School

What is the Point?

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September
19

Many people have asked me what is the point of teaching Ethan or any child with special needs Algebra, Geometry, or Biology. They seem to imply that these kids will never amount to much and will never use these skill, …

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Unintended consequences.

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September
6

A few years ago, we used to wake in the morning and find an empty and clean fridge and freezer. Ethan used to wake up in the middle of the night and take everything out of the fridge and freezer, …

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Don’t confuse schooling and Intelligence!

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September
9

I remember the psychologists sitting with us and telling us that we had until Ethan was 7 years old or we would miss the opportunity to take advantage of his brain’s development. They told us that if we missed that …

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Autism and nonlinear learning.

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September
1

According to the dictionary, linear learning is a “process of learning following a step-by-step progression where a response to a step must be given before another step is taken.”  Unfortunately, most people believe that most autistic kids learn linearly. In …

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