In late June 2010, three stories came to light regarding three different special needs students. They had each been pulled from their schools due to the treatment they received at their school. All of these stories were in my province at the time. I have included the links to the stories so you can […]
Last Week of the First Year of School
I remember his first year at school so well. Unfortunately not for good reasons. There were many little incidents along the way that concerned us, however, we powered through. My wife and I felt that his teacher had no involvement with him. The worst part is she as much as admitted that she let the […]
The Changing Faces of Autism
Over the years, several additions to the autism spectrum have led to a varying understanding of what autism is. This can create issues if we don’t take proper care to make sure that no group falls through the cracks. Among recent additions to the Autism Spectrum, we find Aspergers and various other diagnoses classed as […]
Progress Can Appear Out Of Nowhere
At 5 years old our son started developing some words, they were not clear but they were definitely there and if you listened you could understand what he was saying, or reading as was more common. He sat with me one night and read an entire Thomas book. There were only approx 4 words […]
To Parents Of Newly Diagnosed Autistic Children: Do Not Be Afraid
To start the history a bit our son was diagnosed as non-verbal autistic. This means that on top of the general autism traits our son also could not talk and so had no method of expressing himself. Three years later he still was unable to talk much, generally a word here or there with some […]