Being a child can be scary sometimes. With so much going on in the world, most of it new and confusing, it’s not surprising that even young children can develop irrational fears about certain scenarios which make them feel anxious...
Focus on EQ: Gratitude, Optimism, and Technology. In this holiday season, thoughts naturally turn to expressions of gratitude. Gratitude, it turns out, is one idea that’s also part of a larger movement called Positive Psychology, whose practitioners study health promoting...
When we have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it can sometimes feel as if we are the only people in the world who go through this experience. The daily challenges can often make us feel isolated from other parents,...
[caption id="attachment_697" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo courtesy of dan"][/caption] As a community college teacher, many of the students I teach each semester represent untapped talent. What do I mean by this? With a few, notable, exceptions, the student population of most...
When we think about supporting our children through the challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder, getting the family pet to help is not at the forefront of our minds. However, more and more research is slowly proving that your canine family...
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be a difficult condition to manage well. As a parent, teacher of care-giver of an ADHD child, it can often feel frustrating when you are supporting them to learn, making sure that they are...
[caption id="attachment_680" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Pay attention to the dynamics of a broken home."][/caption] The news lately has been filled with images divorce thanks to Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (I know, I don’t care either, but a lot of people...
Teens are an incredibly stressed lot. They tell me so on surveys after school assemblies and in stress management workshops I conduct. When asked how many of them go to bed at night and lay a busy, worried and anxious...
Once there were three little girls, Kathy, Lilly and Susan. They were all new to my school in the seventh grade and had come from different schools. But in eighth grade, when they were together, they turned themselves into a...
[caption id="attachment_651" align="alignright" width="447" caption="Racially offensive costumes are more than a "trick" this Halloween"][/caption] Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, an opinion that I know I share with many children and teens. There is just something magical about the...
Some children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder have difficulty in communicating verbally. As the parent, teacher or care-giver you may have an incredibly full day of communicating with your child, and we naturally develop ways of communicating which may sometimes eradicate...
On October 23rd, 60 Minutes produced a segment outlining the huge strides many autistic children are taking by using Apple's iPad to communicate and learn. The easy-to-use touch and swipe screen is opening up a new world that so many...
