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Category Archives: scaffolding
Gathering at TASH and The Magic People Map
Before the TASH Conference, I was working this an idea to create a sort of People Map for H, so that he could be a bit more ready for the peopleing and could begin ahead of time to see faces … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Activist, Anxiety, Autism, scaffolding, support, TASH, visual strategies, visual strategies and supports
Tagged Amy Sequenzia, Emily Titon, Frontloading TASH, Henry Frost, Ibby Grace, Kassiane Sibley, Lei Wiley-Mydske, Magic the Gathering, National TASH, People Map, Peopleing, TASH, TASH the Gathering
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We’re Making Hobbit Cloaks – Oh Ya!!
The Hobbit!!! H and I have been reading The Hobbit this summer. You can read about the beginning of our journey here and it has progressed as beautifully as I had hoped. H and I are still reading – but … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, connections, cosplay, Journey, mentor/apprentice, Reading The Hobbit, scaffolding
Tagged Carven pipes, collaboration, Cosplay, costumes, Gandalf, Gollum, Hobbit, Hobbit Cloaks, Hobbit Mom, Lembas bread, Peter Jackson, problem-solving, Sewing, Smeagol, Video Montage
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Cleaning H’s Room – Round Two
Ding, Ding… And we’re at it again… or maybe more like … still!! Four days ago I started a little project that was necessary so that I could move ahead with creating a much-needed office space for myself. I mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Handling Change, scaffolding, Star Trek, Star Wars
Tagged bedroom, Cleaning the bedroom, development, Hoarders, Lego, letting go, organization, parent, parents, sensory overload, Star Wars, strategies, Teenager room
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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table
There was another first for our 13-year-old this week. We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning School to update his Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for the first time ever H was there to take part. He … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Autism, Distance Education, Distributed Learning, Goals, HFASD, IEP, inclusion, scaffolding, self-advocacy, Shame, Special Education
Tagged at the table, development, FIrst IEP meeting, honouring, iep, Individual Education Plan, pace, self-advocacy, self-determination, Special Education, Student-involved IEP, teacher
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Together: Vygotsky, connections and the tipping point
Connecting in a small town… It is a small town: heavy on character, light on wireless technology. I had anticipated sketchy internet access – but there is none. I hope you appreciate that I had to sacrifice and come to … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, bandwidth, Communicate, connections, Humour, mentor/apprentice, Parent, relationships, scaffolding, the tipping point, Vygotsky, wireless
Tagged Autism, connecting, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, relationship, scaffolding, socialized, The Cabin, Vygotsky
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Thirty Days of Autism 