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Handling the End of School Transition for Your Child With Autism
The end of the school year is a busy but exciting time of year for students and their parents. School parties and summer fun is just around the corner. Kids are eager for vacation and looking forward to all kinds of summer activities. For many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other special needs, the end of the school marks an important transition time for families and teachers including assessing student progress, reviewing Individual Education Plans, developing appropriate goals, and preparing to transition to new teachers, classrooms, or schools. Few programs offer systematic and thorough support for these students and their families to ensure the smoothest transition possible and maintenance of annual gains. Many programs do not offer continuous educational support and most fail to allow time or resources for the current teachers, aides, and specialists to collaborate with next years educational team. Therefore, parents are often responsible to make this transition happen. Here are some tips for getting through the summer and planning for fall for your child with special needs!
Brokeback Mountain thoughts
My book group read Annie Proulxs book, Close Range: Wyoming Stories this past month. You might know this author better by her short story, included in this book, which was made into a block-buster movie: Brokeback Mountain.Proulx writing creates imagery that is incredible. You can feel the wind howling through the Wyoming range land. You can see the colors of the dirt, the rocks, the horizon, the angry sky. You can hear the …
Study Skills: The Lifeline for Students that Starts at Home
When I was a kid, mine was the backpack with the three-week old peanut butter sandwich. My bedroom was a disaster area. My roommate from collage picked me out because mine was the only application with food stains. You get the idea–I was an organizational disaster.
How to Incorporate Relaxation Techniques Into Everyday Life
Relaxation techniques are one way to help you reduce stress. It can be challenging to set aside the time and place to integrate these techniques into everyday life, but try a few different approaches to relaxation to figure out what works best for you.
Signs of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Emotionally abusive relationships do not carry the outward physical signs that can be present in other abusive relationships. The detrimental effects can range from subtle to obvious. The victim in an emotionally abusive relationship will often make excuses for the abuser, so it’s not always easy to recognize when someone is emotionally abused. Learning to spot the signs of someone in an emotionally abusive relationship is the first step in helping that person escape the abuse.