Top Advice When a Child Struggles with Executive Functioning
By Karen Kaplan Executive functioning consists of specific cognitive processing skills necessary to learn, work, live, and function...
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amykdtobik2
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Advocating for The Exceptional Spanish-Speaking Child | Our Voice Matters Too!
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(1)By Meshell Baylor, MHS Parenting a child with exceptional needs is a full-time job. You, as advocates, learn to navigate multiple streams...
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amykdtobik2
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Abogando por el niño hispanohablante con necesidades especiales ¡Nuestra voz también importa!
Por Meshell Baylor, MHS El presente es un artículo de Meshell Baylor sobre las familias latinas cuyos hijos tienen necesidades...
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amykdtobik2
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Smiling When There Are Learning Differences
By Karen Kaplan A smile connects two people or more. It is a sparkle to most. It can be a thank you, a hello, and a goodbye. A smile...
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amykdtobik2
- Jun 12
- 5 min
Top Advice For Parents Regarding Children With Executive Functioning Struggles
By Karen Kaplan Executive functioning explained Executive functioning skills consist of specific cognitive processing skills necessary to...
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amykdtobik2
- Jun 8
- 3 min
Creative Ways to Encourage Conversation Skills Using the Ever-Popular Crocs
By Karen Kaplan As a speech therapist, I have always been interested in helping children learn to communicate their needs, wants,...
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amykdtobik2
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Nurturing Independence Using the Art of Lining Things Up
By Karen Kaplan The other day, I saw a mom’s post about her son with autism, who lined up all his yellow toy vehicles, trying to choose...
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amykdtobik2
- Jun 2
- 4 min
What Did You Learn During Autism Awareness Month?
By Karen Kaplan What did you learn during Autism Awareness Month? I hope it was more than the reported increase in the number of children...
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amykdtobik2
- May 19
- 4 min
Preparing for the Future: Exceptional Advice on the Final IEP Meeting
By Meshell Baylor, MHS Every exit is an entry to somewhere else. - Tom Stoppard The time has come for the very last Individualized...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 24
- 5 min
Become an Exceptional Needs Advocate: Be Your Own Child’s Voice
By Karen Kaplan, MS I hear the following statements so often: "I need an attorney." "I need an advocate." "I need help with an...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 21
- 5 min
How to Build Trust and Integrity Within Your IEP Team
By Catherine Whitcher, MEd Special education is never going to look the same again, and that’s not a bad thing. After the nationwide...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 11
- 3 min
The Importance of Capacity Building for Autism Advocates and Professionals
By Carol Tatom, BA.HSE, CHW Capacity building for autism advocates and professionals working in the field is essential to meet the...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 11
- 5 min
How Are You Sporting Understanding, Acceptance & AWESOMENESS?
By Karen Kaplan, MS Monday, March 27th through Sunday, April 2nd is autism acceptance, awareness, and for me, Awesomeness week. Most...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 10
- 3 min
The Value of Coming Together As a Village When There Are Special Needs
By Karen Kaplan, MS A preschool teacher posted that, on occasion, a student would bring another classmate's jacket home. The post...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Is There a Perfect Cup of Coffee? Thoughts on Neurodiverse Acceptance
By Karen Kaplan, MS “When you meet one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” once said Dr. Stephen Shore, author,...
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amykdtobik2
- Apr 1
- 4 min
Special Needs Teachers Need More Help: It’s Time to Think Outside the Box
By Karen Kaplan, MS There is a huge need for more faculty and staff in our public and private schools for those who learn differently and...
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amykdtobik2
- Mar 29
- 6 min
10 Ways Adult Role Models with Disabilities Can Assist You and Your Child with a Disability
By Dr. Ronald I. Malcolm, Ed.D. Many parents may have seen other individuals, including children within their community, with various...
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amykdtobik2
- Mar 29
- 5 min
What Autism Has Taught Me
By Karen Kaplan, MS As Autism Awareness Month approaches, I reflect on what autism has taught me through the 40 years I have engaged in...
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amykdtobik2
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Autism Society of America Launches Campaign to Weave Autism Acceptance into Our Social Fabric
By Amy KD Tobik The Autism Society of America, the nation’s oldest leading grassroots autism organization, is conducting a collaborative...
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amykdtobik2
- Mar 5
- 4 min
How to Start Planning Financially for Tomorrow with Special Needs
By Karen Darby One of the toughest questions we ask as parents is what will happen to my child when I’m no longer able to care for them?...
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