Category Archives: Distance Education

Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

There was another first for our 13-year-old this week. We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning School to update his Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for the first time ever H was there to take part. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Autism, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, Goals, HFASD, IEP, inclusion, scaffolding, self-advocacy, Shame, Special Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Who ya gonna call? Autism, Distance Education, and Ghostbusters

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

H’s most recent interest (since April of this year) has been in building his own Ghostbusters backpack. He has been is watching how to videos on youtube that have been posted by other kids with similar proclivities toward creating pop … Continue reading →

Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, HFASD, Public Education, retro pop culture, self-directed learning, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Teacher | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Autism and Poetry: The restorative power of language, mindfulness, and a sensory break

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

For the past 3 years H has been involved in a 6-8 week Art/Science program held at the nearby Blue Heron Reserve. This is a wonderful hands-on enrichment opportunity that is offered annually by his DL school, and for a … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, Parent, Resiliency, Sensory Processing Disorder, SPD | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments