www.autism-and-treatment.com by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom How many of us still remember bullying incidents that occurred when we were in school? These incidents probably only happened once or twice in our lives, but the pain and those incidents are still etched in our minds as though they happened yesterday. We put the…
by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com The idea of “summer school” does not instill confidence in anyone. No one puffs their chest and boasts, “My son is going to summer school.” Nevertheless, summer school or extended year school can be a wonderful option for your child, a big contribution to your sanity,…
by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com Because language comes later for children with autism, many of our kids struggle with reading comprehension. Even though my son is now an engineer, his weakness in this area was one of my main concerns when he was in elementary school. This worried me, since reading…
by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com This was the outfit I had to wear a few times. It works for IEP’s meetings as well as Halloween. Just as Ryan didn’t understand the social cues, I didn’t always read the IEP team correctly. I was driven to fix Ryan’s autism. My intense focus…
by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com Teacher selection was not allowed in our school district, but I did it anyway. Before the end of each school year I observed and decided on who I thought would be the best teacher for the next grade. Then I wrote a letter to the principal…
www.autism-and-treatment.com Marcia Hinds says… Middle school can be the hardest time for many kids. But for kids with autism or the ones who don’t quite fit, it can be horrendous. One of the mistakes I made was to keep Ryan in an awful situation. I should have homeschooled him during those difficult years. I could…
A note from Marcia… Our children live in two worlds: home and school. Children with autism excel at failing in both of them. At home, Ryan always had me and the rest of his family to guide and protect him. But I worried about who would do that for him at school. Ryan’s hover…
