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“No ABA”
A few days ago I wrote about a conversation Emma had where she said she’d like to open a center she would call, “Emma’s Hope Care.” You can read that piece ‘here‘. In addition to writing that the center’s philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in ABA, Autism, Education
Tagged ABA, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Autism, autistic, autistic children, Behavior management, Emma's Hope Center, Parenting, presume competence
More On ABA
I finally did something I’ve never done before. I’ve closed down any further comments on a post I wrote about the ethics of ABA. I continue to get up to thirty views on that post daily, now over a year … Continue reading
Posted in ABA, Autism, Parenting
Tagged ABA, Applied behavior analysis, Autism, Education, Ido in Autismland, Ido Kedar, Parenting, Psychotherapy, The Pros and cons of ABA
Tackling That Troublesome Issue of ABA and Ethics
One of the best arguments against ABA is Michelle Dawson’s article, The Misbehaviour of Behaviourists: Ethical Challenges to the Autism-ABA industry. If you google Applied Behavioral Analysis you will see glowing reports of its efficacy for more than 30 pages. … Continue reading
Posted in ABA, Autism, Parenting
Tagged ABA, Applied behavior analysis, Autism, autistic, Ethics, Ethics and Autism, Let Me Hear Your Voice, Michelle Dawson, the ethics of ABA
Methods of Communication – My Research Paper
“To what extent is it possible to compare the ways in which methods of communication are being taught to autistic students who cannot use spoken language to communicate their complex ideas?” Introduction Many autistic students cannot rely on spoken language to communicate … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, autistic, Autistic communication
Tagged AAC, alternate communication devices, autistic students, communication, Education, learning, non-speaking, research, RPM, school, spoken language
The Joys (and Terror) of Homeschooling
When we began homeschooling I was absolutely terrified. I didn’t see how I could do it. I closed my studio. I set up a space in our home so that I could continue to run my business. I told myself we … Continue reading
Posted in learning at home, Parenting, teaching
Tagged Autism, autistic, english, German, homeschooling, language, literature, Parenting, Romeo and Juliet, Timed Timer, typing to communicate, unreliable speaker, unschooling
An Autistic Child is Murdered
Another Autistic child has been murdered by one of his parents. This time it is a six-year old, little boy named London McCabe. London joins a growing list of Autistic children who have been murdered in recent years. A psychology professor … Continue reading
A Day of Learning
“My mind is expanding as big as a watermelon that feeds an entire school,” Emma typed.” Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Parenting, unschooling
Tagged autistic, communication, Education, homeschooling, language, limericks, literacy, math, New York City, non-fluent speaker, presume competence, science, typing to communicate
Alone? Frightened? Worried?
“No one knows how to help us.” This was what I once said to my husband. It was many years ago. So many, I no longer remember the year. Along with that realization was this one – “We are in … Continue reading
Posted in ABA, Autism, Parenting
Tagged AAC, Autism, autism experts, autistic, communication, communication methods, diagnosis, fear, high functioning, language, low functioning, mild autism, moderate autism, non-speaking, Parenting, severe autism, Stress, worry, writing
A Researcher Asks…
I speak with a researcher who says, “we need to hear the pain and needs of the parents of individuals affected by the disorder.” She goes on to say, “Nobody else can know better what the needs of the affected … Continue reading
The Three Boxes ~ A Story
Emma’s story, which she edited slightly from the original: There were three boxes that were left on three different doorsteps. They appeared to be identical in physicality. The size, shape, and color made them far from unique. The way they … Continue reading
Ido Kedar’s Blog and Emma’s Response
I’ve written about Ido and his book and blog, both entitled Ido in Autismland, before, ‘here‘, ‘here‘, and ‘here,’ but want to devote today’s post to Ido’s latest blog post because Emma and I read his post this morning and … Continue reading
Homeschooling
We have sent in our “Letter of Intent” to home school. Yup. We have made the leap. We are going to do this. We will need to send in quarterly reports. We will need to send in detailed descriptions of … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, homeschooling, Parenting
Tagged autistic, communication, curriculum, Education, homeschooling, language, Letter of Intent, Parenting, Robert Rauschenberg
How Do We Put A Price on Communication?
As I was downloading a couple of photographs just now, I found the video we took of Ari and Emma’s presentation Wednesday evening. Intact. We’ve got it all!! Woot! Woot! But before I put the video on here, I have to … Continue reading
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