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AUTISM IS AWESOMISM . LOVE this video performed by the incredible Wyatt Isaacs (Autism the Musical), Jack Black, Stephen Stills from the Miracle Project Benefit.

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CEC Celebrates IDEA’s 37th Anniversary

2012-11-30T10:25:53-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, CEC, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, hearing impairment, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

On November 29, 1975 President Gerald Ford signed into law

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Longview school suspends use of isolation box

2012-11-30T10:45:47-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, isolation box, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, restraint, restraint and seclusion, spinal muscular atrophy|

The Longview School District has suspended the use of an

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ASAN Statement on Upcoming House Autism Hearing

2012-11-26T07:53:42-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Politics|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, ASAN, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, House Autism Hearing|

“We’re profoundly concerned by the decision by the House Committee

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Inclusion in Tampa

2016-11-10T10:12:04-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education|Tags: Ari Ne'eman, ASAN, autism, Autism Society of America, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, CARD, Center for Autism and Related Services, Cheryl Jorgensen, HCSD, Hillsborough County School District, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Jill Kelly, Mary Schuh, National Center on Inclusive Education, NCIE, self-advocacy, Tampa, Ven Sequenzia|

' With a little help from his friends'. Henry's inclusion is truly a group effort led by this determined 13 year old self advocate .

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Evaluating the Efficacy of the LRE

2012-11-16T08:40:14-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, IEP, KPS4Parents, learning disabilities, LRE, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

I attended an IEP meeting recently that really brought home

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Amy Sequenzia: I, Too, Want to Understand.

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: acceptance, advocacy, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Henry, inclusion, Neurodiversity, parenting, respect, self-advocate|

Why would a parent of an autistic child decide that it is better not to listen to other autistics? Why? I, Too, Want to Understand.

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Now, It’s Our Turn!

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Tonight, Terri and I had the tables turned on us!

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CHOP presents new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at AHA 2012

2012-11-10T21:52:38-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Medical|Tags: all, all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, developmental disabilities, developmental disability, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of

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The Case for Inclusion Part 3: Sea Change

The Case for Inclusion Part 3: Sea Change

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Tim Villegas of Think Inclusive|Categories: blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, CAST, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, inclusion, inclusive education, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Think Inclusive, Tim Villegas, UDL, universal design for learning|

The longer there is a strong distinction between general and special education the worse it is for students who are labeled with a disability. It perpetuates the language of Us and Them...

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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table

2015-02-16T10:10:09-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: 30 Days of Autism, advocacy, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, H, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, Leah Kelly, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy|

We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning

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Open Letter from a Doctoral Student Who Needs Some Help with her Study

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Hi, my name is Christina and I am a doctoral

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Paula Kluth on The Inclusive Class Roundtable

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, differentiated instruction, inclusion, inclusive education, literacy, Paula Kluth, The Inclusive Class, The Inclusive Class Podcast Presents a Roundtable Event: "When Schools Say 'NO' to Inclusion"|

Paula Kluth's strategies for teachers who might be reluctant or don't know where to begin with inclusion on The Inclusive Class Roundtable, as well as some of our favorite things from her website, PaulaKluth.com.

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Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities – 11/02/12

2012-11-01T17:48:13-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Having taught at the primary, secondary and college levels, Dr.

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Amy Sequenzia: To You, Young Autistic Friend

Amy Sequenzia: To You, Young Autistic Friend

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Think Tank|Tags: acceptance, advocacy, advocate, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic's Speaking Day, Neurodiversity, respect, self-advocate|

Autistic advocate and poet Amy Sequenzia's message of acceptance and respect for young autistics for 2012 Autistics Speaking Day. "There is nothing wrong with being who you are. You are perfect in your uniqueness."

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Conversations Between Autistic Self-Advocates and Autism Parents – Part 2

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General|Tags: advocates, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, self-advocates, Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, Tiny Grace Notes|

Self-Advocate Elizabeth (Ibby) Grace's blog Tiny Grace Notes is subtitled

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Listen to The Inclusive Class Roundtable – 10/26

2012-10-27T14:13:58-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all, all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Inclusive Education, as defined and described by education experts, is

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Special ed in distress A few schools get it right, but complaints and lawsuits are mounting against a troubled program serving 7,000 Seattle students.

2012-10-21T10:55:44-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Seattle, spedchat, spinal muscular atrophy, Washington|

Five years ago, a high-profile report found that Seattle's public-school

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Why Won’t the School Provide Homebound Instruction?

2012-10-19T16:14:26-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

My child’s doctor recommended homebound instruction. The school said they

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COPAA Announces Keynote and General Session Speakers for 2013 Conference

2012-10-18T19:13:19-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, COPAA, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, developmental disabilities, hearing impairment, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

COPAA is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of special education

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Low Eye Contact Is Not Just An Autism Thing

2012-10-18T19:42:05-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emily Willingham, eye contact|

A news story about a Society for Neuroscience conference report

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Supporting Young Autistics

Supporting Young Autistics

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: ableism, acceptance, advocacy, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, Autcom, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, respect, self-advocate, Think Tank|

We hope that young autistics today will be proud of themselves and without shame. The message that boy received at that moment was the opposite of acceptance. It was ableist and it came from someone who is part of our own community.

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Feedback Loop: Autistic Student, Or Student With Autism?

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Lifestyle|Tags: ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, NPR, State Impact Florida, student with autism|

Dean McIntosh criticized our describing Frost as a “student with

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Why is a 13 year old protesting in order to go TO school?

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Cross Disability, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Lauri Swann Hunt, Lifestyle, Parenting|Tags: AAC, activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, civil rights, equal rights, Henry, Hillsborough County School District, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, ISTANDWITHHENRY, special needs, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Wilson Middle School|

How did we get here? How did we get to a point that our 13 year old son has to fight for the rights that are already his under federal law? How did we get to a place where a pretty reserved kid has the courage, the will, to do this?

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