As the end of the year approaches we have learned that once again our son is going to be losing the EA who has worked with him all year. This is becoming a trend but it also highlights a problem with the way EAs are allocated in this province. There are without question a system in place for a very few special needs children to retain a specific … [Read more...]
Why Saying Inclusion Is Not Working Is Not Actually Correct
Inclusion has been discussed on this blog in the past. I have looked at pluses and minuses in the system and while there are always issues in almost any government created program, the overall goal of the program is one that is too good to throw out. Recently the outgoing head of the New Brunswick Teachers Association indicated that she felt that … [Read more...]
Divisions In Autism Community Makes Progress In Difficult Cases Even Harder
On Tuesday a family in Ottawa, Ontario in Canada took their son to the local Social Development office and handed him over to the government because they were no longer able to care for him. Their son is autistic, is a huge flight risk, needing almost constant surveillance and functions on the level of a three year old. Days later another mother … [Read more...]
End Autism Awareness Month With A Roundtable Twitter Chat Apr 30
Contact: Liza Coppola 415-505-3456 The Mother Company Hosts Round Up of Autism Awareness Month with Anne Kennedy, Karen Simmons, Chantal Sicile-Kira, Lisa Goring, and Lawrence Korchnak. Los Angeles—April 29, 2013— The Mother Company, a multi-media company devoted to “Helping Parents Raise Good People” is thrilled to host a … [Read more...]
The Most Beautiful Way To Stop A Bully I’ve Ever Seen
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Light It Up Blue For Autism Awareness April 2, 2013
Time to remind people that coming up on April 2, 2013 is World Autism Awareness Day. Light it up blue for Autism Awareness. Talk to your politicians and get everyone involved. Let's make this the best one ever. … [Read more...]
Tablets/Ipads And The Autistic Family
We are a highly technological family. Our youngest daughter at age 3 (with ODD and OCD) can navigate a tablet or Ipad efficiently. Our son who is autistic prefers the Ipad as it is tech he is used to and our oldest daughter at 10 can use either interchangeably. Our problem arises with trying to find the best tools for our children. For example, … [Read more...]
Understanding Autism: Not So Easy For Those Who Are Not Involved
Today I got to understand something I had always knew but never truly appreciated fully. Those who are not involved in the day to day upbringing of Autistic children (or others with special needs) really have no concept of what is involved in the most minuscule decisions. I was having a conversation today that kind of put the reality to the … [Read more...]
A Parent’s Perspective: Family Year In Review
Looking back over the changes in our family over the past year and we find a lot of interesting things. To start with our son has shown vast improvements over the past year or so. These have manifested in much better behaviour in school, as well as increased verbalization and communication. I would still not class our son as verbal, because his … [Read more...]
Is Autism A Gift Or A Disability? The Contentious Argument With No Straight Answer
I have watched both sides of this discussion for a couple of years now. Both sides make good arguments, but both sides are missing one point. Autism is a sliding scale, this sliding scale does a very wide range and includes those who are non verbal, non social and unable to care for themselves. It also includes those who are extremely gifted and … [Read more...]
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