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  • The Essential Skill of Self-Control by Leah Davies, M.Ed.
    April 23, 2018 ChildsWork Support

    The Essential Skill of Self-Control by Leah Davies, M.Ed.

    Self-control is restraint practiced over one's own emotions, impulses, or desires. It is the ability to make positive choices, to think before acting. Without self-control, students say and do things impulsively which often leads to trouble. Children need to be...

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  • What Happens To Autistic Children at 21? by Brie Austin
    April 12, 2015 Gary Yorke

    What Happens To Autistic Children at 21? by Brie Austin

    During a period of three years, NBC Dateline chronicles the journeys of two adults with autism and their families in a program entitled "On The Brink.". The program follows their raw and emotional efforts as they attempt to navigate uncertain future...

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  • Autism and the Great Divide by Brie Austin
    April 5, 2015 Gary Yorke

    Autism and the Great Divide by Brie Austin

    What is the difference between children with Autism and other so-called ‘normal’ children? What causes barriers to be built between Autistic children and the rest of the world? Why are children with Autism discriminated against? And why are they perceived...

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  • Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Kids with autism
    October 16, 2013 Gary Yorke

    Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Kids with autism

    Therapeutic horseback riding for kids with autism has proven to be beneficial in helping those kids expand their skills. There are many activities that benefit kids with autism, but therapeutic horseback riding is growing in popularity not only for the...

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  • Autism - Do you recognize the Signs?
    July 11, 2013 Gary Yorke

    Autism - Do you recognize the Signs?

    Autism - Do you recognize the Signs? A quiet, withdrawn little girl sitting in a pool of silence, surrounded by laughing, screaming kids at a birthday party…a little boy throwing a tantrum at a supermarket because someone brushed past him down...

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  • End the R Word
    March 4, 2013 Gary Yorke

    End the R Word

    There is a story I could share about how this word was directed towards someone I love dearly. But I won't. I heard what was muttered and the person it was directed towards did not. Putting it in print will...

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  • Autism and puberty
    February 27, 2013 Gary Yorke

    Autism and puberty

    We will now discuss the topic that no one wants to discuss: Autism and puberty Long before my daughter's hormones began to change I had thoroughly planted myself in denial. Not only would she begin puberty far, far into the...

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  • Autistics Should...
    February 25, 2013 Gary Yorke

    Autistics Should...

    Who better to turn to regarding what "austics should" do than autistic people and their allies? Who better to define who "autistics are"?
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  • Sharing the Spectrum
    February 22, 2013 Gary Yorke

    Sharing the Spectrum

    Sharing the Spectrum: Welcome to "Sharing the Spectrum," our best reads of the week from parents of children with special needs. Whether these posts had us nodding in agreement or considering a different viewpoint, they all made us think! I'm...

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