Tag Archives: problem-solving

Building Stilts and Resiliency

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

H built stilts yesterday. His dad, Craig the Amazing, has offered to build some wooden ones with him, but apparently H couldn’t wait. Here is his prototype… Pretty cool, really… Then one of them broke – or more like… tore. … Continue reading →

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There’s something strange in your Neighbourhood… Who’ya gonna’call?!? Aspie Creator!!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

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 →

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Contemplating the box and living on the edge

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Even when I was a child it was suggested that I was a different kind of thinker. “Wow – you really think outside the box…” I always feel a kind of pride in this as for me thinking outside the … Continue reading →

Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, promote social understanding, Social cognition, Social Thinking, Special Education, Teacher, ToM (Theory of Mind), typical | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments