Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
We love when celebrities take the time out helping to spread a little autism awareness. I know, I’ve heard from a few in the autism community that they don’t like celebrities getting all the publicity through the news for it – but I think it’s important in the sense that it helps to spread that extra little bit of autism… Read More
Today I’m sharing a special guest blog post by a lovely lady called Joana Cânovas. Joana works with a Portuguese non-profit organisation called APPDA. Read on below to find out more about the organisation and help out if you can – I know they’ll really appreciate any little bit of help you can provide.
I know that a lot of us are juggling 500 different balls in our classrooms trying to cover everything needed. But, one of the most important balls is life skills. If you want to know more about what life skills are, I recommend reading this blog post first. Today, I want to share with you all the reasons why I… Read More
By this time of year, classroom organization may have taken a back seat to being able to keep your head above the water on the daily, back-to-school madness, and your subconscious seems to know that the beautifully lines up school supplies and immaculate decorated classroom is no longer in sight… But have no fear!
Today, I’m delighted to introduce Joni brown from Joni-Brown.com who is sharing a guest blog post with us regarding the future of her child with special needs. Joni’s daughter lives with PCDH19 epilepsy and autism. She finds writing is her therapy and knows she has a beautiful purpose.
I belong to many different teacher groups on facebook. One of the most common posts that appear now, are teachers asking about second jobs. It makes me so sad, when I see all the comments of wonderful teachers, having to work second jobs. When I started to look more into it, teachers are among the highest ranked for having to… Read More
Horse therapy and horse-riding are two very different things. This blog post will focus solely on horse therapy – but it will also explain why it differs from horse-riding. Read on to find out more..
I recently met the most lovely service dog – for Autism! She was amazing with her family, and especially great with the individual with autism. I had to have a chat with the family. I wanted to find out more about what an ‘Autism Service Dog’ is. Then, I wanted to be able to discuss with other families who currently use them… Read More
You can find a lot of topics about autism online. But, one of the most sought after ones is puberty. And, that’s one of the ones that you can’t seem to find many posts on! Puberty is a life experience for everyone and there’s no need to shy away from it, but what can you expect? How can you… Read More
When you’re the parent of a child with autism there’s a lot of tasks that you find more difficult. Other parents may not understand how stressful those ‘little’ everyday tasks can be. Today, we’re going to discuss brushing teeth. And the issues that can caused from brushing teeth. We’ll also discuss how we can encourage our children to brush their… Read More
