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Category Archives: Special Education
Appreciation for my school district and colleagues
I have to send a shout-out to my school district and colleagues for their wonderful reception and response to my keynote address for our Student Services Training Day. I love presenting, and do so rather often – but today was … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, diversity, Documentary, HFASD, inclusion, promote social understanding, Public Education, self-advocacy, Special Education, Teacher, Vectors of Autism
Tagged advocacy, Autism, behaviour, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, education, honouring, Keynote Address, Perspectives, school, self-advocacy, Special Education, Student Services, teacher, Vectors of Autism
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Perspectives on Perspectives… Musings and more…
I am presenting at the Student Services Training Day in my own school district this week. I have been given the honour of putting together the keynote address and will open with H’s presentation ‘Dear Teacher: A Letter from H’ … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, perspective of others, Space and Pace, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, friendship, k, Keynote Address, pace, Perspectives, presentation, relationship, Special Education, teacher
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Welcoming Dissent… Self-advocacy, the communication hierarchy, and rethinking tone
My thinking and learning around the ideas and concepts of self-advocacy is being nudged by the work I am doing supporting educators in their inquiry projects in a Graduate Program entitled, Supporting Diverse Learners. I have been explaining the importance … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Communicate, limits, promote social understanding, self-advocacy, Special Education
Tagged advocacy, Autism, cheeky, communication, Communication Hierarchy, development, honouring, iannapropriate tone, ignoring tone, limits, parent, Perspectives, rude tone, self-advocacy, teacher, teenager
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Autism and Thoughts on Written Output: Infinity Blade II… A review by H
Please note: This post has two sections: the first is H’s review, the second consists of an examination of written output for H and others who process differently. H is trying to teach me how to play “Infinity Blade II” … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, IEP, language, review, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist
Tagged App Review by H, Dragon Dictate, Dragon Speak Naturally, fine motor development, God-King, iep, Infinity Blade II, iPad, iTunes, Kursweil, Language develpment, Legend of Zelda, The Deathless, Voice-to-text technology, written output challenges
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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table
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 at the table, development, FIrst IEP meeting, honouring, iep, Individual Education Plan, pace, self-advocacy, self-determination, Special Education, Student-involved IEP, teacher
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There’s something strange in your Neighbourhood… Who’ya gonna’call?!? Aspie Creator!!
I wrote a kind of teaser post about H’s project the other day. The big message of this post was that when special interests are supported with opportunity… innovation, problem-solving, and positive development are inevitable! (Insert theme music) Doodo doodo … Continue reading
Who ya gonna call? Autism, Distance Education, and Ghostbusters
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 Areas of strength, capacitor, distance education, Ghostbusters, proton pack, reading and writing, school, spacial ability, Speech and Language Pathologist
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Be the Change… Vectors of Autism at the SFU Alone Together Film Festival
Lately I have been so busy – I can hardly tell which side is up. I mentioned I was too busy to blog to my friend Ariane at Emma’sHopeBook and we brainstormed a few ideas. Here is a depiction of … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Documentary, IEP, Laura Nagle, mentor/apprentice, promote social understanding, Purchase Vectors of Autism: Laura Nagle, SFU Public Square Alone Together Film Festival, Special Education, Teacher, Vectors of Autism
Tagged advocacy, asd, Aspergers, Autism, be the change, blogging, busy, Emmashopebook, Laura Nagle, Smiley face, teacher
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I am so OK with being wrong…
I am WRONG… rather often actually; I don’t know – what I don’t know – until I have found out – that I don’t know it… As convoluted as that may sound, it makes sense really. It is a relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, being wrong, discomfort avoidance, good enough thinking, Handling Change, handling discomfort, Resiliency, Special Education
Tagged coyote, development, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, I am wrong, Special Education, teacher, The value of being wrong, Wrongologist Kathryn Schulz
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Defining Normal: Who Says I want to fit in… thinking about perspectives…
Defining Normal: Who says I want to fit in… thinking about perspectives Originally Posted on April 17, 2011 – This post has been republished as part of the Define “Normal” Blogging Challenge started by my wonderful blogging friend Renata over at … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, aproximating typical, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, Parent, Positive self-talk, promote social understanding, Social cognition, Special Education, Teacher, the box, ToM (Theory of Mind), Who says I want to fit in?
Tagged acceptance, Autism, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, judgment, Just Bring the Chocolate, Neurotypical, perspecitves, pressure, social world, Special Education, Special Saturday, teacher, The Box
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