For a small community, ours has a great autism support program in the elementary schools, spearheaded by a psychologist who has held this issue near and dear to her heart for 10 years. We also have an active autism support group for parents, and a dozen wraparound agencies to service the autism population.
As these students [...]
Posts Tagged ‘education’
2 Jun
Screaming in a crowd, and no one hears
23 Apr
The dream job
“Do you miss it?”
I was sitting in court next to the legal advocate from our local women’s shelter this afternoon, as we supported a woman who’d been brutalized by her husband. The photos from the hospital showed ugly bruises inflicted by the man’s cane. Yes. Cane. The man had the temerity to beat her [...]
11 Apr
Issues of the Day
My friends, this is NOT the week to be a registered voter in the state of Pennsylvania.
The phone is ringing at least once a day with someone demanding to know if we understand their candidate’s position on the important issues of the day: Clinton’s a recorded message, Obama’s a live person (point: Obama).
Frankly, I have [...]
4 Mar
The road to recovery
Sometimes, in talking to people, their eyes glaze over, and I can almost hear them thinking, “Is she on to that autism thing again?”
I confess, I talk about it a lot. I talk about it to clients, many of whom face autism in their own children. I talk about it to colleagues while we’re waiting [...]
20 Feb
Smart kids need an education, too
Apparently, Boston Legal is determined to annoy me this season.
In a story line about the suicide of a high school student overwhelmed by demands for performance, the lawyer in her closing ranted about how schools are at fault and should limit the activities of students. Outcome-based education, she said, was only interested in an [...]
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