" A lot of these kids end up not reaching their full potential because they suffer from low expectations. People think they don't speak well, so we shouldn't have them in the regular classroom, but a lot of the kids I work with, they're cognitively fine. They're perfectly capable. They just need a viable means of communication to really help them through that." Cathy Binger
ABC.com reports that despite sporadic appearances in the media and
A new United Nations report, "The State of the World's
Five years ago (next month) our severely autistic son Daniel had a major breakthrough. This whole world is new to him: standards, peers, comradeship and competition.
Join the Stop Hurting Kids campaign to end restraint and seclusion abuse in schools.The easiest way to make a meaningful contribution is to take a stand.
Barb Rentenbach's funny, poignant and beautiful must-read book, I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection, is now available as an audiobook.
Katie Couric will have a Twitter Chat with Autism Speaks
Should it matter that some of us are labeled intellectually disabled? Read the definitions, look at us in a realistic way and ask yourself; Does it matter? Aren’t we all worthy?
When I demand equal access, equal opportunity, equal rights, I'm
Baltimore Ravens quarterback and Superbowl MVP Joe Flacco has made
Donna Posont is living proof that you don't have to
Subtitle: Why you may need a trip to a COPAA
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Health and Human
One of our favorite resources for all things AAC!
Awesome ASL version of En Vogue's 'Free Your Mind'. "Before you can see me you've got to learn how to read me. Free your mind and the rest will follow."
Great ASL translation of Taylor Swift's song!
According to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual
"The reason for this article is to spread awareness about why people shouldn't believe everything they see or hear from powerful people and companies. Respecting authority is great, but believing everything they say may make you a brainwashed, horrible person. Also, this article was written to remind people to treat others how they'd like to be treated, and not act cold to them regardless of how different they are."
News that a fourth-grader in the hospital for severe epilepsy
NIMH Director Thomas Insel says the DSM lacks validity and that “patients with mental disorders deserve better”.
Ryan McGraw is a 30-year-old yoga teacher who has cerebral palsy. He doesn't fit the mold, which is fine, because he's molding yoga routines to fit his needs.
Great resource promoting increased participation in physical activity among people of all abilities.
Children with disabilities of any kind are not identified in
The Florida Senate unanimously passed Bill 1108 on April 29th.
People are ausome. Every kind of ausome. just look. you
A brilliant 16-year-old boy who has autism is breaking through
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Atlanta special education teachers say they
Dave Jacka just began his quest to become the first
Beautiful post from Ariane Zurcher.
A proposed law moving quickly through the Legislature would give parents of kids receiving special education services the final say about their child’s placement on a special diploma track.
The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation,
I stand with Ashley because she is part of our community, she is brave and she survived brutality.I stand with Ashley because I hope to show her, one day, that the joy of belonging to our caring community trumps the memories of pain.
