Archive for September 2016
One Parent’s Plea for Better Laws / Police Training to Protect Autistic Children
We recently came across an article published on the Augusta Chronicle website that that we want to bring to your attention. This article, “People with autism need to be protected with new law,” was written by Kinshasa S. Reese, the mother of an autistic son and U.S. Army Reserve sergeant pursuing her master’s degree in…
Read MorePolice Training for Effective Relations with Autistic Community Comes to Little Rock
As a visit to our Celebration of Communication this past May from Police Officer Mark Merrell, who trains police and other first responders on how to improve relations and understanding with the disabled community, illustrates, we have been aware of the importance of proper training for first-responders in how to deal with autistic children and…
Read More“Plankton Dreams” – a story about a remarkable young man’s journey out of silence
We want to thank Sheree Burke for for bringing our attention to Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay’s latest publication, “Plankton Dreams: What I Learned in Special Ed.” This book offers an insightful look into the life of an extraordinary young man locked in silence who learned to communicate with the outside world in an extraordinary manner. In…
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