Have you heard the latest news from the CDC? "One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." According to CNN's report of the CDC's latest findings: "This [...]
Tag: brilliance
The most important evaluation…
It is end-of-the-semester grading time again. This is a time of mixed emotions - sadness because another semester is at an end, elation because another semester is at an end... sadness because you have to give a grade that is less than desirable to a student you like an awful lot, elation because a student [...]
Not quite as planned…
I had a brilliant idea a month or so back. Well, let me qualify brilliant - brilliant by my standards...at least in that moment. I must qualify my use of the word brilliant as I am fairly sure that many others will merely shake their heads and wonder aloud about how I was able to [...]
The new extraordinary…
I always cringe a bit when I hear talk of "curing" autism. I don't think we need to, or can, cure autism. I think what we need to do is understand autism. I also struggle with the labeling of those on the spectrum as having a "disorder" - especially as we see the incidence of diagnosed autism [...]
THE NEW FORTY 