Foundation Grants to Support Programs for Students with Autism

Back in December 2009 I read an article about a school in Massachusetts that was awarded a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism to support a Saturday social skills class for their students with autism. This foundation distributed $378,766 this past year to support 29 non-profit organizations with $16,500 of this going [...]

Teaching Older Students with Milder Forms of Autism

The transition to middle school and high school can be difficult for any kid, but for kids with autism this may be compounded by their social difficulties. Although students with disabilities are entitled a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) the services they receive in middle and high school may [...]

Life Skills Classroom for Students with Autism

A high school in Stamford, Connecticut (Stamford High School) has just built a new classroom for students with autism to assist the teachers in teaching these students critical life skill and prepare them for the transition to the “real world”. The room is part classroom and part apartment. The apartment has a full kitchen, bathroom, [...]

Free Autism Visual Supports

Resources for families of people with autism can be extremely expensive. That’s why I’m always looking for helpful resources to limit the amount of out-of-pocket expenses. When I came across the Autism Visuals website I was impressed by the mission of the two people who started this website, the information and the resources they made [...]

The Link Between Movement and Learning

A recent segment on ABC news (link below) discussed the link between movement and learning. In some classes around the country teachers are encouraging their students to sit on therapy balls, sit on t-stools, stand, do jumping jacks and integrate other movement into their everyday school lives. The connection between movement and academic performance has [...]

Paraeducator qualifications

A few months back one of my para-educators had to leave my school to work on some very important advocacy work. I was then called upon to be a major part of the interview committee to find her replacement. This was all well and good because I had a list of characteristics which I thought [...]

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