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• What’s in a Word? May 24, 2013
  I don’t know whether it is the avid reader in me or the dormant English teacher, but I love words. I like learning new words, and old words can often bring a smile to my face. For example, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. If you have ever heard of Mary Poppins, this word needs no explanation. Another word I really like the sound of is blustery. Whenever I […]
  Tina
• Special Needs Blogger Weekend Link-Up: long weekend edition! May 24, 2013
  It's another Special Needs Blogger Weekend Link-Up, and it'll be up through Memorial Day. The idea Link to a favorite post of the week—yours or someone else's. What to do Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post. Where it says "Your name" put the name of your blog followed by the title of your post (or just the name of the […]
  noreply@blogger.com (Ellen)
• The Empathy Question: Theory of Mind, Culture, and Understanding May 24, 2013
  Nicole Nicholsenwomanwithaspergers.wordpress.comRachel Cohen-Rottenberg’s Autism and Empathy website started me thinking about the whole empathy question in regards to autistic people -- again. In my first post about autistics and empathy, I mentioned Theory of Mind issues as one of the possible reasons why there is a perception that autistic people lack emp […]
  Shannon Des Roches Rosa
• That Sweet Head of Hers May 24, 2013
  Caleigh's head positioning is something that I think about daily. This is something that we have been working on from the beginning. I've posted about it here on several occasions. Caleigh's head is usually down and leaning to the left.  It's visual, it's sensory related, it's a learned habit and she doesn't do it all the t […]
  Holly
• End of Preschool May 24, 2013
  My baby 'graduated' from preschool on Monday. I can't believe that in just over 2 months Lucas will be starting Kindergarten.We were cuddling Monday morning and I said exactly that to him .. about my baby graduating preschool.Of course he corrected me, "I'm not a baby!""I know you're not, but you're MY baby. You […]
  Michelle
• Yesterday I Lost My Faith May 24, 2013
  Yesterday, with unbelievable sadness, I had to give the last act of love and let my beloved Faith go. Something happened over the last week – I don’t know what – and she deteriorated quickly. The last couple of days she was in pain and suffering. Beyond gut wrenching. With her lying beside me on the couch, I did the most heartbreaking thing I have ever done. […]
  Glenda
• Five Years After An Autism Diagnosis (part 2) May 23, 2013
  This is a post in the weekly Autism Hopes series by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, a mom who blogs over at AutismWonderland. To read Five Years After An Autism Diagnosis (part 1 – On The Day My Son Was Diagnosed with Autism) click HERE I cannot believe it’s been five years since my son Norrin was diagnosed with autism. Sunday, May 19th – our autism anniversary – pa […]
  Lisa Quinones-Fontanez
• The lesser of many evils May 23, 2013
  Yesterday the psychologist asked me “If you are so dismayed with the school and the district, why don’t you send Pearlsky elsewhere?” There is no […]
  Single Dad
• AAC and Rett Syndome May 23, 2013
  Those of you who may not yet know of Carole Zangari's AMAZING blog, PrAACtical AAC, you are in for a fantastic treat. For any parent or teacher supporting a non-verbal child, Carole's blog is such a wealth of information!!! She has so much information there, it will take months for you to go through all of it. Today, PrAACtical AAC is featuring an […]
  Rose-Marie
• A Company Recruits Staff With Autism: A Good Thing But…. May 23, 2013
  “German software Giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to make full use of their talents to process information,” read the article a reader sent me. My first reaction: woo hoo! It’s great to hear about companies making a point of hiring people with special needs. My next reaction: Why aren’t we hearing about efforts like this in U. […]
  Ellen Seidman