An Educational Aside So, I was speaking with a parent of an autistic student I work with and they suggested I write a post about the conversations I have with students, because I do not shy away from difficult or uncomfortable topics. I thought about what she said a lot and I realized I am […]
Why Haven’t The Done That Yet? This post comes from my thought process in one of my new positions. I am tasked with helping students transition out of self contained special education classrooms and into the general education setting. If you love them, set them free What I have come to notice in my time … More When helping students holds them back
A Personal Aside I have been thinking about communication in autism quite a lot lately (see my Go Fund Me project). I think we often sell people with autism short with regards to their communication and we often do not give them the credit for wanting to communicate with the rest of us. The point … More Turning disadvantages into advantages
A Teaching Aside This is about standardized testing and how it can positively influence general academic expectations. I believe far to often we have nowhere near high enough expectations for our children with autism. I will not touch on expectations at home (I will leave those for another post), as I am focusing on the … More The importance of realistic, high expectations for our autistic children at school
My late autistic twin brother, Kyle, is on my mind today. So I wanted to share his sense of humor and the real Kyle I knew with everyone. I think the best way to do this is to share my notes from my eulogy for him. I tried to celebrate the good and making it … More Some thoughts on my late brother…
Why Haven't They Done That Yet? 