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• Article: Teaching Your Special Needs Child to Swim

  Today I'm blogging over at Special-ism. The topic is;Teaching your Special Needs Child to... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Poor State of Social Acceptance

  

  Recently I was looking at Music Videos on YouTube when I found some videos by Adele, a singer whom I only recently discovered sings several songs that I like.... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: What is “Stimming” and Why is It Important? (at Special-ism)

  Today, I'm blogging over at Special-ism.The article is called; What is Stimming and Why is it Important.In the article, I look at those rocking, blinking,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Secret of the Songshell: Book One of the Spectraland Saga by Brian...

  

  The secret of the Songshell is a young adult book with a difference. It's written with the intention of providing a fictional hero with Asperger's Syndrome... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Eldest Child and His Ongoing Ritalin Saga

  

  I don't often talk about specific issues with my kids on this blog preferring instead to tackle general topics which could benefit everyone. (and of course, I... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Ethan's Story; My Life With Autism

  

  Special Note: For Today Only (apparently); The Kindle edition of Ethan's story can be obtained from Amazon for free. Don't delay, get it now.You don't need to... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: Helping Your Special Needs Child to See Past Their Own Point of View

  My latest post on Special-ism is now available.Helping Your Special Needs Child to See Past their Own Point of Viewhttp://special-ism. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Making Peace with Autism Speaks

  

  Sometimes it seems as if humanity is doomed to argue with itself over specifics forever, whether they be Star Wars vs Star Trek, Windows vs Mac or Islam vs... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Olympics and Genetics and Aspergers Syndrome

  

  I had a fascinating conversation with a work colleague yesterday about why we keep breaking records in the Olympics. I said that surely we've reached the... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Learning to "Empathize in the Moment"

  Long time readers of this blog will know that it's a myth that people with Asperger's syndrome can't empathize and that if a situation is explained to them, the... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article:

  Today I'm blogging over at Special-ism and the subject is Disciplining Children with Special Needs, click over to have a read.Discipline and Kids with Special... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Response to "Want to Commit Suicide Because of My Son's Autism"

  This post is a response to; Want to commit suicide because of my son’s autismby Tammy... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Why Your Child's Grades Don't Matter as Much as You Think They Do

  

  We are a society obsessed with betterment through numbers and it seems that we are constantly trying to find ways to have simple numbers prove our worth in... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, PSYCHOLOGY, SCHOOLING

• Article: Displaying Confidence in Your Special Needs Child

  Today I am posting over at Special-ismDisplaying Confidence in your Special Needs... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: An Interview on SpeechBuddy

  Just drawing your attention to an interview I posted on Speech Buddies;An Interview with Gavin... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Calling Mitsubishi out on Funding Neurodiversity

  Warning: This post is likely to be upsetting or even offensive to some readers. I apologize for this. I hope that by writing frankly, I can stir up some feeling... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Drawing the Line on Media Access for Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome: Part...

  In my last few posts, I've looked at the positive and negative effects of media and device access for children with Asperger's syndrome. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: Teaching Basic Life Skills to Special Needs Children

  Today, I'm posting over at Specialism. Teaching Basic Life Skills to Special Needs... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Drawing the Line on Media Access for Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome - Part...

  

  In my last couple of posts, (1,2) I've discussed the way in which our special needs children use the media to accelerate their learning. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Drawing the Line on Media Access for Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome (Part 2...

  

  In my last post, I looked at television and movies and discussed the amazing academic and social learning opportunities they present for visual learners. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY