1. Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day reading aloud. 2. Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before they can begin to learn to read. 3. Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice and […]

via Mem Fox’s read-aloud commandments. — Fred Klonsky

Mu with iPad AAC ©Kerima ÇevikIt begins every February. Just after Valentine’s Day, the build up of hype to Autism Month kicks off with the media blasting “breakthroughs” “new research” “new hope” for autism. We grit our teeth and manage to get through it, but the latest “breakthrough” got on my husband’s last nerve. He…

via Autism Research Battle Fatigue — autism wars

Inside my head, thoughts are constantly clashing and whirling, I would like to talk, but the words are stuck like glue in my mouth, they cannot come out. The voices in my head are screaming at me, NOT GOOD ENOUGH, NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!! YOU DON’T FIT IN!! I am having a meltdown, tears are streaming […]

via An Autistic’s struggle. — Ausomely Autistic

So. Bannon is anti-Semetic. We know that. Threats and vandalism on Jewish community centers and synagogues are up. We also know that. Jewish folks may not be the primary targets (I’m thinking Muslim people are the big-name target of the moment what with the travel ban that is definitely a Muslim ban let us be…

via Jewish Protest Thoughts — Yes, That Too