In answer to my question, What are the ingredients of a compelling autism blog, an important figure in that field listed three: news, science, and personal accounts. But as I approach my son’s first IEP (Friday) I wonder what good blogging or any kind of writing does. If you have [...]
Shaq and Kobe are the Big Legendaries. Could S be the Big Darwin? In this interesting article a Prof Michael Fitgerald diagnoses the famous shell/insect hoarder with Aspergers.
“Asperger’s syndrome gave Darwin the capacity to hyperfocus, the extra capacity for persistence, the enormous ability to see detail that other people missed, the endless [...]
I will talk about this in my next podcast, but meanwhile here is some good advice from AboutAutismLaw.com on how to get ready for your child’s public school special education assessment:
When the school district advises you that an assessment will take place, write to the school asking for the qualifications of [...]
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