’s Learning
When most people hear words such as “learning,” “smart,” or “memory,” they automatically think of the brain. In school we teach “to the head” only, asking students to sit in chairs for long periods of time, listening and
Five Fitness Facts for a Fitter Fall
Recent research has demonstrated that the autism population may be more at risk for lifestyle-related medical complications (Type II Diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) than the neurotypical population due to several issues
Is Summer Break Really a Vacation?
No school…No homework… No schedule. Now what?
Language-building Tip for Parents
This tip is for parents of children who have started to use single words or who have started to put two words
together (e.g., “dog” or “Mommy go”).
From Social Skills to Social Thinking
Teaching “social skills’ had been of interest to me for the past ten years. My skills in this area have grown and changed over time
