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Dual Diagnosis: Double Whammy Teaching reading to a child with both Down syndrome and autism/ASD is a complex subject, and that of course is an understatement. Over the years, I’ve taught [...]

Choose Your Attitude We’re beginning a new year and a new semester, so it’s a good time for AAA, Adjustment All-Around. Here’s the truth: it’s critical that you approach [...]

Across the Pond… Well, this is a bit of British life we certainly want to imitate here (along with the civilized custom of High Tea, which I totally support.) Here it is: Essex County in [...]

Are You An After-Schooler? A conservative estimate might be that 99% of parents of in-school-all-day-kids with Down syndrome are also “After-Schoolers.” Meaning that their kids attend [...]

Three Guidelines That Won’t Fail You When we set out to teach anything to our children/teens/adults with Down syndrome, there are three guidelines that will serve you well. 1. Size Does [...]

True Christmas The true Christmas Spirit is about unconditional love. What this group of 5th grade boys do for their football team’s water boy is Christmas in action. First grader Danny, [...]

What’s Boring? Here are two common mistakes that we make which cause our learner’s eyelids to droop and their little resistant wills to harden: Repeating the same material for weeks [...]

“Miracle” Creates Just That! Imagine being named Karishma, which translates as “Miracle” in Hindi, and then just about living up to that name. Karishma Kannan is 22 years [...]

Ridiculosity “Ridiculosity” is a word I coined when my son Jonathan was little. Ridiculosity? Our kids love it. I kept that in the forefront of my mind when I taught Jonathan (DS, now [...]

Thanks-Giving and Celebrations As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we celebrate all of our children who “stand out,” whether they have Down syndrome or not. And since my Friday blogs focus [...]