Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 marked the one year anniversary of the passing of the visionary Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics founder, Best Buddies supporter, and champion of all people with...
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Life Changing Shoelaces
Life Changing Shoelaces Rarely does something as simple as a shoelace have the potential to make such a huge impact on every household in America and, possibly, the world. Yet,...
Tick, Tock… Time’s Up!
Time’s Up! As parents and educators, we constantly find ourselves running out of time to do the things we want. Or so we believe… Do we really run out of...
Getting Ahead of the Game: Changing Behavior and Family Life
Changing Behavior and Family Life Amy was five years old, an only child living with both parents. Although Amy had some wonderful strengths, moments of thoughtfulness and calm only punctuated...
Taking Personal Time for Ourselves Away from Autism
Taking Personal Time for Ourselves Sometimes it is really hard, if not completely impossible, to take any time away from Autism for ourselves. During these past few months, I have...
How to Help Students with Special Needs Avoid Bullying
Recent tragedies have reminded us all that bullying can have heartbreaking consequences for students in our schools.
Linda Cage
My everyday hero is my Mother and best friend, Linda Cage She goes the extra 100 miles for Nicholas every single day since he was born. Nick is named after...
Music Therapy Rooms and Their Great Impact on Developing Students
Music therapy is a multi-sensory experience whereby music is used for therapeutic results. A student visually connects with
“ABA-SkiP” – is Ahead of the Game
Collaboration between MHMRA and the University of Houston – Clear Lake, SkIP is ahead of the game in offering support to these children and
Our Experience with Therapeutic Listening as Autism Therapy
When I first heard about therapeutic listening, I was very dubious. I didn’t understand how wearing headphones and listening to weird sounds was going to do anything except seriously tick Billy off
