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New Math Does Not Work With Old Brains!

Last night at about midnight I laid in bed blogging from my phone because I was so frustrated at the fact that my son has lost recess again in school. So frustrated I was that I hardly got any sleep last night, and have been up with my mind spinning …

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Is recess a priviledge or a right?

Do our children have a right to the free time, socialization, and physical activity in school that recess affords, or is this time reserved as a privilege? It would seem to me that during the time where this country’s children suffers from childhood obesity and diabetes that physical activity would …

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Appointments make me frantic

I woke up with a plan today; I plan to get something done. The first thing on my “to do” list was to answer a series of emails from a class of counseling students. I was contacted by a professor who used my book in her graduate class about counseling …

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Happy New Year’s; I hate my neighbors!

Ok, maybe HATE is a really strong word, but I really do not like people sometimes, especially when no-one taught them how to behavior towards others! For New Year’s this year I would like to kick someone in the ankles—basically because in my current state of unfitness I probably couldn’t …

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What if the whole world had Asperger’s?

Some random musing for this morning… Last week I was poking around the internet as I usually do and I came across a headline that said, Does our brains need protection from the modern world? It was an article on the autism speaks website. The article talked about a psychologist …

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Face Blindness: I’m Prepared This Time

   Do you recognize this guy?  I wouldn’t have! I was reviewing my emails, and event schedule from Reader’s Favorites this morning. The email listed the names and titles of some of the people who will be guest speakers at the awards ceremony this weekend. It says, “Our guest speakers …

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Preparing to Travel: Packing Day Jitters

I am a planner; I over plan. Today Aspie Teen and I need to pack for our trip to Miami. We fly out tomorrow morning for our weekend attending the Reader’s Favorite Awards Ceremony, and to attend the Miami International Book Fair. I am sure we are going to have …

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One Step Closer?? Doesn’t Feel that Way

Earlier this week my husband and I had a “virtual” meeting, turned conference call with the Special Education Coordinators at Aspie Teen’s virtual high school (K12). The meeting was to inform us about the steps they would take next in order to evaluate, and make accommodations for Aspie Teen. In …

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