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NJ Teachers Bully Students with Autism It’s all over the news this week and if you’re the parent of a child with Autism, you’re probably feeling what many others are, a combination of vindication and outrage, along with shock at what happened to this man’s son and fear that it is or could be happening [...]
Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day! Today is World Autism Awareness Day. It’s a day for fundraising, educating our communities and sharing the message of how those with Autism have touched our lives. Today, I will celebrate by wearing BLUE for my nephew Adrian. In honor of WAA Day and to kick off Autism Awareness Month, [...]
Some upsetting news this past week is making those in the Autism community very worried. The reality is, that many essential services may no longer be available to parents of higher functioning Autistic children. What does that mean? Well, it’s hard to say what changes will come specifically, but it could mean that a lot [...]
The following post is written by Laurita Tellado, journalist and author or holdinoutforahero.org. This post is part of a blog carnival fundraiser for Laurita’s Walk-n-Roll group through the Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida. To participate in this blog carnival, learn more here. Thank you so much in advance for your support! UPLOAD YOUR POST - ### [...]
Discovering the Ins & Outs of Autism Diagnosis In April 2010 I was about to get an answer to the question I needed answered more than anything…“Does my child have Autism?” We had suspected that our then six year old Adrian had Autism since about 12 months old. He just was not progressing like [...]
The Collaborative Partnership of Eleven (11) National Organizations Marks the First of its Kind as it Seeks to Support the Founder of “Holdin’ Out For A Hero” During Spina Bifida Awareness Month WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 24, 2011) – Under the leadership of New Latina, a bicultural lifestyle and online destination centered on personal growth for today’s [...]
Promoting Awareness of Spina Bifida October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and to help increase awareness about Spina Bifida, we’re joining Laurita Tellado of HoldinOutforaHero.org and Angélica Pérez of NewLatina.net in a Blog Carnival Fundraiser to raise funds for Laurita’s Walk-n-Roll event on October 29th. Through Laurita’s
Special Needs & Children of Color Last week in Jen’s post about special needs, she touched on the topic of children of color being overlooked for diagnosis of disabilities, learning or otherwise. She spoke to a professional about diagnosis, who clued her in that “white teachers see kids of color and think they can help [...]
Special Needs & Stereotypes in Education One of my daughters has always been a little bit different from other kids her age. She climbed before she could walk. When she started talking she never seemed to stop. She blurted, babbled, interrupted, and couldn’t stop herself from touching anything and everything that caught her eye. When [...]
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