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A couple of years ago my daughter was fifteen years old. For any of you who have teens (especially girls), you probably know many of them like to spend money. Often friends would ask, “How is your daughter so savvy about money?” She finds ways to earn money. She uses coupons and finds sales. She [...]
“Fireflies”, a Jubilee Project short film, is lighting up autism awareness in a simple way, with over 126 thousand views on YouTube in a few short months. Launched in December, 2012, “Fireflies” is an emotionally powerful short story about love and friendship with no borders. Fireflies showcases a young boy and his desire to understand [...]
Every child with special needs is still a child at heart. No matter what issues, conditions, diagnoses or disabilities help educators, parents, and professionals figure out how to teach and reach a child, there is also an individual there who has his or her own interests, favorites, and delights. As parents, we do everything we [...]
Lots of the kids in our Social Adventures Groups have trouble dealing with disappointment. They don’t like to lose, they don’t like it when they can’t be first at something and they don’t like it when a couple of kids raise their hands to answer a question and they don’t get called on. In [...]
The benefits of yoga seem to be numberless. Every person has a different reason why they practice yoga or even a different idea of why others practice yoga. Common responses are for flexibility, relaxation, or general fitness. However, those are just a few key points. When working with children, yoga can be used to build [...]
Partner poses are fun. They can be like puzzles you try to solve with your body. It feels nice to have someone help you into a pose while helping someone else into his or her pose. Partner Poses Enhance Social Skills Partner poses involve the foundations of communication: eye contact, mirroring, body language and turn-taking. [...]
It was a beautiful day as I cheerily loaded my kids in the car to take my youngest son, Jake, to Occupational Therapy. He eagerly climbed his 7-year-old body into his car seat. Jake LOVED to “go see Amy,” his therapist, because there is an indoor gym area, lots of fun swings and large motor [...]
Parents always hear how important play is to children–it’s their work. Young babies, toddlers, and children love to play and they often like to play the same thing over and over again. Parents are their babies first playmates and through play children learn new skills and how to connect socially. When a child is under [...]
There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,” but for real it is NOT love. Instead, it is hidden curriculum that makes the world go round! Any autistic adult will tell you that not automatically understanding hidden curriculum will pose numerous social difficulties in every day life! What is Hidden Curriculum? Hidden curriculum [...]
