The Importance of Neurodiversity Affirming Practices for Autistics

For too long, social skills training has largely ignored the neurodiversity perspective. This needs to change. Neurological differences in neurodivergent people (such as autistic children, autistic adults, and children and adults with ADHD) are part of the hum...

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The Medical Model of Disability and Autism & The Importance of Neurodiversity Affirming Practices for Autistics

The medical model of disability is an approach that has been used for years to try and "fix" autistic people. This model targets the differences in characteristics between autistic people and neurotypicals, and aims to correct them. However, this approach has led to...

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6 Key Social Skills for Kids

Your young child is growing and changing in front of your eyes. They're learning new things and reaching new milestones. Child development is truly incredible. Some of the most important skills for children to learn are social skills. Social skills for kids will help...

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5 Confidence-Building Activities for Special Needs Students

All children need help forming and boosting healthy self-esteem. Children with special needs need even more help. Low self-esteem in children with learning disabilities or other special needs can lead to future problems, like never asking for accommodations  Read more

Six Tips for Creating Special Education Lesson Plans

Looking for some guidance when it comes to creating special education lesson plans? Take a moment to review some of these tips to help you out.

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5 Daily Tasks to Help Develop Social Skills at Home

Roughly one out of every 54 children has Autism Spectrum Disorder, also known as ASD. Thi...

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How Special Education Teachers Can Create Lesson Plans

Students with special learning needs account for 14% of public school c...

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6 Types of Multisensory Learning for Special Needs Students

Approximately 14% of all students enrolled in public school ...

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How to Use Multisensory Learning to Teach Kids with ADHD and ASD

What are some easy ways to add multisensory learning experiences to your class? We will show you how to add in visual, auditory, and hands-on elements.

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SENSORY
How to Use Multisensory Learning to Teach Kids with ADHD and ASD

Think back to when you were a student.  Do you remember running your fingers through cold spaghetti as you grappled with the sense of touch? Can you remember tasting colorful apples? Do you recall shaking recycled easter eggs and using your sense of hearing to guess ...

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