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The Special Parent Book Review: Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy
Amazon.com WidgetsI decided to read Louder than Words without reading a single review on it. Not easy given the amount of publicity it was getting. I just didn’t want my personal opinion of this book to be swayed by someone else. I’m not sure what drew me to this book other than it was from …
The Incredible Trainable Dog
Growing up I was fascinated by Helen Keller. I read EVERYTHING I could get my hands on about her. I wanted to know all I could about her. I wanted to understand what it was to be blind. I wanted to understand what it was to be deaf. I read all I could about being …
The Sunday Paper for January 27, 2008…
….and a cup of coffee Every Sunday I hope to offer you my version of the Sunday paper with articles from the past week or two, relevant or uplifitng (or both), on various issues within the special needs community. Virtual world teaches real world skills Utilizing an online gaming virtual world, teens and adults with …
The Power of Positive
The other day I showed you the chart we have with Katherine (the smiley face one) that charts certain tasks. We have used charts like that on and off for quite some time with Katherine. We learned about them when Katherine was getting ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy. Over simplified ABA therapy behavior modification technique …
S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is the day we celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. This means a day off of school. I now understand why my mother loathed days off of school. All kids thrive on a certain amount of structure. Katherine thrives on S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E. Katherine …
The Sunday Paper for January 13, 2008….
….and a cup of coffee Every Sunday I hope to offer you my version of the Sunday paper with articles from the past week or two, relevant or uplifitng (or both), on various issues within the special needs community. In China, Grass-Roots Groups Stretch Limits on Activism and you feel challenged by your uphill battle …
Extreme Makeover Home Edition features Family with Autistic Sons
Extreme Makeover Home Edition (ABC TV Sunday 8pm ET) Well in general I love this show. As I’ve mentioned before I am pretty optimistic and it just hits a spot in my heart every time. My husband probably thinks it’s totally hokey but I cry at just about every reveal. Every single show reminds me …
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