Encouraging Self-Regulation: At Home, At School, and in Your Child’s Mind
My 11 year old high-functioning autistic son is halfway through his fifth grade year. He’s been on an IEP since he got his official diagnosis at 6, and part of his accommodation has included the...
View ArticleHow to Make the Transition to Middle School with an IEP a Little Easier
For the past few months I have been waking up in cold sweats at night over the realization that my baby boy will be graduating from elementary and entering middle school. Just when we finally figured...
View ArticleTime Management: A Thread Through Life Leads to Success
Over my more than 17 years of teaching, I have always marveled at the parents that I have come into contact with. I may manage a classroom with 30 students of different personalities and abilities, but...
View ArticleTips to Help Develop Time Awareness
Getting a handle on time can be a tough challenge for someone with ADHD and other special needs. Even with medication, children and adults with ADHD have a difficulty sensing time in the standard way....
View ArticleStrategies for Success in the Work Force
Many adults with special needs, such as Asperger’s, who are in the work force have special talents, such as impressive visual alertness, a depth of knowledge and intense in specific areas of interest....
View ArticleThe Fun Timer App
How do you teach the importance of staying on task and not wasting time to a child who doesn’t understand the passing of time, can’t read a clock, and seeks only immediate gratification? While raising...
View ArticleKids with Isms Can Benefit by Using Lists
My world is full of lists. I have them on my walls and whiteboards at work, on papers at home and scattered through synchronized computer systems, including my mobile phone, computer, iPad, print outs....
View ArticleTime Management for Middle School Students
I can’t believe it’s August. I am so not ready to go back to school yet because I like being home! Anyway, we’re going to talk about time management today because it is a huge skill needed for life,...
View ArticleVisual Timers Can Boost Productivity and Self-Esteem
Time to a child can be so elusive and unimportant, yet its pressure can be extremely limiting and even debilitating. For children, teens, and even adults with executive function issues, time can be an...
View ArticleThinking About the Age Old Question: “How Was School Today?”
As kids are getting back into the swing of school, there is always this burning question every parent is dying to ask as soon as their child gets off the bus or into the car, “How was school today?”...
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