Most parents never think they'll have to learn how to play with their own children.

But if a toddler is diagnosed with autism, moms and dads can spend years with the child and a therapist, drawing with crayons and playing hide and seek. Research is proving that as parents color and stack buildi read more »
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Paula Kluth's site is dedicated to promoting inclusive schooling and exploring positive ways of supporting students with autism and other disabilities. Here's just one of the great tips.rnrnEncourage FidgetingrnrnSome students can be comforted if they have an object to manipulate during l read more »
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This link is for educators. Kay Davis of Special Educations Pages has created a page to help them work with parents and a team to develop an IEP. The page also has lots of other IEP resources. I strongly suggest all special needs teachers check out her site.rnrnThe Individualized Education Pr read more »
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Found in Education Week April 30, 2008 months before Sarah Palin got the call. Story written by Sean Cavanagh. rnrn"Gov. Sarah Palin and state lawmakers have gone ahead with an overhaul of Alaska’s school funding system that supporters predict will provide much-needed financial help to rural read more »
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After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn't like about Barton's 5-year-old son, Alex, his Morningside Elementary teacher kicked him out of the class. By a 14 to 2 margin, the students voted Alex — who is in the process of being diagnosed with autism — out of the class. read more »
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From the 1992-1993 to 2001-2002 school years, U.S. Department of Education data indicate an increase from 15,580 to 97,904 students with autism, an expansion of 528% and an annual average growth of 22.69%. The number of students with autism per 10,000 increased from 3.64 to 20.53 during this period. read more »
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Blooming Kids Software (BloomingKids), a company that creates computer programs designed to teach children who have Autism, PDD and other needs requiring early intervention, has added Mac versions of its educational programs.

The programs (37 of them) that were released in 2006 and 2008 have bee read more »
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Very nice article about stating your case for a teachers assistant found on the website Discussing Autism. read more »
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Kristina Chew of AutismVox discusses the efforts to teach her autistic son Charlie to communicate...

When Charlie was just over nine years old and had started public school, his teachers started to teach him to use a Language Master to communicate. Now he's using it to speak. read more »
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Explosive growth in the number of Long Island NY students diagnosed with autism and other neurological disorders is pitting parents who seek greater help for their children against school officials struggling to contain special-education costs. read more »
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