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Tag Archives: Special Education
Dear Mr. Fassbender: Class Size, Composition, and Shame…
Dear Mr. Fassbender, Yesterday I was invited to speak at a rally outside of your MLA office. I was quite excited to have to opportunity to speak with you, the Minister of Education, in person and thought long and hard … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, autism stigma, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Behaviour
Tagged #bced, Autistic, BCCPAC, BCTF, Behaviour problem, Christy Clark, Class size and Composition, LTA, Minister of Education, misbehaviour, Peter Fassbender, Premier, public education, shame, Special Education, STA
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Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance #EducateSesame Street
It has recently been announced that Sesame Street intends to partner with Autism Speaks to create programming for children, which is definitely not a positive move for reducing stigma for Autistic people. Please sign and share this petition urging Sesame … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Advocacy, advocate, Autism, Autistic, Boycott Autism Speaks, Kermit the Frog, Neurodiversity
Tagged #educatesesame, acceptance, Autism Speaks doesn't speak for me, autistic adults, Free Autism Resource, Free parenting resource, Free Resource, Kermit, Magazine, PACLA, parenting, Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance, Perspectives, Sesame Street, Sesame Street reconsider AS, Special Education
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Everybody and their Frog: Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance
Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance has just published the first issue of a wonderful new magazine, and everybody is reading it!! And it is not expensive. In fact it is free, and you can get a copy to … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Advocacy, advocate, Autism, Autistic, Kermit the Frog, Neurodiversity, self-advocacy
Tagged acceptance, Autism Speaks doesn't speak for me, autistic adults, Free Autism Resource, Free parenting resource, Free Resource, Kermit, Magazine, PACLA, parenting, Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance, Perspectives, Sesame Street, Sesame Street reconsider AS, Special Education
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The Olden Days of Summer and The Stretchiness of Time…
The break was laid out before me, pristine and full of possibilities, but time slipped so quickly through the days. A slowed pace, and time to connect, but I still did not get through my list of things to do… … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, childhood, poem, poetry, Public Education
Tagged back to school, blackberries, change can feel like loss, end of summer, loss of fredom, new shoes, play, school, Special Education, time, tree climbing
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Inclusion and Autism… leaning in
Today at the Inclusion BC Conference, I had the opportunity to meet Paula Kluth, and hear her keynote address about inclusive practices in education. Her message is powerful and one that I embrace: Inclusive education is the foundation upon which … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Educator, inclusion, Inclusion BC Conference, Karla Fisher, Neurodiversity, Parker Palmer, Paula Kluth, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Silence, Teacher
Tagged Autism, communication, honouring, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, Special Education, strategies, struggle, teacher, we teach who we are
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Appreciation for my school district and colleagues
I have to send a shout-out to my school district and colleagues for their wonderful reception and response to my keynote address for our Student Services Training Day. I love presenting, and do so rather often – but today was … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Positivity, diversity, Documentary, HFASD, inclusion, promote social understanding, Public Education, self-advocacy, Special Education, Teacher, Vectors of Autism
Tagged advocacy, Autism, behaviour, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, education, honouring, Keynote Address, Perspectives, school, self-advocacy, Special Education, Student Services, teacher, Vectors of Autism
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Perspectives on Perspectives… Musings and more…
I am presenting at the Student Services Training Day in my own school district this week. I have been given the honour of putting together the keynote address and will open with H’s presentation ‘Dear Teacher: A Letter from H’ … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, perspective of others, Space and Pace, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapist, Vectors of Autism
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, communication, Dear teacher: A letter from H, friendship, k, Keynote Address, pace, Perspectives, presentation, relationship, Special Education, teacher
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TASH Conference Keynote and a fortress of chips: H Rocks his Advocacy
In front of the entire conference stood a 14-year-old boy. He’d eaten little during lunch – perhaps it was nerves – but more likely it was the lack of anything the least bit palatable or familiar to his tastes. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Arizona TASH, Autism, Communicate, inclusion, Laura Nagle, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Purchase Vectors of Autism: Laura Nagle, self-advocacy
Tagged advocacy, Arizona TASH, AzWINS, Dear teacher: A letter from H, I am Norm, inclusion, Keynote Address, Perspectives, resiliency, self-advocacy, Special Education, Vectors of Autism
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A conversation with my Dad: Buffers, Limits, and Approximating Perfection
I have at times found myself stretched thin; a brittle husk of stress – somehow hollow and too full at the same time. I have felt this with my work as a special education teacher, I have felt this as … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Father, good enough thinking, self-advocacy
Tagged Approximating perfection, Aspergers, Autism, capacity, conversation, excellence, high expectations, intolerance, limits, misunderstanding, needs of the system, poverty, professional satisfaction, reaching capacity, Self care, self-advocacy, setting limits, Special Education, stress
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Thirty Days of Autism 