Hesitant to enroll your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder in sports? Read on.
By Veronica Smith and Stephanie Patterson, authors of Getting into the Game: Sports Programs for Kids with Autism. Research into the activity patterns of children…
Tag: special education
Eileen Riley-Hall Explores How to Get the Most Out of Summer for Kids with Special Needs
JKP author Eileen Riley-Hall (Parenting Girls on the Autism Spectrum: Overcoming the Challenges and Celebrating the Gifts) has written a helpful article for the Special-ism website…
VIDEO: Practical Life Skills for Asperkids, part 3
Presenting the third and final installment in the Practical Life Skills series of short videos by Jennifer Cook O’Toole, author of Asperkids: An Insider’s Guide…
VIDEO: Practical Life Skills for Asperkids, part 1
How does an Asperkid make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Find out in this short video in which JKP author and Aspermom Jennifer…
Using sandtray play to enrich the learning experience
In this illuminating interview, Sheila Dorothy Smith – author of the new book, Sandtray Play and Storymaking – discusses sandtray play with a teacher colleague who is interested…
Summer Safety for Children with Special Needs
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D. Most parents and grandparents sigh with relief once summer is over and children are safely back in school. I know…
The benefits of sports for kids with ASDs
By Veronica Smith and Stephanie Patterson – adapted from their new book, Getting into the Game: Sports Programs for Kids with Autism. We interviewed many parents…
An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch featured on Philly.com blog
Our soon-to-be-released An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids written by Hunter Manasco and illustrated by Katharine Manasco is already…
6 Myths about Panic Attacks – by former panic sufferer, Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum
By Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified senior fellow in biofeedback, certified yoga instructor, nutrition coach, and the Director of Feed Your Mind Wellness…
Josh Muggleton’s Top Tips for people on the Autism Spectrum – Tip #2: Adjusting to University
In this series of videos, Josh Muggleton gives his Top Tips on various subjects for people on the Autism Spectrum. This month, he offers some…