You Can’t Make the Cake Bake Faster By Turning Up the Heat Several years ago, while I was home schooling Matthew, I was experiencing a particularly difficult week which sometimes happened when Matthew would take a few steps backward in his interaction or language. As you may have heard me say in the past, our […]
Recycled Advice Several years ago, my friend Nicole and I, who were both home schooling our sons at the time, spoke on the phone at least four times a week. We shared stories, triumphs, challenges, tears, everything. And laughter – so much laughter. We lived in different states and our boys were very different, but […]
Inclusive Behavior, Not Words I read a story about a preschool that banned the use of the term “best friend.” What they were trying to accomplish was to avoid having other children feel excluded. While the goal was commendable, the approach was questionable. At least one parent objected publicly to the new rule, stating that […]
High Expectations – Necessary, But Not Sufficient I listened to a mother of a child with autism deliver a presentation that received resounding applause. The central message of her speech was the importance of keeping high expectations of your child with autism. Okay. That works for me. I wholeheartedly agree that staying positive and believing […]
The Rising Tide of Autism Diagnoses Recently, the CDC released the findings of its most recent study showing that autism rates are on the rise again. Autism rates have climbed 150 percent since 2000, when the figure was one in 150 children.The rate of autism among children in New Jersey — now nearly 3 percent — […]
