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Time for the Homeschooling to begin!

Even before we knew our child was Autistic, Homeschooling was always something we pretty much knew we were gonna try to do. We felt that with the condition of the school system currently and our own experienc…
Top 10 Favorite Words

Top 10 Favorite Words from Reid's Latest IEP
In the Beginning - His History of Reading

Writing my 100th post today (please, hold the applause) puts me in a reflective mood about how my young reader began. I read to my boy from the start. Even before the start actually, since I read aloud to him when I was…
Autism Tip: Expanding Your Child's Language with Incidental Teaching

Incidental Teaching helps your child learn by by using his interests and natural motivations. When your child shows interest in an item or activity, it's a perfect opportunity to develop his language skills! Rethink…
Don't Say...

Pudding learns language in a very different way to most kids. I know this, and have known it for some time. Yet it still continues to surprise me. I still find it difficult and frustrating to tailor my language t…
suppoh-ta-bee stuck

Bitty seems to latch on to certain phrases. We have a couple of flags hanging on the wall in our garage and he told me once, "da fwag iss stuck." I replied, "it's supposed to be stuck" (knowing he wanted me to "unstic…
The Value of Language

Language is an art form, and in some areas in our society - a lost one. We've subjected ourselves to technology and sound bytes on a daily basis, only addressing serious issues with a cursory glance. A person who sp…
Mini walking encyclopedia

Little Bitty can often be heard rattling off all kinds of animal facts and figures. "Sea turtoos... way eggs on wand!" (sea turtles lay eggs on land) "Da anaconda... is wuh-da wargest snakes... in da wer'd" (the anac…
If they can't talk, how can they tell you it hurts?

Boo used to get rampant tonsilitius and I would take him to the Doctor, get the anti-biotics and then fail hopelessly at getting Boo to take them. So bacteria being who they are would then build themselves up and muta…
Speaking Properly

From: Sandrine at Paris Ankara Express I am a French academic philosopher teaching in Turkey, married to English man. We have two trilingual children who act as our interpreters and put us to shame: an 11 year old…