Reading Emotions: Appreciation
Gus has just been reminded of one of his favourite products and he looks down and smiles to himself, nodding approval. (Note: The silent video for “Appreciation” comes second after “Sadness”) You see the smile staying on his face as he thinks about the brand. Then he looks up andContinue Reading
Conversation with Tony Attwood and Eustacia Cutler
Are you ready for a treat? How about Eustcia Cutler (The amazing mother of Dr. Temple Grandin) interviewing Dr. Tony Attwood (premiere Psychologist specializing in Asperger Syndrome) discussing all things High-Functioning Autism and Aspergers! Though you will have just a couple of short steps to access the free interview…it’s wellContinue Reading
Reading Strategies Part Two: Building Vocabulary
This blog continues the two part series covering reading strategies. While classrooms have well designed word walls, students can benefit from a personal, smaller version of the word wall. These words can also be organized by category to increase meaning. Continue Reading
Reading Strategies: Part One
In previous blogs, we have reviewed several of the following instructional strategies that can be implemented across subject areas and grade levels. The focus of this blog, which will be split up into two posts, is reading strategies. We will remind ourselves of these comprehensive strategies as they apply toContinue Reading
How I Overcome Obstacles with ASD and Steps How You Can as Well
Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological disorder with a range of conditions characterized by challenges with speech communication, non-verbal communication, social skills, and repetitive behaviors. The word “spectrum” refers to a wide range of differences, challenges, and strength each person with autism has. Studies show that 1 inContinue Reading
Aspergers Syndrome: The Challenge of Reading Facial Expressions
“Social Expectations: The inability to read facial expressions“ For neuro-typicals, reading facial expressions comes easy but for those on the spectrum this is near impossible. The difficulty that those with Autism experience in reading facial expressions is due to the different wiring in the frontal lobe of the brain. ThisContinue Reading
AuTalkz
About “Liar Liar” Lying doesn’t come easily to me, and is probably the same with a lot of people with ASD. As for being blunt, there are times when I’ll say something without intending for it to be mean, but it can come across as being rude or hurtful. It’sContinue Reading
Ridgefield Resident Shares Journey with Asperger’s Syndrome in New Book
Ridgefield resident Alex Fischetti, at 2009 graduate of Ridgefield High School and member of SPHERE, just released his first book, The Lonesome Boy and the Blonde Haired Angel, available in print and Kindle via Amazon. In the beautifully illustrated picture book, Fischetti shares his personal journey from a world of social isolationContinue Reading
Autism Does Not Define Him
Our son Sam is now 22 years old. Together we have discovered Autism first from a stage of confusion, then diagnosis and ultimately the journey toward understanding and adjustment. This journey hasn’t been taken by just Sam or me. The education and life-changing decisions included our family of four andContinue Reading
Creating Anchor Charts
As a continuation of last week’s blog on anchor charts, Lily Newman has posted some ideas to consider when creating anchor charts. Here are her tips on making this strategy most effective.Continue Reading
Handy guide for everyone involved: neurotypicals and Aspie partners/kids
This is an excellent guide for communication. As a parent of a son with Autism, I had to ‘learn’ to communicate with my son. This lesson of communication was learned both from the both of us….a neurotypical and an Autistic mind. The article below, by Dr. Marcia Eckerd, touches onContinue Reading
