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This guest blog is from Lainie Gutterman who writes at Lainie Of Leisure. This blog originally appeared here. Interested in guest blogging for Kerry Magro & A Special Community? LEARN MORE HERE I was somewhat hesitant and a bit apprehensive leading up to our trip to Disney World over President’s Day Week. I needed to be […]
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Dear Teacher, Everyday I read my Google Alerts under the topic of ‘autism’ and hear about the troubling stories that are going on today in our community. Between teachers who lock their students in cages to try to control them, to other teachers who show up hung over to school where they can get away
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A true story of compassion! I recently saw a Facebook post from Lauren Bergner, an autism mom locally here in New Jersey of her experience with Brody, her nonverbal boy with autism when they were visiting Disney World. Brody was having a meltdown while in line to see Snow White. When he finally got to
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Erik Weber is quite an accomplished young man. Erik who was diagnosed with autism at 3 graduated from Cal Western School of Law in 2015 and recently just passed the bar exam as well on the first try! Erik now plans to practice special education law to help those with disabilities. Sometimes I see schools
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What a great story! Christian Moore, a 8-year-old attending Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary went up to a classmate who was on the autism spectrum and crying and decided to try and console him by holding his hand and walking him inside of the school. As someone who grew up with autism, the transition back to
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To the teachers who have students with special needs, I hope you realize the impact you have. Growing up with autism, I had unique learning challenges. I didn’t say my first word till I was 3 and was officially diagnosed at 4. Because of my limitations socially, when I first was just starting school, it
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A little education can go a long way. As a professional speaker who also has autism, I often talk to hundreds of parents, educators, therapists, and businesses each year about diversity & inclusion. During these conversations disability awareness and acceptance often come up as a main theme. When it comes to conversations with our kids
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This is my review of blogger Deidra Darst new book Artie is Awesome that you can purchase now on Amazon here. Here is a link to Deidra’s Teachers pay Teachers site with Artie materials as well. Would you like me to write a review of your next book/product for my website to promote to our
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Here are some things I want you to know as an autistic person… 10. Not all of us are math geniuses like Rain Man. 9. Not all people with autism are the same. If you’ve met one individual with autism, you’ve met one individual with autism. 8. Don’t say things like “You have autism? But
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This guest Q&A is with Billy Mann, a proud husband, father of four, autism family advocate and activist who happens to be a Grammy nominated record producer and songwriter who’s worked with a Who’s Who in music from Burt Bacharach and Carole King to P!nk and John Legend. He is a national board member of
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