Special Needs and Schools
Making sure your child's needs are addressed at school
In the United States, most of the public schools are doing their best to make sure that special needs kids are taken care of. This lens will focus on the other schools, who for whatever reason provide the bare minimum support required by law, those who utilize out dated techniques and the occasional school who does avoids dealing with kids who have special needs. Do you know your rights? Do you know if your child is getting what they need? What can you do if you suspect something is not righ...

InOurAutWorld
Autism and Education
As the parent of a wonderful child with autism, (who's name does not need to be on the internet) I have experienced the frustration of trying to get work, of any kind done with my child! He is cognitively capable, physically capable, and tries to be compliant, but it is SO hard to assess whether he is understanding what he is being taught! Watching an child with ASD while they try to do a page in a workbook can be heartbreaking. As you watch the pencil just dangle above the problem and follow...

Talk emotion
Autism, emotions and massage
People with autism may lack awareness of others. They can experience anxiety around others and as a consequence, the world around them may seem bewildering and they will experience difficulties making sense of it and appropriately interacting and socialising with people around them. Furthermore, some people with autism have indeed difficulties regulating their own emotions. They will present as individuals with "immature" or unconventional behaviour patterns, aggressiveness and/or frustratio...